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The Center for Green Schools at the U.S.G.B.C. Launches the Green Classroom Professional Certificate 

Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2012) - The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released the Green Classroom Professional Certificate (GCP). This certificate program provides pre-K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and parents with the knowledge and skills to support environmentally healthy, resource efficient and sustainable schools and classrooms. The GCP has been officially endorsed by the National Education Association (NEA).

 
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 The Home Depot and U.S. Green Building Council Launch New Database of Green Building Products

(Washington, D.C.) Mar. 7, 2012 - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in conjunction with The Home Depot®, has launched an online green home products database. The database: leed.homedepot.com is a special microsite within homedepot.com that features products geared toward green home building, many of which may contribute towards earning LEED® points and prerequisites for the LEED for Homes program, making it easier for homeowners and builders to find the products they need.
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New York City DEP Launches Program To Improve Services, Lower Costs and Maintain Status as Nation's Best Water Utility for Future Generations 

 

Partnership with Veolia Water to support DEP's Operational Excellence program to streamline work flows, boost productivity, identify efficiencies and reach public agency's strategic goals
 
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today launched a new program, Operational Excellence, orOpX, to help make DEP the safest, most effective, cost-efficient, and transparent water utility in the nation. The program will enhance services, result in environmental benefits, and reduce costs for the nine million New Yorkers who rely on DEP for water and wastewater services. Veolia Water ("Veolia"), an international expert in water and wastewater utilities, has been hired as a consultant to develop recommendations to streamline workflows, boost productivity, identify opportunities for efficiency gains, and keep future water rate increases as low as possible.
 
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Solyndra's Demise Sparks Stimulus Concerns 

 

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The demise of Freemont, Calif., solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, which received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government in 2009, calls into question the Obama administration's clean-energy stimulus program.
 
It was the first company selected under the program, authorized in a 2005 energy law and expanded in the 2009 stimulus law.
 
In a May 2010 speech at the company President Obama said, "Companies like Solyndra are leading the way toward a brighter and more prosperous future." 
 
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Today's Green Tip: eCycle it! 

 

Take your old computer, DVD player, or other electronics to an electronics recycling center. Reusing and recycling materials like copper, gold, and others saves natural resources and reduces mining and processing. eCycling also helps avoid land, air, and water pollution by capturing and reusing hazardous substances such as lead or chromium.
 
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