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2011-2012 Archived Webinars and Presentation Materials

February 2, 2012: PACE Financing: A New Opportunity for Residential Retrofits?

January 26, 2012: Green Building and Urban Heat Island Mitigation: A New Look at Old Sustainability Strategies

January 19, 2012: Local Governments and EPA's Green Power Communities Program

January 12, 2012: Local Governments and DOE's Better Buildings Challenge

January 5, 2012: 2012 Outlook: Funding for Local Sustainability Efforts

December 15, 2011: Using Competition to Encourage Energy Efficiency Improvements: The Kansas Take Charge Challenge

December 8, 2011: Funding Opportunity - Grants Available for Community Water Quality Projects

December 1, 2011: Funding Opportunity - Grants Available for "Livable" Transportation Projects

November 17, 2011: Funding Opportunity - Grants Available for Local Urban Forestry Projects

November 10, 2011: Partnering with Universities and Colleges on Sustainability Initiatives

November 3, 2011: Dubuque's "Smarter City" Partnership with IBM

October 27, 2011: Successfully Competing for EPA Brownfield Grant Funding

October 20, 2011: EPA Competitive Smart Growth Technical Assistance Opportunities 

October 13, 2011: Sacramento Partners with Carbon War Room to Finance PACE Commercial Program 

October 6, 2011: Sustainability in Parks and Recreation Operations

September 29, 2011: Integrating Climate Change Considerations into Transportation and Land Use Planning

September 22, 2011: Energy & Sustainability Funding Under Attack

September 15, 2011: The American Jobs Act - Impact on Localities

September 8, 2011: Utilizing EPA Brownfields Funding for Local Sustainability Efforts

September 1, 2011: Building More Sustainable Communities - Using LEED-ND and Green Building Codes to Increase Energy Efficiency

August 25, 2011: Utilizing Social Media to Enhance Local Energy and Sustainability Outreach

August 18, 2011: Fixing PACE - Efforts in Congress and the Courts to Enable Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs

August 11, 2011: HUD Sustainable Communities' Community Challenge Planning Grants

August 4, 2011: DOT TIGER III Grants for Sustainable Transportation Projects

July 28, 2011: Utilizing Performance Contracting to Reduce Energy Use and Save Money - Fort Worth, TX Profile

July 21, 2011: CLEAN Programs - Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now

July 14, 2011: Using Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds for Residential Retrofits

July 7, 2011: Financing Energy Efficiency Building Retrofits – BetterBuildings NW Ohio

June 30, 2011: HUD's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants

June 23, 2011: Effective Outreach for Commercial and Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programs

June 9, 2011: DOE's Rooftop Solar Challenge Grant Opportunity

June 2, 2011: Reducing Energy Use of Water and Wastewater Systems

May 19, 2011: Opportunity for Community Energy Planning Technical Assistance & Legislative Update

May 12, 2011: Local Strategies for Reducing Vehicle-Miles Traveled

May 5, 2011: Competitive Grants Available to Help Communities Plan for Plug-In Electric Vehicles

April 28, 2011: Promoting Renewables with a Feed-in Tariff Program

April 21, 2011: Reducing Energy Costs with Power Purchase Agreements

April 14, 2011: Sonoma County Charges Ahead with PACE Financing

April 7, 2011: Partnering with Local Businesses to Reduce Energy Usage

March 31, 2011: Review of Climate Communities’ 2011 Federal Clean Energy Action Plan

March 24, 2011: Speeding Electric Vehicle Adoption at the Local Level

March 17, 2011: Clean Energy Legislation in the 112th Congress

March 10, 2011: Local Climate Change Adaptation Planning

March 3, 2011: Developing Regional Sustainability Plans

February 24, 2011: Federal Showdown on Local Energy & Sustainability Grants – FY 2011 and FY 2012 Budget Outlook

February 17, 2011: EPA’s Sustainable Communities Building Blocks Program

February 10, 2011: ICMA’s Solar America Communities Outreach Partnership

February 3, 2011: Evaluating Energy Efficient Street Lighting Technologies 

January 27, 2011: Enhancing Local Sustainability Efforts with Student Interns

January 20, 2011: Creating Federal Funding Opportunities for Local Energy Projects

January 13, 2011: Strategies for Greening Local Transit Fleets, Reducing Operating Costs and Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

January 6, 2011: 2011 Outlook – Funding for Local Sustainability Efforts

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