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The Fund will make investments of between $25,000 and $75,000. The application deadline for the first round is March 5.

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Wall Street 24-7 Best, Worst Run Cities. Accuracy, what's missing?

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Building a sustainability-friendly mass transit system

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Utilizing State and Federal Tax Credits for renewable energy by municipalities

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Online budget book

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Solar America Cities Podcast: Solar in San Antonio

Podcast | 2012

Solar America Cities Podcast: Solar in Tucson

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Getting Started with Solar in Your Community - NLC 2011

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Profiles in Leadership

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Battle of the Buildings

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Topic Leaders

The following individuals have been identified as leaders in this area.

Carlee, Ron

Chief Operating Officer / Executive in Residence, ICMA
Washington, DC

McGalliard, Tad

Director of Sustainability, ICMA
Washington, DC

People with Expertise

The following individuals have identified themselves as being knowledgeable in this area.

McKinney, Cassandra

Water Resources Manager, County of McHenry
Woodstock, IL

Slepkov, Bernie

Founder, Advisor and Webmaster, Sustainable Niagara
St. Catharines, Ontario

Cobb, Jared

Assistant Finance Director, City of El Dorado
El Dorado, KS

Miner, John

President, US Veteran Energy LLC
Mokena, IL

Weinheimer, Dan

Legislative Policy Manager, City of Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Geair, Jonathan

Contract Administrator/Program Manager, ICMA
Washington, DC

Blog Posts

Cities that Walk the Walk

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Creating Your Community’s Place on the Internet

Alexandra Iannolo

Is Your Local Government Making Strides to Become More Energy Efficient?

Danielle Goodwin

ENERGY STAR® Sales Tax Holiday: Do They Work?

Danielle Goodwin

Reuse, recycle, reinvent

Nicci Wood

Sharing resource recovery knowledge across hemispheres

Daryl Slusher

Tour of Coffs Harbour water facilities reveals similarities and differences with Austin

Daryl Slusher

Green Dubuque - active volunteers achieving outcomes in climate change and sustainability challenges

Greg Bruce

US Climate Change fellows commence their Australian Exchange!

Lauren Oakey

Dubuque Iowa, a City with a Sustainable Pathway

Ian Fitzgibbon

Peak performance in a Smart Sustainable Dubuque

Greg Bruce

Dizzy in Dubuque

Ian Fitzgibbon

Smart Sustainable Dubuque - local action in action

Greg Bruce

The weekend before the real business begins

Verita Stewart

Sustainable Communities Advisory Committee Meeting

Tad McGalliard

A Guide to Sustainability Through Stormwater Management Systems

Grant Sparks

National Farmers' Market Week

Alexandra Iannolo

The Benefits of Urban Forestry

Alexandra Iannolo

Bike Paths in Your Community

Alexandra Iannolo

The Growth of Green Jobs

Alexandra Iannolo

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