In a new report on the clean-energy efforts of 10 chambers of commerce throughout the nation, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce is described as a powerhouse in terms of its recruitment of clean-tech companies.

The report, introduced May 15 by Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy, examined chambers of commerce that are attracting, supporting and diversifying their local economies with projects involving clean energy and energy efficiency.

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Salt Lake City residents know that during a bad day in January the muck in the air can be so bad, it’s almost like you can’t breathe.

So, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce put a plan into action that recognizes area businesses that help clean up the putrid smog.

The chamber was recognized as one of 10 in the U.S. by the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy for creating initiatives that help drive business development. The list of chambers are profiled in a new report, Local Chambers as Change Agents: Creating Economic Vitality through Clean Energy and Innovation, released Tuesday night.

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Around the country, a network of chambers of commerce is helping businesses reduce their energy use, and according to a new report, Cleveland’s approach leads the pack. Ideastream’s Michelle Kanu reports.

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The Council of Smaller Enterprises, or COSE, has been a resource to Ohio smaller businesses for years on issues such as affordable insurance for employees.

Now COSE, which is the small business arm of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, has been identified by a national chamber of commerce group as a leader in helping small companies use energy efficiency to save money — and in the process helping local economic development.

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When you think of the strongest advocates for clean energy or clean air, your mind may not jump right to businesses. But it should. According to a new report issued today by the Chambers of Innovation and Clean Energy, local chambers of commerce are showing leadership around the country on clean energy innovation.

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Local chambers of commerce are taking first steps to promote clean energy and energy efficiency projects, according to a report out today from the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy, a network of local chambers focused on clean energy. The report touts several success stories, including a North Carolina initiative that coordinated shipping routes and saved thousands of gallons of fuel, a Massachusetts plan to partner businesses with a clean energy solutions firm and a Chicago chamber that pushed for smart-grid legislation in Illinois.

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Cleveland’s chamber of commerce is ready to launch an unusual program to help businesses get loans for energy efficiency retrofits. In Salt Lake City, the local chamber is promoting “clean air” to reduce gasoline use.

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You don’t see Apple Inc. employees speaking at very many events, other than their own product launches.

So hearing from Apple’s Energy Manager at Friday’s SVLG Sustainability Summit was an event conspicuous by its lonesomeness.

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Broadband and telecommunications company Verizon Communications Inc. will be investing $100 million in solar and fuel cell energy projects for its facilities.

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