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January 31, 2014 - EPA Partnerships Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Save Businesses Money
September 26, 2013 - EPA praises Staples for renewable energy
September 24, 2013 - EPA honors Sterling Planet in Atlanta, Ga. for Green Power Leadership in the Southeast
September 24, 2013 - EPA Honors Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC in Chattanooga, Tenn. for Green Power Leadership in the Southeast
September 23, 2013 - EPA Honors 24 Organizations for Green Power Leadership
September 23, 2013 - EPA honors Microsoft Corporation and Mercer Island for their green power leadership in the Pacific Northwest
April 17, 2013 - EPA Announces U.S. Organizations Using the Most Green Power
April 17, 2013 - Green-Powered Northwest Colleges and Businesses are Reducing Pollution and Fighting Climate Change
April 17, 2013 - Penn takes top honors in EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 17, 2013 - Three Boston-area Businesses Recognized by EPA for Green Power Purchases
October 1, 2012 - Two Bay Area Companies Receive U.S. EPA Energy Awards
September 24, 2012 - EPA Honors Organizations for Supporting Green Power
September 4, 2012 - Town of Wellesley Designated First Green Power Partner Community in Massachusetts
August 14, 2012 - Two Connecticut-based Companies Recognized by EPA as Top Green Power Partners
June 20, 2012 - EPA Welcomes Philadelphia as its Newest Green Power Community Partner
June 5, 2012 - Spirit Lake, Iowa, Community School District Recognized Among Top Ranking Partners in EPA's Green Power Partnership
June 5, 2012 - University of Iowa Recognized Among Top Ranking Partners in EPA's Green Power Partnership
May 3, 2012 - McDonald's Joins EPA List of Top 50 Green-Powered Organizations
April 26, 2012 - University of Pennsylvania Wins Top Honors Nationwide in EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 26, 2012 - University of Pennsylvania Wins Top Honors Nationwide in EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 23, 2012 - EPA Releases List of Top 50 Green-Powered Organizations
April 18, 2012 - Oklahoma Universities Make the Grade in EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 18, 2012 - Southwestern University Makes the Grade in EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 18, 2012 - University of Utah Ranks Third in the Nation in EPA's Green Power Challenge
February 21, 2012 - EPA Recognizes State Street, Ahold USA and Hartford Fire Insurance Company as Part of Nation's Top Green Power Partners
November 17, 2011 - EPA Recognizes Staples and State Street as One of Nation's Top Green Power Partners
November 16, 2011 - EPA Honors 19 Organizations for Leadership in Clean Energy
November 16, 2011 - University of Central Oklahoma receives EPA's Green Power Leadership Award
October 25, 2011 - EPA Recognizes Carnegie Mellon as a Top Buyer of Green Power
October 25, 2011 - EPA Recognizes Maryland Panera Bread as New Green Power Partner
October 25, 2011 - EPA's newest Green Power Partner: Amerigroup's Virginia Beach National Support Center
October 25, 2011 - Hilton Moves to Top 10 on EPA's Top 50 purchasers of Green Power
October 24, 2011 - U.S. EPA adds Global Tech Giants Google, Ingram Micro as Green Power Partners
September 27, 2011 - EPA Announces Winners of First-Ever Green Power Community Challenge
September 27, 2011 - Maryland's Montco Communities Rank High in National Competition to use Green Power
September 27, 2011 - Swarthmore Ranks 3rd in National Competition to use Green Power
April 18, 2011 - EPA Recognizes Leaders in College and University Green Power Challenge
March 18, 2011 - Cities Competing to Win EPA's Green Power Community Challenge / District of Columbia and Brookville, Md. currently lead the green power charge
February 15, 2011 - Suffolk County Government Becomes Green Energy Leader; Dannon, Mohawk Papers, HSBC, Sony, Bloomberg LP and Deutsche Bank also Honored
