Recent News & Events
Articles, Media & Events
2014
- 2014 Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council conference. December 3, 2014 at the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.
- Door County Climate Change Forum. June 7, 2014
- Educators Learning Some ‘Cool Choices’. River Falls Journal. May 8, 2014
- A Road Map for Wisconsin’s Climate and Energy Future. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters – Resilient Wisconsin Day. May 6, 2014
- Inpro Employees Have Fun Making “Cool Choices” for Environmental Sustainability That Generate Real Savings. Press Release. April 30, 2014
- West Liberty Foods hoping workers make Cool Choices. Iowa City Press Citizen. April 28, 2014
- WPPI Energy, member buildings earn ENERGY STAR awards. The Star. April 27, 2014
- West Liberty Foods implements program that has employee teams compete in sustainable living. Muscatine Journal. April 26, 2014
- Grand Chute, Outagamie County workers focus on energy conservation. Appleton Post-Crescent. April 23, 2014
- Outagamie Co., G.C. in energy challenge. WHBY Radio. April 22, 2014
- Video – Outagamie County employees embrace “Cool Choices” initiative. We are Green Bay Local 5 News. April 22, 2014
- West Liberty Foods participates in Cool Choices program. The National Provisioner. April 16, 2014
- West Liberty Foods partners with nonprofit Cool Choices. StoreBrands. April 15, 2014
- Earth Day business awards honor green products, moves to cut waste. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 9, 2014
- WI Sustainable Business Council and Cool Choices Spring/Earth Day Workshop and Business Sustainability Awards, 7:30 AM (Registration and Breakfast), 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM Programming. Potawatomi Casino, April 9, 2014
- Wisconsin buildings see boost in Energy Star rating. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 4, 2014
- Appleton ranks high in Energy Star buildings. Appleton Post-Crescent. April 3, 2014
- Making Cool Choices: A Fun Game with Serious Results. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy & Consortium for Energy Efficiency 2014 National Symposium on Market Transformation. Baltimore, MD. April 1, 2014
- Over 100 Greendale Middle School Students and Staff Make “Cool Choices” in Green & Healthy Schools Program. Greendale NOW. March 28, 2014
- Cool Choices: A Fun Approach to Behavior Change. UW-Madison Office of Sustainability Forum 2014. February 27, 2014
- The Climate Corner: Growing a Greener School. Peninsula Pulse. February 21, 2014
2013
- Video – Employee Engagement Panel. Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference. December 13, 2013
- From Participants to Kilowatt-Hours: An Impact Evaluation of a Game. Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference. November 20, 2013
- From Eco-Driving to Furnace Fan Operations: Sustainable Behaviors Real People Will Adopt. Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference. November 19, 2013
- Cool Choices: Case Study. Tools of Change. November 14, 2013
- Cool Choices: Discusses employee engagement and co-hosting the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council’s 6th Annual Conference. WisBusiness.com. November 7, 2013
- Eco-Service of the Year Winner! In Business Magazine. October 23, 2013
- Video – From Behavior Change Research to Program Design. Association of Energy Service Professionals Wisconsin Chapter Panel Discussion. October 10, 2013
- Sustainable business nonprofits announce strategic partnership. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Business Blogs: Plugged In. July 22, 2013
- Video – Barriers to Addressing Our Climate and Energy Challenges. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. May 9, 2013
- Green Gaming: Cool Choices inspires workers to make lasting eco-friendly changes. Insight. March 2013
- Understanding Climate Change (Or Not). Wisconsin People and Ideas Magazine. Winter 2013
2012
- Conference to highlight businesses’ move toward sustainability. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Business Blogs: Plugged In. December 4, 2012
- It’s Iterative: Using Evaluations to Create Stronger Games. Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference. November 13, 2012
- How Many Points for That? A Game-Based Approach to Environmental Sustainability. 2012 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. August 15, 2012
- Miron’s Sustainability Practice Set to Soar. ENRMidwest. July 23, 2012
- Vision 2020: Game-Changing Behavior. EcoBuilding Pulse: EcoHome. April 20, 2012
- 3 Ways IT Can Support Greener Behaviors. GreenBiz.com. March 20, 2012
- Video – Cool Choices – The Power of Games. Garrison Institute’s Climate, Mind & Behavior Initiative. March 7, 2012
2011
- Saving energy is all in fun for Neenah firm’s workers. Journal Sentinel. December 17, 2011
- Video – A Cool Approach to Climate Change Mitigation. Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference. December 2, 2011
- Wisconsin’s Miron Construction earns environmental honor. RE Journals.com. October 20, 2011
- Nominated by Cool Choices, Miron is the recipient of the 2011 Corporate Citizenship Award presented by the Corporate Report Wisconsin and Edgewood College for their outstanding efforts to engage employees in environmental sustainability. October 19, 2011
- Teachers Receive Sustainability Grant. Waunakee Tribune. Sept 28, 2011
- Climate Change and Sustainable Transportation Education in Wisconsin’s K-12 Schools. Interface. Fall 2011
- Cool Choices Takes on Climate Change Through Voluntary Action. Isthmus -The Daily Page. July 2011