Our Year in Review
Domestically and internationally, climate action in 2009 laid critical groundwork for potential breakthroughs in Congress and global negotiations in 2010. Yet with an issue as complex and political as...
View ArticleBusiness-NGO Group Calls on Obama for Greater Consumer Access to Energy Data
A group of nearly 50 companies and organizations, including the Center, sent President Obama a letter this month asking the Administration to lead the way to providing all consumers access to their...
View ArticleStart Your Energy Diet
Earth Day – it’s the perfect day to start your energy diet. It’s great to hug a tree, (in fact, that’s how you measure the carbon it sequesters) but for most of us, it’s even better to wrap our arms...
View ArticleAlcoa Foundation and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change Launch...
Press ReleaseMarch 14, 2011Contact: Diana Burkett, 703-516-4146 Alcoa Foundation and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change Launch School-Based Carbon Footprint ChallengeMore than 8,000 students to...
View ArticleSchools Win $10,000 in Grants as More than 8,000 Students Find Over 14...
Press ReleaseApril 21, 2011Contact: Diana Burkett, 703-516-4146 Schools Win $10,000 in Grants as More than 8,000 Students Find Over 14 Million Pounds of Potential Carbon SavingsAlcoa Foundation &...
View ArticleHelp Make an Impact Win a CLASSY Award
“All kids growing up in this generation know how they’re impacting the environment. We’re teaching today’s kids about recycling and being responsible.”- Shawn Kerr, eighth-grade science teacher at...
View Article9 tips for a greener holiday
As we plunge into the holiday shopping season, take a minute to think about the things you can do to make searching for the perfect gift a little friendlier on the planet (and your wallet).Here are...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Fans Challenged to Geaux Green
Press ReleaseDecember 11, 2012Contact: Amy Morsch, morscha@c2es.org Super Bowl fans challenged to Geaux Green!The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and Entergy Corporation are teaming up...
View ArticleSuper Bowl XLVII: Playing Offense on Clean Energy
An estimated 111 million people across the United States watched at least part of last year's Super Bowl between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. It was the most-watched event in U.S....
View ArticleSchools’ Challenge provides lasting lessons
Teaching students how to save energy and help the environment provides lessons that can last a lifetime. That’s the biggest takeaway of our third annual Change Our 2morrow (CO2) Schools’ Challenge.The...
View ArticleTenants and landlords can both save with energy efficiency upgrades
Talk about a win-win. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and government-backed mortgage provider Freddie Mac recently agreed on a plan that will cut carbon emissions and at the same time...
View ArticleHow we engaged employees, strengthened community ties, and made the world a...
Nearly 2,000 Alcoa employees, their families, and members of their communities learned how to save energy, save money, and help the environment at green fairs over the past three months.These fairs,...
View ArticleResolve to make an impact at work in 2015
If your New Year’s resolution is to make a difference, why not start at work?A majority of us say we’d be more satisfied if we had a job where we could make a social or environmental impact on the...
View ArticleHow a Green Fair connection helped the environment and employees
For most Americans, getting to work means getting in a car– alone. Using public transportation instead can help the planet because it is more fuel efficient to move people together than separately. At...
View ArticleLeap Day gives us 24 hours to help the planet
What are you doing for Leap Day?According to folklore, it’s a good day for a woman to propose marriage. But if you’re not looking for that kind of commitment, you can instead commit to make a positive...
View ArticleOur Year in Review
Domestically and internationally, climate action in 2009 laid critical groundwork for potential breakthroughs in Congress and global negotiations in 2010. Yet with an issue as complex and political as...
View ArticleBusiness-NGO Group Calls on Obama for Greater Consumer Access to Energy Data
A group of nearly 50 companies and organizations, including the Center, sent President Obama a letter this month asking the Administration to lead the way to providing all consumers access to their...
View ArticleStart Your Energy Diet
Earth Day – it’s the perfect day to start your energy diet. It’s great to hug a tree, (in fact, that’s how you measure the carbon it sequesters) but for most of us, it’s even better to wrap our arms...
View ArticleAlcoa Foundation and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change Launch...
Press ReleaseMarch 14, 2011Contact: Diana Burkett, 703-516-4146 Alcoa Foundation and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change Launch School-Based Carbon Footprint ChallengeMore than 8,000 students to...
View ArticleSchools Win $10,000 in Grants as More than 8,000 Students Find Over 14...
Press ReleaseApril 21, 2011Contact: Diana Burkett, 703-516-4146 Schools Win $10,000 in Grants as More than 8,000 Students Find Over 14 Million Pounds of Potential Carbon SavingsAlcoa Foundation &...
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