E.P.A. awards Chicago Green Healthcare Initiative $500,000 to reduce energy use by hospitals
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Category: AirType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Friday, March 5th, 2010
No. 10-OPA023
CHICAGO (March 4, 2010) - E.P.A. has chosen Chicago to gain a $500,000 federal grant to reduce energy use by hospitals as one of 20 Climate Showcase Communities nationwide. Chicago has partnered with Health Care Without Harm to create the Chicago Green Healthcare Initiative. According to Chicago's Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, energy use by hospitals and other buildings is one of the primary contributors to the city's greenhouse gas emissions. The funds will help the partnership enhance energy efficiency across the entire Chicago health care sector by five to 15 percent.
"Chicago's Green Healthcare Initiative is an innovative strategy to reduce greenhouse gases and cut energy bills for hospitals," said Cheryl Newton, E.P.A. regional air division director. "Taking action on climate change is one of EPA's top priorities. E.P.A. is pleased to support Chicago's efforts to fight climate change and help health care facilities throughout the city become carbon neutral."
The partnership will use E.P.A. funds to help 22 hospitals reduce energy use by five to ten percent and will provide educational assistance to a total of 111 hospitals to help enhance their energy efficiency. Typically, hospitals increase energy use one to three percent annually.
E.P.A. estimates that the amount of energy used by the U.S. health care sector contributes $600 million per year to healthcare costs through increased asthma and other respiratory diseases associated with air pollution.
The Climate Showcase Communities Grant Plan is administered by EPA's State and Local Climate and Energy Plan that provides technical assistance, tools and guidance to help state, local and tribal governments implement policies and programs to mitigate climate change.
A list of the 20 Climate Change Showcase Communities and profiles of each recipient is accessible at:
http://www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate/local/showcase.
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