New report shows significant potential for renewable energy in the South
The South could generate 20-30 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources within the next 20 years – up from less than 4 percent today — if strong federal policies are enacted, according...
View ArticleEnergy contracts help agencies reach green goals
Agencies have until Sept. 1 to tell the White House what they think of the strategy to reduce federal greenhouse emissions. The administration extended the comment deadline from Aug. 16 to give...
View ArticleAgencies bust myth of year-end buying sprees
Some agency officials say they are following a well thought-out approach to spending what’s left in their fiscal-year information technology budgets — a game plan that defies the myth that departments...
View ArticleGreen Government: An interview with GSA’s top Green building officials
The General Services Administration (GSA) is one of the largest owners of real estate in the country, composed primarily of office buildings and courthouses, land ports of entry, and warehouses. The...
View ArticleGreening the supply chain “listening session” scheduled Mar. 17
GSA Regional Administrator Shyam Reddy, along with the Federal Environmental Executive Council on Environmental Quality’s Michelle Moore, extend an invitation to you to attend the Greening the Supply...
View ArticleGSA issues recommendation for ‘green’ building certification
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has issued a recommendation on the federal government’s use of third-party green building certification systems. GSA is required by law to issue a...
View ArticleEPA proposes new guidelines for greener federal purchases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing draft guidelines that will help the federal government buy greener and safer products. In response to broad stakeholder interest, EPA is...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech hosts statewide events this quarter to help Georgia manufacturers
Georgia Tech is conducting a Manufacturing Growth Meeting series during the last quarter of 2014 across the state of Georgia, consisting of educational and networking events designed to deliver...
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Ecolabeling could be a way to reach ‘green’ consumers
To differentiate your product or service as environmentally sound, you may want to obtain certification from an independent, third-party so that you can include their logo or “ecolabel” on your...
View ArticleGlobal demand for green buildings grows
A study by Dodge Data & Analytics shows that global demand for sustainable buildings will double by 2018. The research, carried out with the support of United Technologies Corporation and the World...
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