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Conservation News Story Date Posted Description
$30 million in funding from the Recovery Act will be made available to qualified small businesses. 07/21/2010 US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that $30 million in funding from the Recovery Act will be made available to qualified small businesses to support the commercialization of promising new technologies.
PUC Schedules Public Input Hearings for Peco Rate Changes 06/18/2010 The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Schedules Public Input Hearings in PECO Electric and Gas Distribution Rate Increase Requests
Public Hearing on Natural Gas Fracking Industry Entering the Delaware Watershed 02/19/2010 Join us on February 24th for a Journey Up River to Make a Difference!
PA Green Jobs Report 02/05/2010 PA Department of Labor and Industry, January 2010
PhillyDeals: Gas-field water treatment put at $3 billion 01/06/2010 By Joseph N. DiStefano
Governor Rendell: Efficient Management Allows Expansion of Home Heating Program for Low-Income Families 01/06/2010 Gov. Rendell announced today that LIHEAP will remain open until April 2, 2010 and that Cash grant amounts will be supplemented by an additional $100.
The USPTO Goes Green 12/17/2009 Pilot program to accelerate examination of certain green technology patents
Energy Efficient Building Legislation Passes in Philadelphia 12/14/2009 City Council votes unanimously to pass Bill No. 080025
Penn State awarded $5.5 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants 10/22/2009 Penn State will receive two Department of Energy (DOE) grants that place the University at the center of the nation's effort to become energy independent and develop clean energy sources, according to an announcement made today (Oct. 16) by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter.
Vice President Biden Unveils Report Focused on Expanding Green Jobs And Energy Savings For Middle Class Families 10/19/2009 Vice President Biden today unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient.