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Cincinnati’s largest public institutions have teamed up with Duke Energy to collectively improve green practices and address climate change commitments. Due to the scale of these participating institutions, measurable improvements in environmental performance could have a substantial impact in Greater Cincinnati.

Hamilton County, the City of Cincinnati, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and Duke Energy Ohio have formed the Green Partnership for Greater Cincinnati (GPGC), a new collaboration to share best practices and encourage the adoption and implementation of environmentally friendly policies by the partners.  The Green Partnership was launched on June 30, 2008 in front of the solar panels at Eden Park Drive.  At that event, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory, Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune, UC President Nancy Zimpher, CPS Superintendent Rosa Blackwell and Duke Energy Ohio President Sandra Meyer pledged to work together toward these goals.

Together the GPGC partners employ and educate tens of thousands of people, operate thousands of buildings and motor vehicles, and manage tens of thousands of acres of land. All five institutions already engage in a broad range of environmental programs, and each institution has specific expertise and resources in such areas as education, energy efficiency and recycling. By sharing epertise and working together, the partners can do more better and faster to lead Greater Cincinnati towards sustainability.

The GPGC gratefully acknowledges the support of the Duke Energy Foundation and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which provided seed funding for the partnership’s work.