27 Articles match "Conservation","Government","Incentives"

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• A Sustainable Chesapeake: Better Models for Conservation
  
  by: The Conservation Fund [link] This new book from The Conservation Fund provides an important conservation resource for individuals, organizations, governments and businesses across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Dunn Effective Forest Banking: Forest Conservation in Carroll County, Maryland By James E. Slater, Jr.
  The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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• British Conservatives pledge cash for recycling and green investment
  
  Further he promised to pay families to recycle 'as incentive to encourage them, not stinging them with bin taxes to punish them'. quot;We now need clarity on how the Conservatives would make this sufficiently ambitious to provide the tens of billions needed to create a low carbon economy and develop new green industries.
  Green (Living) Review - Sunday, December 6, 2009
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• Sustainable Urban Development
  
  Wenk Associates, Los Angeles, CA Investing in Downtowns Encouraging businesses, non-profits, governments, and cultural institutions to locate their offices and other facilities within the urban core as opposed to suburban or fringe locations can support sustainable urban development. Image credit: Mia Lehrer + Associates, Civitas, Inc.,
  The Green Changemakers - Sunday, March 28, 2010
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• ICLEI Case Studies - Locally-based projects that support sustainability
  
  [link] ICLEI Case Studies profile locally-based projects that support sustainability. Each study documents: the local context of the project the anatomy of the project results lessons learned the project's replication potential budgeting and financial issues Please note: Case Studies 1 - 55 will be available soon.
  The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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• Want to start your own weatherization business in NE? NESEA offers a class
  
  The residential weatherization industry is expected to grow dramatically as utility programs and government incentives make it more affordable for homeowners to make their houses more energy efficient. Instructor: Mark Hutchins, Conservation Services Group. For instance, what does “Weatherization&# really mean?
  Green Life Smart Life - Monday, March 8, 2010
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• Constructive proposals – but caution urged on RO
  
  The document, launched today by Conservative leader David Cameron and the Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary Greg Clark, sets out the challenges facing UK energy policy in the coming years and offers 12 action points to marry security of supply with long term energy sustainability. Source: RenewableUK
  Green (Living) Review - Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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• MANDATORY NATIONAL RETROFIT PROGRAMME FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS WOULD STIMULATE LOW CARBON ECONOMY
  
  The CIWEM calls for a wholesale upgrade program for existing housing stock covering water efficiency and energy conservation, as well as adaptation measures to cope with increased water stress, overheating and flooding. This is not a sustainable approach and all too often results in a poor quality of life for inhabitants.
  Green (Living) Review - Saturday, December 5, 2009
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• Is it time for a comprehensive review of the financial regulation of water?
  
  At a CIWEM conference in February 2010, 87 percent of delegates supported a comprehensive review of the financial regulation of water to encourage innovation, to incentivise water conservation, to integrate water management with environmental policy and legislation, and to address future challenges. Australia ) and in other sectors.
  Green (Living) Review - Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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• Sustainability Toolkit: Environmental Models
  
  Green Infrastructure Guide (The Conservation Fund) Planning strategies and best practice case studies for sustainable infrastructure at the regional level. Sustainability Planning Toolkit (ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, U.S.A.) Cases in Water Conservation (U.S. Toolkits Low Impact Development (U.S. and U.K.
  The Green Changemakers - Sunday, March 28, 2010
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• Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
  
  For local governments -responsible for managing local public services, planning for future land use and transportation, and protecting the community's economic and social health- this uncertainty creates a wide variety of risks and vulnerabilities. Local government decision makers need to understand and respond to these challenges.
  The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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