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Even Total Water Demand is on the Decline at Many Utilities
Almost two years ago, we wrote a blog post revealing that average residential water use is declining in the State of North Carolina. Similar trends have also been identified in other states and across the…
You’re Invited: The Future of Environmental Finance Public Forum
The Future of Environmental Finance: Strategies for Financing Current and Future Environmental Challenges May 5th, 1:30-4:30pm in Chapel Hill, NC Free and Open to the Public. Live Web Streaming Available. Find More Information and Register…
Big City, Bright Lights, Energy Efficient Buildings
Last week, my family and I traveled to New York City. There are hundreds of things to do and see in the city that never sleeps. While we may not have seen or done them…
Downstream Thinking: National and Regional Trends in Green Infrastructure
By Anna McGeehan “We all live downstream.” In the world of stormwater management, this concept is particularly relevant. Polluted waterways have far-reaching impacts for us all. Increased flooding, higher water treatment costs, strain on existing…
Watering Down Financial Sustainability, Public Health, and Environmental Protection
Today we feature a guest post from The Pollution Finance Center (PFC). Author’s Note: If you find puns pungent, wade no further into this blog since it dives so deep into pollution finance that you…
Financing Urban Agriculture: a Growing Field of Possibilities
By Emily Kosmala As a student working under the Wetland Finance program at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill, I spend most of my time exploring options for financing wetland protection. I’ve been…
Understanding the Financial Position of Households Using the American Community Survey
In previous posts, we have talked about publicly available data on inflationary measures including the Consumer Price Index and the Construction Cost Index as well as on commercial energy use from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the US Census. The US Census also has…
$napShot: Smart Meters Can Lead to a Flood of Data
During the 2014 North Carolina Water and Wastewater Finance course, the Town of Cary and Sensus Inc. presented to the class on a panel entitled “Smart Technology and Water Finance.” During the panel, Karen Mills,…