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With the passage of Georgia’s Constitutional Amendment 4 on November 2, 2010, the State of Georgia took a major step forward for energy efficiency in state facilities via Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC).   Georgia taxpayers and citizens will see the following potential benefits:

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Natural Body Spa and Shop was recently named the recipient of the 2010 Stevie Award for Women in Business' ‘Environmental Stewardship Program of the Year.’  The Stevie Awards selection committee, comprised of business advisors and entrepreneurs, based their decision on Natural Body Spa’s significant and innovative organization of environmental resources and stewardship. 

By Wayne Robertson of Energy Ace and featured in the AIA Georgia Design Awards magazine.

Energy Ace, Inc., is a full-service sustainability consulting firm specializing in green building, energy conservation, and environmental stewardship.  When it came time to move to new space, the Energy Ace group felt we should “practice what we preach” and develop the greenest office space we could and do it in a way that would exemplify our slogan “Green Made SimpleTM.”

There are more than 650,000 Web pages about LEED and the LEED certification process, according to Google. Many days, you probably feel like you have to comb through them all for the advice you're looking for.

The House approved a new economic stimulus bill that could lead to thousands of dollars in "Cash for Caulkers" rebates for homeowners who renovate their homes with better insulation and energy-saving windows and doors.

The South Carolina Energy Office has received $1.7 million in stimulus funds to provide energy audits and assessments for public, non-profit and private, for-profit entities, helping them identify ways to operate with greater energy efficiency.

Georgia Power Co. proposed a $615 million rate increase Thursday that would hike monthly rates for the average business by 7.7 percent to 10.3 percent

As more consumers focus on “green” packaging as part of their purchasing decisions, food and beverage companies continue to work on sustainable packaging centered on using less materials and increasing the amount of recycled content.