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Sustainability Efforts: The grades are in

Federal agencies released FY 2011 sustainability scorecards indicating overall progress.

Tags: green government , OMB , CEQ , USDA , Robin Heard , sustainability , Esther Carey , sustainability scorecard

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Agencies to follow new greenhouse gas guidance

Based on lessons learned over the last two years, new guidance is coming to help agencies refine their greenhouse gas efforts.

Tags: White House Council on Environmental Quality , green government , Federal Drive

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Mixed progress on varied goals in agency sustainability score cards

The Obama administration announced the release of the second annual sustainability performance plan for federal agencies at the annual Green Gov Symposium.

Tags: Federal Drive , 2011 Green Gov Symposium , green government , OMB , CEQ , Amy Morris , Tom Temin

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Tags: 2011 Green Gov Symposium , CEQ , OMB , green government , GSA , DoD , Dorothy Robyn , Energy , Tim Unruh , Michael Robertson

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Your agency's energy consumption, under the microscope

A Senate subcommittee wants to know how agencies are saving energy and money.

Tags: management , energy conservation , Executive Order 13514 , Senate Federal Financial Management subcommittee , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Tom Carper , White House Council on Environmental Quality , Richard Kidd , Department of Energy , Dorothy Robyn , Department of Defense , Sam Pulcrano , USPS , President Obama , Max Cacas

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White House's next contest: How would you green the government?

GreenGov Challenge starts today asking employees to submit ideas to lower the government's energy footprint. The contest ends on Oct. 31. A steering committee made up of senior agency officials will decide which ideas can be applied across the government.

Tags: management , White House , Council of Environmental Quality , green government , GreenGov Challenge

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Agencies recycle, reuse 16 million pounds of electronics

Office of Federal Environmental Executive recognizes six agencies for their green IT efforts. The government disposes of 10,000 computers each week, EPA estimates.

Tags: technology , management , Office of the Federal Environmental Executive , White House Council on Environmental Quality , Electronics recycling , green IT

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Agencies going green and saving green

Energy conservation and saving taxpayer dollars are the goals of an Executive order to agencies signed by the President last October. But what are the special challenges of complying with that order for Executive Branch agencies? A Senate committee spent yesterday afternoon getting a progress report.

Tags: management , energy conservation , Executive Order 13514 , Senate Financial Management, Government Informatio , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Tom Carper , White House Council on Environmental Quality , Richard Kidd , Department of Energy , Dorothy Robyn , Department of Defense , Sam Pulcrano , USPS , President Obama , Max Cacas

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GSA, EPA to green government using IT schedules

Tags: green government , management , technology , IT , acquisition policy , acquisition , contracting , policy , EPA , GSA , National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship , Energy Star , EPEAT , electronic product environmental assessment tool , Martha Johnson , Lisa Jackson , recycling , Ruben Gomez

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White House issues guidance to measure agencies' greenhouse gas emissions

The White House Council on Environmental Quality on Wednesday issued guidance detailing how departments should go about developing a baseline measurement for greenhouse gas emissions. Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the council, spoke with Federal News Radio's Jason Miller about how the guidance will help agencies achieve this goal.

Tags: White House Council on Environmental Quality , Greening of Government: buildings , green government , Jason Miller

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