[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 49 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
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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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