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(green) BY CARIN HALL Green Goes Nationwide The business climate The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce aims to change the way America does business. in America is starting to see some major changes as more and more companies are beginning to understand the important correlation between the economy and the environment. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues to fight climate change policies that inhibit innovation, sustainability, and regulating harmful carbon emissions. Frustrated by these policies, major companies such as Apple, Microsoft, PG&E and Nike – to name a few – have even left the agency outright, while a huge proportion of American businesses remain excluded completely. But with a burgeoning green sector sweeping the nation, the need for a new kind of chamber of commerce has become more apparent now than ever. That’s where the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce comes in. Founded a few months ago as more of a complement to – rather than a replacement of – the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the new organization bases its core values and motivations on sustainability. Working to embrace change rather than oppose it, the organization advocates for the kind of policies that will allow businesses to continue to operate more efficiently and reduce their carbon footprint. While the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pursues lawsuits against the EPA for insisting on greenhouse gas regulations, the U.S. Green Chamber can be The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce will advocate for businesses looking to operate more efficiently while lowering their carbon footprint. 12 (energy + infrastructure) winter/spring 2011 

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Energy & Infrastructure - Winter/Spring 2011
Editor’s Page
Contents
Infrastructure Needs
Financing HSR
Nationwide Green
Unstable Scenario
News
Natural Solution
CARIBBEAN/PACIFIC ISLAND REGIONAL FOCUS
The National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.
Guam Power Authority
Jamaica Public Service
Belize Electricity Ltd.
Wärtsilä in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico
Port of Houston Authority
Oklahoma City Public Works – Project 180
Oak Creek Energy
Tres Amigas LLC
Northwest Territories Power Corp.
American Bituminous Power Partners
Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department
Environmental Dynamics
Paducah Power System
Last Look

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