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</title>      <link>http://www.dec.ny.gov/environmentdec/79867.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[A $30 million-grant program for communities and businesses in New York State recovering from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee is now accepting grant applications. The program consists of two components:

?Business Flood Recovery Grant Program - $21 million through the to be directed to eligible entities that sustained direct, flood-related damage
?Flood Mitigation Grant Program - $9 million through the to be used to support flood mitigation or flood control projects in waterways affected by the record-breaking storms
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The report also identifies four intervention strategies shared by the reviewed energy behavior projects: (1) setting the tone with strong support from upper management and good program branding; (2) building a team consisting of a stakeholder-oriented program committee and peer champions selected from building occupants; (3) employing communication tools including e-mail, Web sites, prompts, posters and public meetings; and (4) deploying key engagement techniques such as feedback, benign peer pressure, competition, rewards, and reference to appropriate social norms.]]></description>     <dc:date>2012-01-13T07:00:00-05:00</dc:date>   </item></rdf:RDF>