February 1, 2011 - EPA Partners Continue Large Green Power Purchases, Santa Clara Based Intel Nearly Doubles its Green Power Usage
November 2, 2010 - Starbucks Recognized as One of the Top Green Power Purchasers in the Nation
November 1, 2010 - EPA Recognizes Top Green Power Purchasers
October 20, 2010 - EPA Honors 18 Partners for Advancing Green Power Market
October 20, 2010 - EPA Recognizes BNY Mellon and Carnegie Mellon University as Leaders in Purchasing Green Power
August 30, 2010 - EPA Recognizes Connecticut as One of Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers
August 30, 2010 - EPA Recognizes Staples as One of Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers
August 11, 2010 - State of Illinois, Chicago Public Schools and Harris Make List of Top Purchasers of Green Power
August 6, 2010 - San Francisco Bay Area Municipalities Get Thumbs up from the Federal Government for Fighting Climate Change
August 2, 2010 - D.C. Makes Top 20 List of Local Government Green Power Purchasers
August 2, 2010 - EPA Announces Nation's Top 50 Green Power Organizations
April 28, 2010 - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Partners with EPA to Fight Climate Change
April 28, 2010 - Whole Foods Market Partners with EPA to Fight Climate Change
April 19, 2010 - 54 Universities Compete in EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 19, 2010 - University of Central Oklahoma Receives Green Power Partnership Individual Conference Champion Award
April 19, 2010 - University of Colorado at Boulder tops Big 12 schools in Green Power usage
April 19, 2010 - University of Denver tops Sun Belt Conference schools in Green Power usage
April 19, 2010 - University of Utah tops Mountain West schools in Green Power usage
February 1, 2010 - Ohio State U. Among Top Purchasers of Green Power
January 25, 2010 - Green Power Usage Edged Higher in 2009 among EPA Partners
January 25, 2010 - Intel Gets EPA Thumbs Up for Green Energy Use
January 25, 2010 - Lake Travis ISD Makes List of Top Green Power Purchasers
January 25, 2010 - Seattle Printing Company Gets Green Thumbs Up from EPA
January 25, 2010 - Top U.S. Renewable Electricity Purchaser Intel Fighting Climate Change, Increasing Green Power
October 29, 2009 - Two Connecticut Schools Recognized by EPA for Green Power Purchases
October 28, 2009 - EPA Recognizes 17 Green Power Partners for Leadership
October 27, 2009 - DC School Tops List Using the Greenest Power
October 27, 2009 - Four Maryland Schools Using the Greenest Power
October 27, 2009 - U.S. EPA Names Two Northern California Schools as Top 20 Green Powered
October 26, 2009 - Ensworth School in Nashville, TN named to EPA Top 20 K-12 Schools Purchasing Most Green Power
October 26, 2009 - EPA Names Top 20 Green Powered Schools
October 26, 2009 - Pine Crest Preparatory School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL named to EPA Top 20 K-12 Schools Purchasing Most Green Power
October 26, 2009 - Spirit Lake, Iowa, Community School District on National List of Top 20 K-12 Schools Purchasing the Most Green Power
September 30, 2009 - U.S. EPA Names Top California Organizations Running on Their Own Green Power
September 15, 2009 - Portland Small Business Recognized by EPA for Its Green Power Efforts
September 14, 2009 - EPA Honors 17 Green Power Partners for Fighting Climate Change
September 14, 2009 - EPA to Recognize the Beaulieu Commercial in Adairsville, GA as a Green Power Partner for Leadership
July 27, 2009 - EPA Names University of Iowa as a Top 20 Organization Running on its Own Green Power
July 27, 2009 - New York County and New Jersey Company Make EPA's List of Top Green Power Users
July 18, 2009 - EPA Names Top 20 Organizations Running on Their Own Green Power
May 6, 2009 - New England Colleges and Universities Recognized in EPA Green Power Challenge
April 27, 2009 - EPA Unveils Top 50 U.S. Green Power Purchasers
April 27, 2009 - Intel Corporation, U.C. Santa Cruz, Santa Clara University winners in U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership
