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A Crash Course in Selling Green to the Government

By Erica Courtney on July 27, 2010 1 Comment bio-based, Blanket Purchase Agreements, blue pages, Buy Bio, Buy Green First, CCR, Central Contractor Registration, Central Federal Business Opportunities, Courtney Consulting Solutions, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Dun & Bradstreet, DUNS, Energy Independence and Security Act, energy-efficient, environmental impact, environmental impacts, environmentally preferable products, Erica G. Courtney, FAR, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Federal Citizen Information Center, federal contracts database, FedSpending.org, fossil fuels, general services administration, Go Green Initiatives, green jobs, green procurement, green products, Green Purchasing, green purchasing criteria, green services, GSA, LEED construction management, NAICS, national security, Online Representations and Certifications Application, ORCA, pay-back, procurement guidelines, Procurement Technical Assistance Center, PTAC, recycled content, renewable, SBA, Small Business Administration, Sole Source

A Crash Course in Selling Green to the Government

The federal government is making sustainability a priority. Under the Energy Independence and Security Act, all federal managers are required to cut their fossil fuel use and are directed to acquire recycled content, energy efficient, renewable, bio-based and environmentally preferable products and services towards achieving certain goals. The are a number of “Buy Bio”, “Buy Green First,” programs, as well as Go Green Initiatives giving preference to products and services that meet green purchasing criteria.

New Two Hundred Page Online Tool Helps Communities Go Green

By Tracey de Morsella on August 10, 2009 1 Comment addressing environmental issues, advocacy posters, and buying locally, building practices, Climate Change, conservation, Doug Wood, e-waste, energy use, environmental, environmental contamination, environmental health, environmental toxins, Grassroots Environmental Education, green cleaning, Green Links, green procurement, Green Rating System, green scale, Green Town Challenge, greenwash, grounds maintenance, HGIMT, HowGreenIsMyTown.org, issues, kyoto protocol, land management, Patti Wood, petrochemicals, recycling, sustainability, sustainable building development, transportation, Water

Grassroots Environmental Education recently launched a new web portal called, “HowGreenIsMyTown.org (HGIMT ), which is designed to provide local citizens and decision makers the tools they need to bring about meaningful and lasting environmental change in their communities. The 200-plus page online initiative draws together resources from government agencies and non-profits across America to address the issues of climate change, sustainability and environmental health in one web site.