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Climate Change Is Now a High Risk
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 - 15:42
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 14:38
Typically, we think of the GAO focusing on territory familiar to auditors, which is what most of the high risk list does: managing federal real property, DOD supply chain management, NASA acquisitions management, modernizing federal disability programs. But now it has added a politically-charged topic to its list, but has taken the middle of the road on the topic.
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Malcolm Jackson
Thursday, May 24th, 2012 - 14:02
Both are strategic assets to an agency that understands managing these resources efficiently and effectively is essential to its success. In fact, it was the 19th largest federal civilian agency in terms of IT spending in FY 2010, with a budget of $466 million.
Reduce Energy Use: Energy Strategy is Environmentally Prudent Part II
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 - 14:42
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 14:37
Yesterday, we introduced three drivers that play a critical role in an energy strategy: People, Process and Technology. Specifically, we discussed how finding alternative energy resources through processes can help improve operations of the organization, the profitability of the business and ultimately, upon the environment. Today, we will focus on the two remaining drivers that play a critical role in an energy strategy: People and Technology.
People: Carefree Consumers or Prudent Protectors
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Reduce Energy Use: Energy Strategy is Environmentally Prudent Part I
Monday, July 25th, 2011 - 13:19
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 13:09
Over the next two days, read how an effective energy strategy can help organizations save money and the world’s resources through implementation of effective energy security, renewable technologies and alternative energy resources.
Money is not the Only Reason for an Energy Strategy. Environmental Concerns Matter too!
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Breaking New Ground: Promoting Environmental and Energy Programs in Local Government
Monday, June 20th, 2011 - 13:33
The survey asked questions regarding sustainability initiatives that have been undertaken by local governments. Over 2,000 local governments responded to the survey. The survey was developed by ICMA’s Center for Sustainable Communities, the Center for Urban Innovation at Arizona State University, the Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, and the Alliance for Innovation.
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Mike Nelson Pedde
Thanks much for sharing this! Have forwarded the link to the local government councils in my area.
Mike.
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Environmental Collaboration: Lessons Learned About Cross-Boundary Collaborations
Monday, March 7th, 2011 - 11:05
While they find that many of the elements necessary for effective collaborative ventures are critical — such as a clear purpose, dedicated staff, and the willingness to be flexible — they conclude that a bilateral collaborative venture is often more effective when it has a formal legal structures in place that enhance its legitimacy in the eyes of various stakeholders. Informal collaborations are often useful precursors to more formal efforts. These informal
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An interesting approach to cross-border cooperation. Future studies should include the work of the International Joint Commission, which monitors water level and quality in the Great Lakes and at other cross-border-water locations. -- Jim Doig, Dartmouth College
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Dr. Susan Hannam
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 - 16:32
Dr. Susan Hannam is Dean of the College of Health, Environment, and Science at Slippery Rock University. She has over 25 years of higher education experience in Canada and the United States. She has successfully led department reorganizations, including facilitating finding a niche (brand) and increasing their visibility and enrollments. She has led university-wide initiatives including development of mission/vision, continuous improvement projects and assessment initiatives.
Cassandra Moseley
Monday, August 30th, 2010 - 10:02
Cassandra Moseley is the Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment at the University of Oregon. At the institute, she developed applied research and policy education programs, and focused on community-based forestry, federal forest management, and sustainable rural development. She is co-editor of People, Fire, and Forests: A Synthesis of Wildfire Social Science (2007) and is co-author of Collaborative Environmental Management: What Roles for Government? (2004).
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Delivering over one billion gallons of quality drinking water daily to over 8 million NYC residents
Thursday, August 12th, 2010 - 17:35
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 16:28
How does NYC DEP protect the environmental health, welfare and natural resources of the City and its residents?
What does it take to deliver over one billion gallons of quality drinking water daily to over 8 million residents?
How is NYC greening its operations and making them more sustainable?
What steps are being taken to maintain NYC's water system for the next hundred years?
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Thanks for this blog...big fan. This is a very important topic! Critical mission and Cas is proving to be a real leader. I look forward to this interview and thank you for this info...Alfred Young-performnation@gmail.com
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Guidance from the Top
Thursday, June 24th, 2010 - 5:42
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 15:40
In the twenty years that we’ve been writing about government management, we’ve noted on many occasions how important it is that governors and mayors support performance management efforts with strong leadership backing. If leaders don’t pay attention to measurement data, asking probing questions, demanding action, and following up to see that results are achieved, all the effort involved can be for naught.
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