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RightLightsEnergyProgram-providespublicly-fundedlightingupgradesand <br /> freeexpertassistancetosmalltomediumsizedbusinessestohelplowerenergybillsand <br /> boostcashfundedbyCaliforniaratepayersundertheauspicesoftheCalifornia <br /> PublicUtilitiesCommission. <br />SmartRinseEnergyProgram?Forrestaurants&largekitchens,replacesdish <br /> pre-rinsesprayerswithafree,new,high-velocitysprayvalve;fundedby <br /> CaliforniaratepayersundertheauspicesoftheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission. <br />?Asuccessfulpartnershipofenvironmentalagencies,utilitiesandorganizations <br />thatassist,recognizeandpromotebusinessesandgovernmentagenciesthatvolunteerto <br />operateinamoreenvironmentallyresponsibleway.Tobe?green,?participantsmust <br />beincompliancewithallregulationsandmeetprogramstandardsforconservingresources, <br />preventingpollutionandminimizingwaste.Weoffermotivatedbusinessesandagenciesaneasy- <br />to-useframeworkforimprovingenvironmentalperformance.? <br />http://www.montereybaygreenbusiness.org/ <br />SustainableQualityAlliance:a501(c)3runbyTheCenterforSustainableBusinessPractices, <br />NetworkingandEducation,co-sponsoredbyareaChambersofCommerce,theAmerican <br />SocietyforQuality,theSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter,CountyofSantaCruzand <br />AssociationofMontereyBayAreaGovernments.http://www.ecoquality.com/sqa/ <br />AvolunteercitizenscommitteeappointedbytheCityCouncil?Toadviseonissuesthatrelate <br />tosustainabledevelopment.OurroleinthecommunityistopromotethePrinciplesand <br />ObjectivesofSustainableDevelopmentandtoadviseandassistCityHallstaffandCityCouncil <br />membersontheseissues.Wedothisbyorganizingconferencesandworkshops,submitting <br />positionpaperstoCouncilandproducingvideos.? <br />http://cms.burlington.ca/English/Sustainable-Development-Committee.html <br />?TheVermontBusinessEnvironmentalPartnershipisavoluntary,environmentalassistanceand <br />businessrecognitionprogramofferedbytheEnvironmentalAssistanceoftheVermont <br />DepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationandtheVermontSmallBusinessDevelopment <br />Center.ThePartnershipjoinseffortsofthepublicandprivatesectorstoachieveenvironmental <br />andeconomicgoalssimultaneously.ThegoalsofthePartnershiparetoachievegreater <br />environmentalandeconomicperformanceandtopromotepublicrecognitionofenvironmental <br />excellence.FundingfortheinitiativewasmadepossiblebyagrantfromtheU.S.EPA.? <br />http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/ead/vbep/list.htm <br />EnactedbythestateofVermont,aentitywasincorporatedtosupportthestart-upand <br />expansionofsmallbusinessesandmicro-businesssectorsinpartbyproviding: <br />Increasedresourcestofundexistingprogramsforthestart-upandexpansion <br />A) <br />ofsmallbusinesses,includingrevolvingloanprograms,peerlendingprograms, <br />technicalassistanceprogramsandmarketingprograms. <br /> <br />