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described below by Senator Gillibrand EPA Award FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 29, 2011 Contact: Angie Hu (212) 688-9780 GILLIBRAND HAILS NORTHERN WESTCHESTER ENERGY ACTION CONSORTIUM AS ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION After Gillibrand Nomination, Westchester Eco-Group Wins Prestigious Environmental Award Westchester, NY – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, congratulated a group of 14 Westchester municipalities for winning the 2011 Environmental Quality Award. This past February, Senator Gillibrand nominated [...]
RFP2228v9FINALshort community readiness assessment – april 6 2011 v6 Q&As about RFP2228 1. Are all participating municipalities likely to receive funds for home energy improvements under this grant? NO DIRECT FUNDS – THIS GRANT IS ONLY FOR CREATING A MORE ROBUST PACE FINANCING PROGRAM WHICH WILL LOWER RATES PAID BY RESIDENTS AND FACILITATE MORE UPGRADES. 2. How will Buy America and Davis Bacon affect the program? NO EFFECT AS TOWNS AND ENERGIZE DO NOT HIRE [...]
Attended an interesting webinar sponsored by CA/CP and Rockefeller Institute…..the focus was on messaging to incent people about what used to be called Adaptation (to Climate Change)……..the language is changing because of the still large population which does not believe in “Climate Change”……..fyi AdaptationMessagingWebinar_March2011
