Endorsers

1875 Connecticut Ave NW
Ste 1200
Washington, DC 20009-5715
USA

The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for the nation's public power utilities. Public power is a collection of more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities, serving over 40 million people or about 15 percent of the nation's electricity consumers. Public power utilities are operated by local governments to provide communities with reliable, responsive, not-for-profit electric service. Public power utilities are directly accountable to the people they serve through local elected or appointed officials.

2345 Grand Boulevard
Suite 700
Kansas City, MO 64108
USA

The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. Originally chartered in 1937, APWA is the largest and oldest organization of its kind in the world, with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, an office in Washington, D.C., and 67 chapters throughout North America. APWA provides a forum in which public works professionals can exchange ideas, improve professional competency, increase the performance of their agencies and companies, and bring important public works-related topics to public attention in local, state and federal arenas.

43 State Street
1
Montpelier, VT 05602
USA

523 W. 6th Street
Suite 428
Los Angeles, CA 90014
USA

225 Peachtree St N.E.
Suite 1430
Atlanta, GA 30303
USA

CIFAL Atlanta is the North American training arm of the United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR.) Its mission is to provide a platform for local government officials and civil society leaders to share best practices in support of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. CIFAL Atlanta organizes annual forums for local government officials to learn best practices in solid waste management and landfill gas energy projects.

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
EE-2L
Washington, DC 20585-0121
USA

14350 Solomons Island Road-S
204B
Solomons, MD 20688
USA

141b Acharnon Street
Athens, Attika GR-10446
GREECE

1419 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
USA

The Home Builders Association of South Carolina represents it members' interests and provides help and information to its members.

436 14th Street
Suite 1520
Oakland, CA 94612
USA

777 North Capitol Street, N.E.
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002-4201
USA

ICMA is the professional and educational organization for chief appointed managers, administrators, and assistants in cities, towns, counties, and regional entities throughout the world. Since 1914, ICMA has provided technical and management assistance, training, and information resources to its members and the local government community. The management decisions made by ICMA's nearly 8,000 members affect more than 100 million individuals in thousands of communities--from small towns with populations of a few hundred to metropolitan areas serving several million. ICMA's mission is to create excellence in local government by developing and fostering professional local government management worldwide.

2260 Baseline Road
212
Boulder, CO 80302
USA

328 E. Lakeside Street
201
Madison, WI 53715
USA

P.O. Box 602
Columbia, MO 65205
USA

1411 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
USA

Formed in 1939, the Municipal Association of South Carolina represents and serves the state's 269 incorporated municipalities. The Association is dedicated to the principle of its founding members: to offer the services and programs that will give municipal officials the knowledge, experience, and tools for making the best possible public decisions in the complex world of municipal government.

25 Massachusetts Avenue
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
USA

The National Association of Counties (NACo) was created in 1935 when county officials wanted to have a strong voice in the nation's capital. NACo's membership totals more than 2,000 counties, representing over 80 percent of the nation's population. NACo is involved in a number of special projects that deal with such issues as the environment, sustainable communities, volunteerism and intergenerational studies. NACo understands the importance of strong public-private partnerships and is committed to assisting counties and businesses explore new, innovative ways of working together.

1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
USA

The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) is the non-profit, trade association that represents the interests of the North American waste services industry. NSWMA believes in promoting the management of waste in a manner that is environmentally responsible, efficient, profitable, and ethical while benefiting the public and protecting employees.

909 Capability Drive
Suite 2100
Raleigh, NC 27606
USA

NC GreenPower allows the citizens of North Carolina to choose their purchase level of renewable energy by providing a premium to renewable generators such as LFG for providing electricity to the utility grid. So far they are partnered with two landfills in NC and are looking to sign more up into the program.

2300 North Yellowstone
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
USA

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 700
P.O. Box 7219
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA

SWANA is a non-profit, educational organization serving individuals and communities responsible for the management and operation of municipal solid waste management systems. SWANA's mission is to advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound management of municipal solid waste in North America.

P.O. Box 8207
Columbia, SC 29202-8207
USA

The South Carolina Association of Counties, chartered on June 22, 1967, is the only organization dedicated to statewide representation and improvement of county government in SC. A non-partisan, non-profit organization with a full time staff in Columbia, it represents county governments -- not county employees. The SCAC's purposes include: promoting more efficient county governments; studying, discussing, and recommending improvements in government; and collecting, analyzing, and distributing information about county government.

P.O. Box 21827
Columbia, SC 29221
USA

The South Carolina Association of Realtors unites Boards and Associations of Realtors and individual members. One purpose of the Association is to advance the cultural development and the economic growth of the state of SC, to promote the general welfare of its homeowners, and to protect the private property rights of its citizens.

1201 Main Street
Suite 1810
Columbia, SC 29201
USA

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is SC's most prestigious and largest broad-based business trade association. Operating as a state-wide, non-partisan, non-profit organization, the South Carolina Chamber represents businesses, industries, professions and associations of all sizes and types. Founded in 1940, the Chamber serves as a forum for consensus building in order that business might be represented through a unified voice.

2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
USA

SWANA is a non-profit, educational organization serving individuals and communities responsible for the management and operation of municipal solid waste management systems. The South Carolina Palmetto Chapter of SWANA has made a firm commitment to the people who work in the solid waste profession. SWANA's mission is to advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound management of municipal solid waste in North America.

6220 Culebra Road
San Antonio, TX 78238
USA

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization. Through 11 technical divisions, the staff of more than 3,300 specializes in the creation and transfer of technology in engineering and the physical sciences, and offers multidisciplinary, problem-solving services to government and industrial clients. SwRI has a number of externally and internally funded programs in the areas of alternative energy supply and utilization, management of greenhouse gas sources, and environmental management in general.

P.O. Box 16469
Austin, TX 78761-6469
USA

401 Keith Avenue
Kilmarnock, VA 22482-9500
USA

Public Policy Institute, Western Carolina Univ
Belk 278
Cullowhee, NC 28723
USA