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Environmental Strategies

• Small Business Innovation Research Program (EPA)

For additional support, see IFAC’s Good Practice Checklist for Small Business (environmental management on page 20) and the Sustainability Framework 2.0.

Related Government Information Sources:

• Maine Department of Environmental Protection
• US Environmental Protection Agency

Information Portals (from related government agencies)

• Energy Saver (US. Department of Energy)
• Energy Star (EPA, DOE)
• Efficiency Maine
• EnergyGuide (FTC)

Find Maine energy supplies and pricing data from US Energy Information Administration (EIA) State Profile.

Find energy professional in your area at Residential Energy Services Network

How to Guides and Webinars

• ENERGY STAR for small business
• The ENERGY STAR Action Workbook for Small Business
• Focus on Energy – Small  Businesses
• Business Energy Efficiency Case Studies (Efficiency Maine)
• Green Technologies that Can Cut Your Costs (and Boost Profitability (SCORE Guide)
• Energy Efficiency Upgrades (Department of Energy)

Green Business & Sustainable Business Practices

• EPA Regulations by Industrial Sector (EPA)
• Green Business: Sources of Information (Library of Congress)
• Sustainable Success: Laying the Groundwork for the Future (SCORE Webinar)

• EPA's Small Business Innovation (SBIR) Program
• Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency

Contact Us

Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
fogler.mbstl@maine.edu
Reference Desk: 207-581-1673