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Massachusetts Holds On To Top Energy Efficiency Ranking

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“I am encouraged that ACEEE continues to recognize the excellent work we are doing in the Commonwealth to advance energy efficiency through innovative programs such as the VASaves Green Communities Program and Energy Performance Contracting for public agencies,” said Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. and Kentucky.

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Lovely lakes, brilliant beaches and crystal-clear coves: Lonely Planet reveals the world’s most sublime water features

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Here MailOnline Travel reveals a few of the locations in the , which handily, given that most of the planet is in lockdown, serves also as a visual cornucopia for armchair voyagers. The book says that the waters in this lake in Oregon are so clear and deep it ‘resembles a blue mirror’ What’s in a name?

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Energy Efficiency: California Regains Top Spot, Ties With Massachusetts

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The balance of the top 10 consisted of Vermont (3), Rhode Island (4), Connecticut and New York (tied for 5), Oregon (7), Washington state (8), Maryland (9), and Minnesota (10). New York is one of the few states in the nation to have a vehicle-miles-traveled reduction target. Source: 2016 ACEEE State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.

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Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s new and controversial Olympic National Stadium

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Sturdy steel still dominates but in what amounts to a sleight of hand designed to soften the structure, sections of the beams supporting the massive roof are encased in timber with the seating below, a mix of earth greens, browns and whites. JAPANESE GARDEN CULTURAL VILLAGE, PORTLAND, OREGON, US. Bamboo Entrance to Nezu Museum.

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Michael G. Smith Writes about the Value of Cob

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I attended my first natural building workshop in Oregon in 1993. For the next five years, Ianto and I and other members of the CCC traveled all over North America and beyond, training groups in how to build their own homes from the ground under their feet. He farms with his partner, Cathy, at Spreadwing Farm.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. 3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties. CONNECTICUT.

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