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Businesses can improve productivity as well as the bottom line by taking advantage of energy efficiency in office buildings as well as through production processes.

Taking Actions to Become Efficient

Industry surveys indicate that, mainly through procedural and behavioral changes, the average plant can reduce its energy consumption by 10 to 20 percent. Many companies are joining in to do their part in becoming energy efficient.

At the Alliance, we provide numerous forums for the business community to showcase the work it is doing to be energy efficient. Representatives from the business community share their firsthand experiences with implementing energy efficiency throughout their business practices at the Alliance's many speaking engagements, including our annual Great Energy Efficiency Day; Evening with the Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards Dinner; and international energy efficiency conference, EE Global.

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Walmart Proposes Major Emissions Reductions in Global Supply Chain

Date: Mar 16, 2010

Walmart recently announced a new sustainability goal of eliminating 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.

Walmart recently announced a new sustainability goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.

Energy efficiency will factor big in the retail giant's aggressive reductions, which represent one and a half times the company's estimated global carbon footprint growth over the same period, and is the equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year.

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Alliance Honors Three Unsung Heroes

Date: Mar 16, 2010

The Alliance honored two energy efficiency advocates – Al Stayman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Terry Tyborowski of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee – with the “Unsung Heroes” award, intended for those who have worked tirelessly and effectively but who have not yet been recognized for their contributions. 

Each year, the Alliance honors energy efficiency advocates with the “Unsung Heroes” award, intended for those who have worked tirelessly and effectively but who have not yet been recognized for their contributions.

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The Role of Offsets in an Emissions Reduction Program

Date: Mar 12, 2010

On March 12, 2010, the Alliance welcomed Janet Peace, vice president for Markets and Business Strategy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, and Megan Ceronsky, an associate of Van Ness Feldman’s climate change and environmental practice groups to explore questions surrounding carbon offsets, for the EE Noon seminar titled “The Role of Offsets in an Emission Reduction Program”.

On March 12, 2010, the Alliance welcomed Janet Peace, vice president for Markets and Business Strategy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, and Megan Ceronsky, an associate of Van Ness Feldman’s climate change and environmental practice groups to explore questions surrounding carbon offsets, for the EE Noon seminar titled “The Role of Offsets in an Emission Reduction Program”.

EE Noon

EE Noon: The Role of Offsets in an Emissions Reduction Program

March 12, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
1850 M Street, NW, 20036 Washington, District Of Columbia
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Senate hearing a next step for HOME STAR and Building STAR

Date: Mar 12, 2010

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Thursday on energy efficiency initiatives for a Senate Jobs Bill. The hearing represented an important step forward for two energy efficiency retrofit proposals, HOME STAR and Building STAR.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Thursday on energy efficiency initiatives for a Senate Jobs Bill. The committee heard testimony on two building energy retrofit proposals, HOME STAR and Building STAR, and a proposal for incentives to replace older manufactured housing with newer, energy-efficient units.

2010 Great Energy Efficiency Day

2010 Great Energy Efficiency Day

March 10, 2010 - 8:30am - 4:00pm
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Human Side of Clean Energy

Date: Feb 26, 2010

Clean energy gets a human face on the U.S. Department of Energy Office's new website. Called Energy Savers, this compendium of stories shows how federal, state and local governments are putting the Recovery Act's clean energy funds to work.

February 2010 – The U.S. Department of Energy Office (DOE) of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has launched a new website dedicated to stories of a clean energy economy.

Called Energy Empowers the site gives clean energy a human face by describing the ways energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and programs have improved the lives of individuals, families and communities across the United States.

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An update on FEMP and Executive Order 13514

Date: Feb 26, 2010

On February 26, 2010, Richard G. Kidd of the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) led an EE Noon brownbag seminar on FEMP's Executive Order (EO) 13514. Approximately 30 professionals gathered at the Alliance's offices for this seminar while another 70 individuals conferenced in, making this one of the most popular EE Noon sessions to date.

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EE Noon: An update on FEMP and Executive Order 13514

February 26, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
1850 M Street, NW, 20036 Washington, District Of Columbia

Recovery Act Update: State Energy Program

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February 24, 2010

The Recovery Act provided $3.1 billion in grants to states and territories through the Department of Energy’s State Energy Program. The program supports State Energy Offices carrying out their own renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, and the Recovery Act funding also required each governor to pledge improvements in state building code adoption and utility incentives for energy efficiency. All 50 states and six territories are participating in the Recovery Act program.

The Recovery Act provided $3.1 billion in grants to states and territories through the Department of Energy’s State Energy Program.  The program supports State Energy Offices carrying out their own renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, and the Recovery Act funding also required each governor to pledge improvements in state building code adoption and utility incentives for energy efficiency.  All 50 states and six territories are participating in the Recovery Act program.

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