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GEIT Award
Your computer has a bigger carbon footprint than you might think. Green the Capitol is doing something about it.
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Sustaining Sustainability
Educating and inspiring House staff. How can an organization effectively educate its people to incorporate environmentally sustainable business practices?
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HFC-Free Vending Machines Lower Carbon Emissions at the House
The next time a member of the House of Representatives reaches for a Coke, it will be from a greener vending machine.
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Earth Day at the Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently marked the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day with a nod to Green the Capitol
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Annual Status Report: House of Representatives Continues to Enact Sweeping Internal Energy-Savings Measures
The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), in partnership with the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), jointly released a report today describing the progress the two organizations have made to date in their combined effort to make the House of Representatives more energy efficient.
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3,000 House Employees Learning to Go Green; Saving Energy & Money Takes Hold of Hill Culture
The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer released a report on the success of the “My Green Office” program, an initiative led by the House's Green the Capitol Office in which individual Member and Committee offices begin learning how to go "green."
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Members of Congress Green Their House: Offices in DC and Beyond the Beltway More Eco-Friendly
As part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” Program, the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, which manages House operations, is now coordinating a national effort to help Members green not only their DC offices, but also their district offices, which number 900 nationwide.
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