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| In the Spotlight: New Energy Resources
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 ICLEI's new Municipal Clean Energy Toolkit offers guidance on how municipalities can finance, purchase, install, and promote clean energy. The Toolkit contains material for any knowledge level.
>> View the Toolkit
Don't forget to access our other new energy resources:
ICLEI Guide to Preparing Your EECBG Application
Follow ICLEI's two-part guide to meet the June 25 application deadline for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.
ICLEI Enhanced Services for the EECBG
Exclusively for members: We now offer higher levels of support to help local government apply for economic recovery funds and develop their detailed implementation strategies, all for a reasonable fee.
Energy Office Initiative Seminar Series
ICLEI's series of short, pre-recorded webinars (to be released over the course of 2009) delve into the benefits and mechanics of an energy office -- from how to capitalize on economic recovery funding to staffing the office to creating energy plans.
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| Join ICLEI's Regional Conference Calls
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 ICLEI is facilitating regional conference calls and in-person meetings for its local government members to share their economic recovery funding challenges and strategies. Events will take place in New York, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Oregon. View the schedule for specifics in your region.
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| 14x Stimulus: Guide to Implementation
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 Read this new guide for local governments to implement ICLEI's and Architecture 2030's 14x Stimulus Plan, which leverages each $1 of federal stimulus money to generate $14 of private spending, create 14 times more jobs, reimburse the federal government $3, and return $1 to state and local coffers.
>> Learn More
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| Events and Trainings |
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 ICLEI/Climate Communities Friday Conference Call
May 15, 2 p.m. Eastern
DOE Webcast: EECBG Planning and Strategy Development For cities and counties
May 15, 1:30 p.m. Eastern
Local Climate Leadership Summit
May 18-20, Washington D.C.
ICLEI Webinar: CACP 2009 Inventory Training
May 21, 1 p.m. Eastern
ICLEI Webinar: Stationary & Mobile Data Collection Training
May 28, 1 p.m. Eastern
ICLEI Webinar: Member Orientation
June 3, 1 p.m.
ICLEI Midwest Regional Workshop
June 4, Chicago, IL
ICLEI Webinar: How to Make Your School Buses Cleaner
June 5, 2 p.m. Eastern
ICLEI World Congress
June 14-18, Edmonton, Canada
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| How to Bolster Your Energy Codes |
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 ICLEI is partnering with the International Code Council for a series of trainings in late May and June on using energy codes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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| Register With FedConnect Today |
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 Local governments: If you don't register with FedConnect, you'll be ineligible to receive EECBG funding. Registration can take 21 days, so don't delay!
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“With this single project, we will more than triple San Francisco’s solar energy production, build California’s largest photovoltaic system and help lead the state towards a future of clean, renewable energy.” --San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, on SF's proposed solar project.
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| New ICLEI Members |
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The ICLEI Network welcomes the following new local governments:
- Campbell, CA
- Inglewood, CA
- Lynchburg, VA
- North Andover, MA
- Quincy, MA
- Ridgefield, CT
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Tybee Island, GA
- Vista, CA
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