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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
CNT is working with American Water Works Association, the Alliance for Water Efficiency, and the Great Lakes Commission to survey the water-loss control policies of a select number of utilities within the eight Great Lakes. The information will be used to help shape our Water Service Innovation work, which is focused on performance-based investment in water services and infrastructure.
Preliminary research demonstrates a lack of regulation and accountability regarding water-loss control and its associated, subsequent economic and social costs. Gaining a better understanding of how the Great Lakes states are handling this issue is critical for the long-term protection and stewardship of this important natural resource.
CNT will use data from the utility survey to help inform a forthcoming publication that highlights the cost to society of not appropriately investing in our water services. Although nationally relevant, the survey will be based on research undertaken primarily within the Great Lakes states. Following this publication, the Water program plans to work with a select number of utilities to make voluntary improvements in water-loss control.
To get your community involved in this area of work, or to find out more about it, please contact Harriet Festing, hfesting@cnt.org.
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Curious about the Energy Savers program? Listen to CNT Energy’s Peter Ludwig explain how it works and what the benefits are on Tuesday, July 26, at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CDT. Register here for free.
Energy Savers is a one-stop shop for apartment building owners in the Chicago region to obtain technical assistance and financing for energy efficiency retrofits to their buildings. To date, the program helps building owners save an average of 30 percent on their utility bills, equaling roughly $10,000 per year. Energy Savers has completed retrofit work in more than 6,000 units and created 75 jobs. CNT Energy is an affiliate of CNT.
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
The launch of CNT’s new Housing + Transportation Affordability Index website has lead to news stories from Boston to Seattle and from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Austin. On Monday, NPR did a story on what it costs to commute in the D.C. area. CNT talked to individuals across the country who live in compact transit-rich neighborhoods about why they choose to live there.
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Good news for transit riders and advocates: CTA “Doomsday” has been averted through the Illinois Legislature’s $530 million plan to cover the CTA’s operating expenses. Just what do you need to know about this bill now as it stands right now?
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
The entire Northeastern Illinois region took a hit when the Illinois House failed to pass SB 572, a comprehensive transit funding and reform bill, which would have restructured the governance system for transit in Northeastern Illinois as well as guaranteed a long-term source of funding for transit. The bill would also have prevented CTA and Pace’s “doomsday” scenarios from coming into effect on September 16.
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Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Less than a day after voters strongly turned down whether to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with another tunnel or an elevated highway, the Mayor and Governor met and ‘called a truce’. It was clear that the implications of the vote could not be overlooked and despite each option having political backing of both leaders, voters determined that neither is desirable for their city’s future.
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
CNT’s Natural Resources work gains a new tool and a new face this week. We introduced our Green Solutions pocket guide, “Water: From Trouble to Treasure”, yesterday at the Illinois River Coordinating Council meeting. Visit our website later in the week to learn more about this guide to affordable and accomplishable “green infrastructure” solutions.
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Monday, October 23rd, 2006
We just got word that the Community Energy Cooperative’s Energy Smart-Pricing Plan is a recipient of a 2006 Chicago Innovation Award. The awards were given to ten groups that over the last year have displayed outstanding innovation in products and services that not only inspire and educate others, but solve unmet consumer needs. The ESPP was selected amongst over 225 applicants.
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Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
We were ecstatic when I-GO Sales and Marketing Associate, Melissa Haeffner, emailed CNT staff with the subject heading, “200th I-GO member signed up today!”
Since its 2002 startup, I-GO has been steadily acquiring new members each month. And July marks the first time in their history to have 200 members sign up in just one month. I-GO is also quickly traveling the road to signing up its 3000th member.
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
The domain name for CNT’s AirHead website is now airhead.cnt.org. Please update your bookmarks.
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