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The Air Force is adopting what it calls a \"New Energy Culture\" to reduce the force\'s energy use.
Chris O\'Brien is the director of sustainability at American University in Washington. He offers some advice for federal workers who want to green their offices. O\'Brien said to go easy dishing out the guilt and instead serve up solutions that make work easier and more efficient, and heap the praise on everyone who helps.
The Obama administration announced Tuesday its commitment to bring solar energy to the White House. But this isn’t the first time the White House has tapped the sun for energy. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter…
The agency seeks to improve the government\'s energy efficiency through internal and external initiatives. GSA is leading the effort to modernize federal buildings as well as provide customer agencies with sustainable products and services. Read an op-ed by Stephen Leeds, the General Services Administration\'s senior counselor to the administrator.
OPM, GSA, and DoT launch a partnership with D.C.\'s Capital Bikeshare Program.
Rep. Jim Moran tells Federal News Radio if you take 395 through Arlington, your commute may be about to get two to three hours longer every day.
Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller caught up with Casey Coleman, Chief Information Officer of the General Services Administration. He asked her about a green technology initiative that nearly all federal workers can relate to.
The Department of Energy is testing out new hydrogen technology. Learn more about it through Federal News Radio\'s Greening of Government series.
Reform is on the way for the FPS, an agency responsible for security at over 9,000 federal facilities and courthouses. AFGE\'s David Wright says the move is very welcome for his members.
The first electric vehicle joined the Postal Service fleet in 1899, more than 100 years ago, after proving to be more efficient than a horse and buggy. USPS\'s Sam Pulcrano tells us how that tradition carries on today.
The agency purchased more than 9,000 alternative fuel cars in 2010 and plans more in 2011 and beyond. GSA estimates $40 million in savings and the prevention of 340 million pounds of greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere over the next seven years because of the purchases.
A Federal News Radio survey of federal employees and contractors found most are optimistic about reducing the government\'s carbon footprint, but not many believe the efforts are making a difference. About 40 percent of the respondents say President Obama\'s executive order to reduce energy usage is a lot of talk and not a lot of action, and 73 percent are not familiar with their agency\'s sustainability plan.
Federal News Radio has compiled a list of dos and don\'ts when it comes to making your agency or company more green.
A list of important resources for agencies and contractors interested in the greening of government.