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Once known as Challenge for Change, the Love to Ride program was introduced in the UK by its creator Thomas Stokell to: (1) encourage more people to take up cycling and (2) encour…
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Opower’s Home Energy Report, Minnesota

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In 2009, Opower, an energy information software company, partnered with a Minnesota utility company to provide residential customers of the utility company with customized home en…
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Bologna’s Bella Mossa

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Bologna’s Bella Mossa program explored how positive incentives could be used to encourage citizens to reconsider their travel choices, reducing the number of trips made in convent…
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Burlington’s Ice Rink Energy Competition

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The following case study explores how the City of Burlington’s Ice Rink Energy Competition employed a low cost, easily replicable approach to significantly reduce energy consumpti…

Encouraging and Recognising Urban Gardens for Habitat

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Andrew Smith Oct 6, 2005 19:20 pm
Hello listserve members, In Tasmania we are looking at developing a program that recognises gardeners who consider and encourage wildlife to use their gardens (Gardens for W…

Effective Dissemination of Energy-Related Information: Applying Social Psychology and Evaluation Research

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Dennis, M., Soderstrom, E.J., Koncinski, W.S., Cavanaugh, B. (1990). Effective Dissemination of Energy-Related Information: Applying Social Psychology and Evaluation Research. American Psychologist, 45(10), 1109.
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"How to Nudge a Coronavirus Nonbeliever"

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Liz Foote Maui Jul 9, 2020 9:24 am
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