NOLA Businesses Get Wise

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New Orleans, LA (October 16, 2012) -- As part of the continuing effort to promote energy efficiency, the City of New Orleans announced today that the NOLA Wise initiative will expand to include commercial services and loan program designed to help local businesses make energy-saving improvements. NOLA Wise, a partnership between the City, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Program and Global Green USA, helps individuals make their property more comfortable and efficient through services such as a professional and thorough energy assessment, quality work from vetted contractors and access to incentives and loans to pay for the retrofit.

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MAYOR LANDRIEU LAUNCHES NOLA WISE, AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE FOR HOMEOWNERS

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu launched a program dedicated to helping homeowners improve the energy efficiency of their homes, another step in the burgeoning green movement in New Orleans. NOLA Wise provides comprehensive services for residents of New Orleans to help them save energy and money. The program will also create jobs for local contractors and help train workers in green retrofitting.

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GLOBAL GREEN USA APPLAUDS MABUS’ PLAN TO SUPPORT NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY IN THE GULF URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GO FURTHER TO CREATE INDEPENDENT REGIONAL FOUNDATION

September 28, 2010 - New Orleans, LA - Global Green is encouraged at the report issued today by the Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus setting up a task force chaired by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and recommending that Congress establish a permanent Gulf Coast Recovery Council.

We are particularly pleased to see some of our ideas for creating an independent non-profit Gulf Coast Fund included in the report.  Since the catastropic spill began in April, Global Green has called for the creation of an independent $2.5 billion Gulf Coast Clean Energy and Healthy Communities Foundation to support the non-profit community to restore the Gulf and invest in the sustainable development of the region.

However, the recommendations do not go far enough - the Federal Government needs to have the regional foundation funded out of settlement dollars, making the foundation independent of private sector interests, in particular the oil industry. Further, we believe the Administration needs to act on their own to the greatest extent possible, and not leave the foundation and other needs to support the rebirth of the Gulf Coast as the center of healthy communities and clean energy to the private sector and/or Congress.

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Statement in Response to President’ Obama’s Remarks From Matt Petersen, President and CEO of Global Green USA

“Indeed New Orleans is blossoming again, thanks to so many amazing social entrepreneurial leaders across the the great city. The job has not been easy.  Much like President Francis as he pledged to reopen Xavier University within months after Hurricane Katrina, many people thought I was crazy to think we could help rebuild New Orleans to be a green city in the years after the storm,” said Matt Petersen, President and CEO of Global Green USA. “Remarkably, we have made significant progress on all fronts we pledged to accomplish:

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