Article: Carbon cutters win state praise 20 entities exceed reduction goal

AUGUSTA - State officials recognized 20 Maine companies and institutions Monday for taking steps to shrink their "carbon footprints" and reduce energy consumption.

In 2001, the governors of the New England states joined their counterparts in eastern Canada in committing to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 10 percent from 1990 levels by decade's end.

As part of that initiative, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection launched a voluntary program - known as the Governor's Carbon Challenge - encouraging businesses to pledge to work toward the 10 percent goal.

On Monday, representatives of the DEP and Gov. John Baldacci's administration gave out 20 awards to participating ...

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