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A New Environmental Education Framework: The Need for Financial Literacy
January 21, 2014Lexi Herndon is the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator at the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill. Environmental education (EE) is a big fish these days. Programs are flourishing across … Read More about A New Environmental Education Framework: The Need for Financial Literacy
General InformationMultiple Options for Small Drinking Water System Partnerships
January 15, 2014Glenn Barnes is senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the co-director of the Smart Management for … Read More about Multiple Options for Small Drinking Water System Partnerships
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Smart Management for Small Water SystemsAddressing Barriers to Green Infrastructure Financing
January 7, 2014Stacey Isaac Berahzer is a Senior Project Director for the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina, and works from a satellite office in Georgia. The country is … Read More about Addressing Barriers to Green Infrastructure Financing
Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterHappy New Year from the UNC Environmental Finance Center!
December 20, 2013A $napshot is a graphic revealing an interesting environmental finance finding accompanied by a short post. This $napshot was created by David Tucker, Project Director at the EFC. We wish … Read More about Happy New Year from the UNC Environmental Finance Center!
General InformationFinding the Path to the Next Rate Increase
December 17, 2013Jeff Hughes is a Faculty member at the UNC School of Government and the Director of the UNC Environmental Finance Center. The EFC carries out a lot of research and produces a number … Read More about Finding the Path to the Next Rate Increase
Drinking Water & WastewaterTap dancing around impact fees: Residential connection fees for drinking water and wastewater systems in GA and NC
December 11, 2013David R. Tucker is a Project Director at the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My work at the UNC Environmental Finance Center frequently centers around … Read More about Tap dancing around impact fees: Residential connection fees for drinking water and wastewater systems in GA and NC
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking$napshot: Utility Rate Increases versus Revenue Increases
December 5, 2013A $napshot is a graphic revealing an interesting environmental finance finding accompanied by a short post. This $napshot was created by Shadi Eskaf. While revenues usually rise as water and … Read More about $napshot: Utility Rate Increases versus Revenue Increases
Drinking Water & WastewaterMore than Meets the Metric: Credit Rating Considerations for Water Utilities
November 26, 2013Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer of the Environmental Finance Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Measurements, benchmarks, and metrics. We’re no stranger to them at … Read More about More than Meets the Metric: Credit Rating Considerations for Water Utilities
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