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GRANT PROMOTES BENEFITS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Release Date: 09/28/2001
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Note to Correspondents

As part of the ongoing effort to support the President’s energy plan, EPA has awarded $50,000 to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) of Washington, D.C. to educate state and local governments, trade associations and the public about the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, such as wind power.

Reducing energy consumption by using more efficient equipment and manufacturing processes and adopting renewable energy technologies can reduce the threat of global climate change, prevent air pollution, decrease fossil fuel use and ease the strain on electricity providers.

Under the grant, EESI will meet with policymakers and industry officials to identify ways to promote existing energy efficient and renewable energy technologies as stimulants to local community economic growth and as opportunities for small business. This will be accomplished by methods such as hosting expositions, participating in panels and providing keynote speakers at trade meetings. As an example of this initiative, EESI will be coordinating an energy technology exposition in Washington, D.C. in May 2002.

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is a non-profit organization that carries out education and analysis projects in energy efficiency and renewable energy, transportation, water quality and conservation, global climate change, fiscal policy and military base cleanup.

For further technical information, contact Kathleen Hogan at hogan.kathleen@epa.gov or 202-564-9312 or Maria Vargas at vargas.maria@epa.gov or 202-564-9178.


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