EPA Announces New Funding Opportunities for Local Governments
Nearly $618 million of funding and technical assistance is available for state, local, and tribal governments from the Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of the Interior (DOI) that can be used to support climate and energy initiatives, including economic development, sustainable communities, green infrastructure, […]
Envisioning the Next Generation of Climate Adaptation Resources
ICLEI USA, in collaboration with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, National League of Cities, and researchers with the Kresge Foundation, has developed a survey to assess barriers and needs among local governments in advancing local resilience. The results from the survey will be used to ensure we are providing the most relevant, timely, and usable resources to help […]
Urban Nexus: Integrated Urban Policy, Design and Management for a Resource-Efficient Future
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability to speak at the Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate, and Energy Conference on the “Urban Nexus”, in cooperation with the German Development Cooperation (implemented by GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) Isolated solutions aimed at just one sector miss out on efficiently resolving the resource challenges our world faces. This is the […]
Communicating the Connection between Climate Change and Extreme Weather: New Guidebook & Webinar
Building support for climate adaptation and local preparedness requires that a range of individuals and groups fully understand the threat of climate extremes to their local communities. Effective communication is essential, and key insights are offered in the Climate Extremes Communications Guidebook recently released by ICLEI and World Wildlife Fund. As every region of the […]
Livable Cities Forum is Coming this April!
This year’s Livable Cities Forum is the first North American convening on resilient communities, bringing together local governments and other experts from the US and Canada to share insights. Set against the backdrop of the vibrant and picturesque City of Vancouver, the Livable Cities Forum will explore how to build healthy, sustainable, and economically resilient communities. […]
Apply to Receive $20,000 Worth of Support to Launch a Green Business Challenge in Your Community
ICLEI USA-Local Governments for Sustainability and national program sponsor Office Depot are excited to announce an expanded opportunity to support four additional local governments with $20,000 to create or enhance their Green Business Challenge, a model for local governments and NGOs to engage businesses in a friendly competition to implement activities that increase business operational […]
Office Depot And ICLEI Announce Expansion of National Green Business Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Following Success of Challenges in Chicago, Austin and other Locations, Innovative Public-Private Partnership Set to Expand to Four Additional Cities in 2013 Apr 17, 2013 BOCA RATON, Fla.–Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office supplies and services, today announced the expansion of its Public- Private Partnership with ICLEI–Local Governments for […]
Absolutely Integrated Production Chain offers Unique Advantages to Christina Body of water Cannabis in Commercializing Distillate Oils
Absolutely Integrated Production Chain offers Unique Advantages to Christina Body of water Cannabis in Commercializing Distillate Oils Two members of CLC’s extraction team hold dried biomass (left) and also crude oil (right) as you’re watching Company’s Vitalis R-200 CARBON DIOXIDE IS RED-HOT extraction machine VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Christina River […]
Solar and Historic Preservation: How to Manage Expectations
Download this new case study from the North Carolina Solar Center. Here’s a summary: The Managing Expectations case study examines common impediments to integrating solar energy into historic districts, how communities worked to overcoming such challenges, steps along the way in which stakeholder engagement was cultivated and adaptability of lessons learned to other communities. Portland, […]
Community Shared Solar: Diverse Approaches for a Common Goal
Community-shared solar makes it easy for individuals and organizations unable to take advantage community shared solar cover of on-site renewable energy generation to benefit from distributed generation. From California to New York, community-shared solar programs are making a strong showing, especially among utilities. And consumers are the beneficiaries, from renters and individuals who live in […]