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By Cheryl Kaften

Cheryl Kaften is an accomplished communicator who has written for consumer and corporate audiences. She has worked extensively for MasterCard Worldwide, Philip Morris USA (Altria), and KPMG, and has consulted for Estee Lauder and the Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers. In addition, her byline has appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, and she has produced a syndicated radio series, “The Best of America with Dick Van Patten.” Most recently, she has been Chief Communications Officer for the Katerva Awards. In this position, she was responsible for external and internal communications for a global organization, that recognizes leaders in the field of sustainability (innovators who want to save the planet).
 

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09/24/2013 Dying for a Breath of Fresh Air
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09/24/2013 University of Cyprus Establishes BPL Competence Centre for Smart Metering
09/24/2013 New Metrics Help Farmers Take Sustainability Measures
09/23/2013 Nodes Get the Nod from Utilities, with $3.3B Market Expected by 2018
09/20/2013 Americans Refuse to Swallow a Diluted Update of the Clean Water Act
09/20/2013 EPA's Proposed Restrictions on New Power Plant Emissions Spark Controversy
09/20/2013 IKEA Picks Up Steam in Its Environmental Efforts
09/19/2013 Czech Utility Implements Situational Intelligence to 'See' and Safeguard Grid
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09/19/2013 Boston Selects Schneider Electric as 'Smart City' Partner
09/18/2013 Pollution Solution: New Invention Documents 'Dirtiest' Cars on the Road
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09/14/2013 GreenTech Week in Review
09/13/2013 For Buyers of Production Homes, Solar Is the New Stainless Steel
09/13/2013 Environmentalists Fault EIA for Low-Balling Renewable Energy Projections
09/11/2013 Makers of Mowers and Blowers Refuel Controversy Over EPA Ethanol Standards
09/11/2013 Best and the Brightest at UC-Riverside Create New Tool to Keep the Lights On
09/11/2013 Navigant Study: Next Big Push for Utilities Will Be Distribution Automation
09/10/2013 New York Banks on a Clean, Green Economy
09/10/2013 U.S. Grid Automation Study: Distribution Management Systems Are the Next Step
09/09/2013 DNV KEMA Designates Asian Center of Excellence for Smart Grid
09/09/2013 Workforce Grows Along with Smart Grid in Northern Illinois
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09/03/2013 Lifeline and Apple 'Juice' Data Centers with Solar
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08/31/2013 GreenTech Week in Review
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08/30/2013 DOE Plunges $16M into Wave and Tidal Energy
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08/29/2013 NJ Transit Disaster-Proofs with Largest Ever Civilian Microgrid
08/28/2013 A Net-Zero Smart Home Debuts in Utah
08/28/2013 A Higher Standard: Wi-SUN Offers ECHONET-Lite Version 2.0 Smart Home Spec
08/27/2013 PPL Smart Grid Demo Project Improves Service Reliability by 38 Percent
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08/26/2013 IHS Study: For Solvents, It's Not Easy Being Green
08/26/2013 Light Pollution Activists Strive for the Darkest Hour to Be Just Before the Dawn
08/24/2013 Green Technology Week in Review
08/23/2013 Tennessee Valley Authority Kicks Off Community Solar Initiative
08/22/2013 Soule Hydro Proposes Transmission Line from Alaska to Canada
08/22/2013 Worldwatch Institute: Policy Support for Renewable Energy is on the Rise
08/21/2013 Ameren Illinois Offers Inventors of Smart Devices a Live Grid Test Facility
08/21/2013 Panda Power Funds Plans 859 MW Combined-Cycle Plant in DC Metro Area
08/21/2013 Where Building Benchmarking is Required, Ecova Offers to Do the Job
08/20/2013 Hold Your Water: AT&T and EDF Team to Save US Firms 28 Billion Gallons
08/20/2013 O&R to Provide Big Apple Commuter Towns with Smarter Grid
08/19/2013 Bloom Energy Offers Leasing Program with Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08/17/2013 GreenTech Week in Review
08/16/2013 Ecobee Joins Network of Southern California Edison Smart Thermostat Providers
08/16/2013 Study: Low Cost is Top Factor in Consumer Choice of Texas Electric Retailers
08/15/2013 White House Generating More Than Controversy: Solar Panels Are Reinstalled
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08/12/2013 White House Report: 'Harden' Electric Grid to Endure Natural Disasters
08/12/2013 Sacramento Utility 'Takes the Long View' of Smart Grid with Analytics Software
08/12/2013 Turning the Tide: Lagoon Plan in Wales Harnesses the Power of the Sea
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08/08/2013 Western Utilities Say 'Smart Inverters' Would Mitigate Solar System Intermittency
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