Author Archives: Jocelyn Climent

Stop. Look and listen. Then sign up for EDF Climate Corps 2012

By | Published: February 16, 2012

By Jocelyn Climent Representatives from HCA Healthcare and Ingersoll Rand shared insights into their energy efficiency initiatives during an Environmental Defense Fund webinar last Friday. Our second webinar of the season, meant to introduce new companies to the idea of saving energy and money through the EDF Climate Corps program, took place last Friday and [...]

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EDF Climate Corps Webinars Share the Wealth…of Energy Efficiency Learnings

By | Published: January 23, 2012

Representatives from adidas Group and Genzyme Corporation shared insights into their energy efficiency initiatives during an Environmental Defense Fund webinar last Thursday. The webinar, meant to introduce new companies to the idea of saving energy and money through the EDF Climate Corps program, was moderated by EDF Managing Director Victoria Mills.  Panelists included Elizabeth Turnbull, [...]

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Trucks continue to be VIP

By | Published: December 9, 2011

Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post discussing the Hybrid Voucher Incentive Program (HVIP) by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The program, with a little over $11 million in funding, is still going strong into next year albeit with a few minor changes. Vouchers still range between $10,000-30,000 on a first-come, first serve [...]

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Who knew trucks could get VIP? Voucher Incentive Program, that is

By | Published: February 28, 2011

Hopefully, you remember our blog post from last year about the Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Program (HVIP) that California had begun. Now in its second year, California is committing an additional $19 million to the effort. Started under the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the program provides vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis [...]

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Make every day Earth Day

By | Published: April 22, 2010

Today is Earth Day, but the idea of living an environmentally-conscious lifestyle doesn’t have to begin and end with what you do today.  Even though the media loves Earth Day, today shouldn't be the only day we think about the environmental impacts of what we do both professionally and personally. Colin Beavan, aka "No Impact [...]

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Book Review: Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness

By | Published: February 3, 2010

Have you ever gone shopping for a particular item, and after scanning shelf after shelf of virtually indistinguishable options, you throw the box bearing the “Energy Star” logo in your cart, even though it may be the most expensive choice? You’ve just been nudged. Seeing that logo made you assume that by purchasing that particular [...]

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