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Big City, Bright Lights, Energy Efficient Buildings
April 8, 2014Last 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 … Read More about Big City, Bright Lights, Energy Efficient Buildings
EnergyDownstream Thinking: National and Regional Trends in Green Infrastructure
April 4, 2014By 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 … Read More about Downstream Thinking: National and Regional Trends in Green Infrastructure
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterWatering Down Financial Sustainability, Public Health, and Environmental Protection
April 1, 2014Today 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 … Read More about Watering Down Financial Sustainability, Public Health, and Environmental Protection
Drinking Water & WastewaterFinancing Urban Agriculture: a Growing Field of Possibilities
March 28, 2014By 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 … Read More about Financing Urban Agriculture: a Growing Field of Possibilities
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterUnderstanding the Financial Position of Households Using the American Community Survey
March 26, 2014In 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. … Read More about Understanding the Financial Position of Households Using the American Community Survey
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information$napShot: Smart Meters Can Lead to a Flood of Data
March 18, 2014During 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.” … Read More about $napShot: Smart Meters Can Lead to a Flood of Data
Drinking Water & WastewaterEncouraging Investments in Wetland and Water Quality Improvements on Private Property through Low-Interest Loans
March 13, 2014Restoration and protection of wetlands is one of the four core elements of a wetland program, as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some restoration and protection takes place … Read More about Encouraging Investments in Wetland and Water Quality Improvements on Private Property through Low-Interest Loans
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterEight Communication Strategies to Help Water Utilities Get the Rates They Need
March 10, 2014Water utilities face trying times when communicating the need to increase rates to cover the increasing costs of operating water and wastewater utilities. The issues are complex. The public is … Read More about Eight Communication Strategies to Help Water Utilities Get the Rates They Need
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water Systems