Energy Bill Balancing Energy Production and Water Efficiency Advances

Click Here!Congress acted on a comprehensive energy bill last week as the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced legislation.  The legislation highlights the nexus between water resources and energy production and begins to integrate decision-making related to both resources.  Learn more here.

AWE Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife

The Alliance for Water Efficiency urged Congress to ramp up the funding for WaterSense, the federal government’s three-year-old program to promote and label more water efficient appliances and plumbing products.  Learn more here.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Signed by President Obama

The Act signed by President Obama allocates $6 billion for local clean and drinking water infrastructure improvements.  For more information on taking action to seek stimulus funding for your water efficiency projects, click here.

AWE Advises Obama's Transition Team on Investment in Water Efficiency

barack obamaThe Alliance for Water Efficiency advised President-Elect Barack Obama’s transition team about the employment potential and economic benefits of broad investments in water efficiency.  AWE has prepared a position paper titled, “Transforming Water: Water Efficiency as Stimulus and Long-Term Investment”.  The intent of the paper is to show that water efficiency programs yield jobs, water savings and other economic benefits and will be a cost-effective investment to consider for the stimulus package. It has been reported that this document is already being used to help inform future national policy.  Learn more here

AWE Charter Sponsor Profile - EnviroMedia Social Marketing

Enviromedia_logo_smEnviroMedia Social Marketing creates behavior-changing PR and advertising campaigns through research, creative, production, interactive, experiential marketing and media relations. In the arena of water conservation and efficiency, they created the Water IQ campaign, a state of Texas water awareness education program.  Learn more about AWE Charter Sponsor EnviroMedia Social Marketing here.