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March 7, 2011
Fifth graders from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District’s North Alamo Elementary celebrate the opening of the new Precinct 2 Multi-Purpose Facility and Administration Complex in Hidalgo County, TX. The students received tours of the facility and heard presentations from vendors and other green organizations in the Rio Grande Valley on energy efficiency ideas for the home, recycling, energy production and consumption, wind and solar power and groundwater runoff.
Texas County "Flips The Switch" On New Energy-Efficient Complex

Hidalgo County residents celebrate their first "green" building, which also serves as a central location of for some county operations.

January 11, 2011
The back side of the Community Center in Largo, Florida.
Recovery Act Funding Helps City Open Energy Efficient Community Center

The City of Largo, Florida is celebrating the opening of its new energy efficient Community Center that will help the city save money by saving energy.

November 18, 2010
Cathy Zoi is Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Entrepreneurs Fueling Innovation

Earlier this week, I witnessed the next chapter of America’s love affair with the automobile here in the nation’s capital. I took part in a ribbon cutting at the first public curbside electric vehicle (EV) charging station, made possible by Coulomb Technologies.

November 9, 2010
Tecumseh is installing 95 new LED light fixtures throughout the town. | File photo
Small Nebraska Town Welcomes LEDs and Energy Savings

Tecumseh’s town historic town square is home to the city hall, courthouse, post office, and during the summer months—a farmers market. Now, this historic square, built in the 1850’s, is about to become home to something new: LED lights.

November 8, 2010
Solar-powered flashing LED beacons are making Bethany, OK, schoolchildren safer by reminding drivers to abide by posted school-zone speeds. | Photo Courtesy of Bethany, OK |
Solar-Powered, School-Zone Safety

Nothing grabs drivers’ attention quite like flashing lights. Bethany, Oklahoma drivers in the city’s school zones are being reminded to slow down by amber LED flashing beacons energized by solar power.

November 2, 2010
A new heating and cooling system at Chester County Historical Society’s history center is saving the organization about $27,500 a year. | Photo Courtesy of CCHS
HVAC upgrade saving money, protecting history

How a new HVAC system is helping the Chester County Historical Society in Pennsylvania save money and preserve history.

October 28, 2010
Baltimore resident Paul Bennett installed 14 solar panels such as these on his historic row home with the help of a state solar grant and federal tax credit through the Recovery Act. | Energy Department Photo |
Baltimore Vet Cuts Energy Bills With Solar

Baltimore resident and disabled veteran Paul Bennett shares his experience utilizing state and federal grants and tax credits to install solar panels on his historic row home and cut energy costs.

October 25, 2010
Park City, UT has completed several green projects recently. The town is installing a solar energy system on top of the Marsac Building at the end of the month. | Photo courtesy of Park City |
Sundance, Skiing and Solar: Park City to Install New PV System

The mountain paradise of Park City, Utah - best known for its sensational skiing and annual Sundance Film Festival - is quickly becoming a shining example of environmental sustainability. The city’s latest green endeavor: an 18 kW solar energy system on top of the historic Marsac Building.

October 13, 2010
Offshore Wind Project Surges Ahead in South Carolina

The Center for Marine and Wetland Studies studies wind speed data from buoys, which have been measuring wind speed and direction for the past year.

October 8, 2010
Topeka is using Recovery Act funding to resynchronize 22 traffic lights. | Photo by Linda Voss
Getting Traffic Lights Talking to Improve Topeka's Traffic Tunnel

By this winter, the 22 traffic signals within Topeka’s three major traffic corridors—21st Street, Wanamaker and Topeka Boulevard—will be resynchronized to help reduce driving time, gas consumption and emissions. These corridors see anywhere from 17,000 to 30,000 cars daily.