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Elected officials are making public commitments to local
government sustainability efforts. The next step is for local government
employees to act on these commitments in ways that serve the public interest,
make good use of limited financial resources, and achieve environmental
goals. The Environmental Finance Center is researching techniques and
funding mechanisms to assist local and state governments conserve resources, develop sustainable practices.
Upcoming: Financing and Implementing Environmental Initiatives in
Government and the Community
Local Government Program Training Program Course
October 21, 2009, Montreat, NC
Paying
for Green Government: Financing and Implementing Sustainability Initiatives
UNC School of Government training course
April 24, 2009, Raleigh, NC
Paying
for Green Government: Financing and Implementing Sustainability Initiatives
February 28, 2008 Asheville, NC
Join the Sustainable
Government Practices Listserv
Join the
Federal Stimulus for NC Local Governments Listserv
Annual
Car Costs and Carbon Calculator (Requires
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This tool can help you choose and analyze fleet vehicles based on cost
and carbon output.
EPA's
Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency Toolkit
The Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency (RDEE)
Toolkit provides detailed program design and implementation guides for
10 broadly applicable energy efficiency programs. The RDEE Toolkit helps
all entities choose successful programs as they advance energy efficiency
program funding opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) of 2009. The Toolkit focuses on programs that have extensive,
proven field experience, along with documentation on program design,
program cost, and results. If implemented as directed, these programs
should produce clear, measurable, and predictable energy savings and
jobs. The Toolkit is being developed through a joint effort of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
building upon technical information provided by the Leadership Group
of the National
Action Plan on Energy Efficiency.
From Commitment to Action: Success
Stories from Local Government Sustainability Initiatives
Support
for Local Government Sustainability Programs
Everybody
Talks about Climate Change, Emissions and Being Green, and Now They
Want ME to Do Something about It! (pdf;
1.5 MB)
David Hohns, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Frank Shepard, PE Siemens
Hohns and Shepard gave this presentation at the
winter conference of the NC CIty an County Management Association to
help governments understand more about resources and Parties of Interest,
as well as legislative and legal issues of green government.
From
Commitment to Action: Success Stories from Local Government Sustainability
Initiatives (pdf; 296 KB)
Jackie Ashley, UNC MPA Capstone Presentation
Jackie presented her research on NC local government's
sustainability efforts. She identified common barriers to implementation
and incentives and strategies for action. Based on their commonalities,
Jackie makes recommendations to local governments facing a sustainability
directive.
Capstone
paper (pdf; 86 KB)
Energy
Provisions in the Recovery Act (Congressional Research Service)
(pdf)
NC
League of Municipalities page on Federal Stimulus information 
NC
Association of County Commissioners page on Federal Stimulus information
EPA's
Green Communities Guidance
EPA's
Clean Energy-Environment Municipal Network
U.S.
Communities Government Purchasing Alliance: Green Initiative Information
and Resources
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