In only 18 months since launching, the SolSmart program is celebrating a major milestone: 100 Communities throughout the United States have distinguished themselves as “open for solar business” by meeting...
SolSmart provides recognition and no-cost technical assistance to help local governments reduce barriers to solar energy growth. With the help of national and local experts, cities, counties, and towns are...
The National Civic League’s focus on civic engagement and environmental sustainability led to engagement with the national SolSmart project. SolSmart is a new national designation program, funded by the U.S....
The National Civic League is proud to announce our partnership with ICMA (the International City/County Management Association) to help establish a national recognition program to energize local solar marketplaces. The SPARC program – Solar Powering America by...
From NextCity.org: Oakland has earthquakes, droughts and a host of other resilience problems to tackle. Now it has a Chief Resilience Officer to lead the charge. Today, Oakland Mayor Jean...
The spring 2012 issue of the National Civic Review (101:1) focuses on the successes of four government entities in Southern California—two cities, a county and a school district—in adapting to...
This is my latest post on the State of the Re: Union Website...
We got this e-mail from Virginia in the Dedham delegation: “I thought you might also find this news worthy. The Town of Dedham is offsetting our carbon emissions for the...
This video about “green” schools in Dedham, Massachusetts is their entry in the video contest. Click here and go to our Facebook video page to vote for the video by...
