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Article: EPA Administrator Launches New Energy Star Rating Tool For Hospitals, Honors First Hospitals To Earn Energy Star Label
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- November 15, 2001
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- EPA Administrator Christie
Whitman today officially launched the newest ENERGY STAR energy
performance rating tool -- this one for hospitals. Whitman made the
announcement during a trip to Chicago where she promoted the
benefits of the ENERGY STAR program as a tool to save money, energy
and the environment.
With the expansion of the ENERGY STAR program, hospitals will for
the first time be able to benchmark their energy performance against
others on a nationwide scale of 1-to-100. Whitman also
congratulated the first hospitals to earn the ENERGY STAR label:
-- St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y.
-- Naval Medical Center of San Diego, Calif.
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