April 22, 2009 - Oregon State University Gets National Recognition for Green Energy Push at Pac-10 Conference
April 22, 2009 - Penn State Celebrates Earth Day by Pushing its Green Commitment Higher
April 22, 2009 - Washington Universities Get National Recognition for Green Energy Push at Athletic Events
April 21, 2009 - Oberlin College beats North Coast Athletic Conference rivals in EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 20, 2009 - Catholic and American University Teaching 'Green' by Example - Two D.C. Universities Win EPA's Green Power Challenge
April 20, 2009 - Duquesne University Teaching 'Green' by Example - Winner of EPA's 2008-2009 Green Power Challenge
April 20, 2009 - EPA Recognizes Colleges and Universities in the Green Power Challenge
April 20, 2009 - Penn State Teaching 'Green' by Example - Winner of EPA's 2008-2009 Green Power Challenge
April 20, 2009 - St. Mary's College of Md. Teaching 'Green' by Example - Winner of EPA's 2008-2009 Green Power Challenge
April 20, 2009 - University of Pennsylvania Teaching 'Green' - Winner of EPA's 2008-2009 Green Power Challenge
March 12, 2009 - EPA Recognizes Connecticut as One of Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers
March 6, 2009 - EPA Recognizes Staples as One of Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers
February 9, 2009 - EPA's Illinois Green Power Partners Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
February 3, 2009 - EPA's Wisconsin Green Power Partners Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
October 28, 2008 - Norwalk Company Charged Up as Part of "Green Power" Program
October 27, 2008 - Bellingham, Washington and Oregon State University are 2008 Green Power Leadership Award Winners
October 27, 2008 - Boulder's WhiteWave Foods a Green Power Leader
October 27, 2008 - Growing the Green Power Market: Sixteen Organizations Flex Their Green Muscles
October 27, 2008 - Park City's Powdr Resorts Cited as a Green Power Leader
October 27, 2008 - The Phillies, University of Pennsylvania and ING Recognized as Top National Green Energy Leaders
October 27, 2008 - U.S. EPA Awards Northern California Family Farm Green Power Leadership Award
October 27, 2008 - U.S. EPA Awards Two Silicon Valley Companies Green Power Partner of the Year
April 30, 2008 - Philadelphia Phillies Knock It out of the Park with Green Power
April 29, 2008 - Colby College and Southern New Hampshire University Among Top 10 in EPA's Green Power Championship
April 29, 2008 - University of Central Oklahoma Takes Top Green Power Honors
April 28, 2008 - Northwest Colleges and Universities Have a Bright Idea: Green Power
April 28, 2008 - College & Universities Take Top Honors in EPA Green Power Challenge
February 11, 2008 - New England Fortune 500 Companies Recognized for Green Power Purchases
January 30, 2008 - Dallas, Houston Make List of Top Green Power Purchasers
January 29, 2008 - Five Midwest corporations make EPA'S Fortune 500 Green Power Challenge list
January 28, 2008 -
53 Fortune 500 Corporations Surpass EPA Green Power Goals
Intel
Corporation Leads Nation as New No. 1 Purchaser
January 28, 2008 -
Administrator Stephen Johnson on EPA's Fortune 500 Partners
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November 19, 2007 - EPA Recognizes Connecticut as One of Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers
October 25, 2007 - Two New England-Based Companies Recognized For Going Green with Ease
October 22, 2007 - EPA Recognizes Green Power Purchasing Leaders
July 30, 2007 -
EPA Recognizes Top 25 Green Power Purchasers
PepsiCo Bottlers Join List
April 30, 2007 - EPA Recognizes Largest-Ever Corporate Green Power Purchase
April 19, 2007 - EPA: Bellingham is Washington's First Green Power Community
April 18, 2007 - Ivy League Conference Takes Top Spot in 2006-2007 Green Power Challenge
January 29, 2007 - Private Sector Tops Green Power List
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