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Burlington’s Ice Rink Energy Competition

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City of Austin’s Leave Time Travel Incentive

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In an effort to encourage City of Austin employees to take voluntary actions to reduce their drive-alone trips to and from work, the City established a Smart Commute Rewards progr…

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

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Steven Brant Bryn Mawr May 23, 2006 11:12 AM
Dear Friends, I am researching whether or not the current global strategy for achieving the Millennium Development Goals is a viable strategy or not. I would appreciate heari…

Energy Conservation Campaign

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Terri Buckner June 02, 2006 04:08 PM
Hi, We are preparing to launch an energy conservation campaign for the school year that will start in August. I've been creating energy profiles for each of the buildings on …

Global Warming/EcoTeam Program + Low Carbon Diet Program

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Lorraine Herschkorn High Falls October 27, 2006 10:10 AM
Hello All, I let David Gershon, the creator of the EcoTeam program, here in New York, USA, know I have suggested his program. I found it to be an excellent program which I, a…

Excuse Me Do You Recycle? Public Participation in Curbside Recycling in the UK.

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In 1990, the UK government set a target for the recycling of 25% of household waste by the year 2000. With this new target, many local authorities began to re-think their recyclin…

Looking for Viable Organic Waste Treatment Options for Johannesburg Municipal Solid Waste

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Susanne Dittke Cape Town December 07, 2006 06:45 AM
Dear CBSM Listserve Members Greetings from South Africa. My name is Susanne and as an environmental consultant I am part of a team who has been given the challenging task to…

Normative, Gain and Hedonic Goal Frames Guiding Environmental Behavior

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Lindenberg, S., & Steg, L. (2007). Normative, Gain and Hedonic Goal Frames Guiding Environmental Behavior. Journal of Social Issues, 63(1), 117-137. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00499.x.
This article discusses new developments about goal-dependent framing and multiple goal frames (sometimes also called "multiple motives"), which are highly relevant for understandi…

The Effect of Tailored Information, Goal Setting, and Tailored Feedback on Household Energy Use, Energy-Related Behaviors, and Behavioral Antecedents

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Abrahamse, W., Steg, L., Vlek, C., & Rothengatter, T. (2007). The effect of tailored information, goal setting, and tailored feedback on household energy use, energy-related behaviors, and behavioral antecedents. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(4), 265-276.
In this multidisciplinary study, an Internet-based tool was used to encourage households (N = 189) to reduce their direct (gas, electricity and fuel) and indirect energy use (embe…

Waste Wise Program

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Waste Wise is a free, voluntary program set up by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which attempts to eliminate costly municipal solid waste. Waste Wise targ…
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