Volume 159, No. 49 covering the 1st Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“RECOGNIZING TJ DiCAPRIO, RECIPIENT OF THE 2013 EPA CENTER FOR CORPORATE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AWARD” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E440 on April 12, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
RECOGNIZING TJ DiCAPRIO, RECIPIENT OF THE 2013 EPA CENTER FOR CORPORATE
CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AWARD
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HON. ADAM SMITH
of washington
in the house of representatives
Friday, April 12, 2013
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Tamara ``TJ'' DiCaprio, Senior Director of Environment Stability at Microsoft. She has been awarded the 2013 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership Award.
The EPA awarded TJ DiCaprio the 2013 Climate Change Individual Leadership Award for her extraordinary leadership in Microsoft's response to climate change. DiCaprio led the effort to establish Microsoft's recent commitment to carbon neutrality for its data centers, software development labs, offices, and employee air travel. A key component of this aggressive greenhouse gas reduction policy is an internal carbon fee, which provides an innovative approach to voluntary operational accountability and which is already helping to change behavior.
Internalizing the cost of pollution through financial measures offers greater incentives to reduce emissions while raising funds for efficiency and renewable energy projects, helping to advance measures to mitigate climate change.
DiCaprio was also responsible for leading Microsoft to achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent per unit of revenue from 2007 levels by 2012 through a series of efficiency initiatives and by purchasing renewable energy.
As a result of her vision and efforts, Microsoft purchased 1.1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power in 2012, making Microsoft the third largest purchaser of green power in the United States.
DiCaprio and Microsoft are tackling the challenge of climate change with practical, commonsense, and cost-saving solutions to improve efficiency and cut waste.
Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I recognize the work DiCaprio has done in the Pacific Northwest and for corporate leadership across the United States.
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