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By | Published: May 18, 2012

The flag's about to drop on EDF’s 2012 Climate Corps season, which kicks off Tuesday, May 22. We’re ramping up for the largest class of fellows EDF Climate Corps has ever seen, and we want to make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action. That’s why Climate Corps is launching its own blog [...]

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A Hydrating Dose of Energy Efficiency: EDF Climate Corps Fellows at Nestlé Waters

By | Bio | Published: May 1, 2012

By Justin Lindenmayer and Jenny McColloch, MBA Candidates, Yale University's School of Management, EDF Climate Corps Fellows 2011 With the most LEED certified factories (9), most water-efficient production process among all  packaged beverage companies in the US, and well on its way to achieving its goal of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below [...]

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VERGE: Converging Energy, Information, Buildings and Transportation

By | Published: March 27, 2012

By Isabel Grantham, Project Analyst, EDF Corporate Partnerships EDF Climate Corps’s Managing Director Victoria Mills and I attended the VERGE GreenBiz.com conference last week in DC. Furthering energy efficiency in commercial buildings is one of the primary goals of EDF Climate Corps, so we are always interested in learning about innovative ideas in this space [...]

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Dedicated effort, knowledge sharing and other learnings from the Greenbiz Forum

By | Bio | Published: February 27, 2012

By Jake MacArthur, 2011 EDF Climate Corps Fellow at REI, MEM Candidate at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Member of Net Impact A few weeks ago, I attended the GreenBiz.com Forum 2012 in San Francisco. The mix of keynotes, conversations, workshops and opportunities to network with other [...]

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Sometimes it’s all a matter of perspective: EDF Climate Corps fellow finds savings at CA Technologies

By | Bio | Published: February 21, 2012

By Shunsuke Numata, 2011 EDF Climate Corps fellow at CA Technologies, MBA Candidate at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management As an EDF Climate Corps Fellow at CA Technologies, it became readily apparent the company had already implemented many textbook energy management and reduction initiatives (i.e. installation of metering systems and replacement of [...]

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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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Cities And Universities Join EDF Climate Corps To Save Money And Energy

By | Published: February 16, 2012

Cities and universities know the value of saving a dollar and saving a kilowatt, and EDF Climate Corps gives them a plan to do so in a just few, short months. This summer, EDF Climate Corps is celebrating its fifth year in action with even more energy efficiency savings for cities and universities around the [...]

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Do You Know How to Read Your Electricity Bill?

By | Bio | Published: February 8, 2012

By: Koji Kitazume, 2011 EDF Climate Corps fellow at REI, MBA/MEM Candidate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Nicholas School of the Environment Distribution centers get me excited – the massive space with inventory shelves high up to the ceiling, forklifts honking horns and crisscrossing the floor, conveyors and sorters in sync –the [...]

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Finding Common Ground: Boeing, Facebook, Verizon and more sign up for savings

By | Published: January 31, 2012

What does “the world’s leading aerospace company” have in common with “the world’s largest casino entertainment company” or “the world’s largest social network?” Probably not all that much.  But Boeing, Caesars Entertainment, Facebook, Dunkin’ Brands, JPMorganChase and Verizon have all plugged into a cost-effective, proven solution for slashing energy bills:  EDF Climate Corps. Environmental Defense [...]

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Connecting the Dots and Breaking Down Barriers

By | Bio | Published: January 26, 2012

Two things have been on my mind this week. First is the 2012 State of Green Business Report released by GreenBiz. The report shares a mixed view of the condition of the green economy we are collectively bringing to bare. While companies are consistent in dedicating resources to setting and meeting notable environmental goals, the [...]

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