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ICLEI releases Measuring Up publication of what cities are doing to combat global warming

• View the emissions-reduction targets of each ICLEI USA member local government, and our projection of cumulative 2020 and 2050 emissions reductions across the entire ICLEI USA Network.

• Read about 2009's biggest local action trends, and success stories from local governments across the U.S. -- from Olympia's Green Fleet Program to Gainesville's solar feed-in tariff and Columbia's biogas-to-energy.

• Measuring Up also serves as ICLEI's 2009 Annual Report, which tracks the impressive progress of ICLEI USA. Get the 2009 highlights from across your region and beyond.


CLPC Announces
the Launch of its
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Strategy Project!

An effort to team topnotch academic resources with communities to create effective energy efficiency, climate, and economic development plans....
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CLPC  lead publishes article in The Nation on the growth of the green jobs movement!
The Promise of the Green Jobs "It's a rush," Alvarro Jasso explains as he talks about standing atop a windmill 260 feet in the air. An Operation Maintenance Servicer for Suzlon Energy, Alvarro thinks the lengthy 20-minute ladder climb to the top is well worth the effort. ...read the full article