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EPA energy-management webcast series for water and wastewater utilities

Posted Thu, 2011/11/10 - 2:53pm by RCAP

EPA is offering the first Energy-Management Webcast Series webcast on Reducing Operating Costs with Energy Use Assessments and Auditing on Thursday, December 1 at 1:00 PM Eastern. This webcast will focus on two key elements of energy management for utilities

Webcast on "Saving Water & Energy -- Reducing Greenhouse Gases by Improving Efficiency"

Posted Wed, 2011/05/11 - 9:36am by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Watershed Academy will sponsor a free webcast on "Saving Water & Energy -- Reducing Greenhouse Gases by Improving Efficiency" on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. This webcast addresses several programs in the water sector that can help communities make small changes that can lead to big reductions in greenhouse gases.

Grants available for farmers or rural small businesses

Posted Tue, 2011/05/10 - 12:04pm by RCAP

The Rural Energy for America Program is providing grant funds to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to install renewable energy systems and energy-efficiency improvements. The Rural Energy for America Program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the nation's critical energy needs. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis.