Category: Policy and Advocacy
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Energy efficiency legislation delayed indefinitely
Category:Current NewsPublished on:25 Sep 2013Feature image:
After two weeks of deliberation, the Senate couldn’t advance this important bipartisan bill.
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Malcolm Lewis IMPACT! Award – Reclaim + Remake
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Thanks in part to its dedicated volunteers who contributed 500,000 hours to the green building movement in 2012 alone, the USGBC community continues to advance a healthier, more sustainable and prosperous built environment in communities across the globe. The Malcolm Lewis IMPACT! Award, a prestigious annual award, recognizes a high-impact, volunteer driven project or initiative that supports USGBC’s mission. 2013 nominations are open through Oct.
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Video spotlight: USGBC staff on the Day of Service, part III
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In the final installment of of the Green Apple Day of Service Spotlight, I got a chance to speak with Cindy Thompson about a service project she is heading up this year, taking advantage of the resources her mother can help her access as the school’s principal.
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“We have a movement” — Mayor Kevin Johnson calls on policymakers to forge more resilient nation
Category:EventPublished on:23 Sep 2013Feature image:
Mayor Kevin Johnson of Sacramento, Calif., delivered a major national address last Friday at the National Press Club, outlining a blueprint for local leaders to join together and implement solutions to build a more resilient America.
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Senator Harkin calls on GAO for new survey on the condition of America’s schools
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When we released the Center for Green Schools’ 2013 State of Our Schools Report, we had one objective in mind: to rally the community around the call to Congress to commission a comprehensive survey by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the condition of the nation’s school facilities – a study that hasn’t been done in a whopping 18 years.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson Outlines Blueprint for Advancing Resiliency in America at USGBC National Leadership Speaker Series
Category:Press ReleasePublished on:23 Sep 2013Feature image:
Sacramento Mayor calls on fellow mayors and county leaders across the country to join the Resilient Communities for America campaign
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Video spotlight: USGBC staff on the Day of Service, part II
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In this second installment of the Green Apple Day of Service Spotlight, members of the Center for Green Schools at USGBC team took some time out of their busy schedules to tell me a bit about the different projects they have teamed up to coordinate.
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Video: USGBC staff on the Day of Service, part I
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With the second annual Green Apple Day of Service fast approaching, it’s a great time to find out what kinds of projects volunteers are undertaking as part of the global effort to make all schools a healthy, sustainable, and a comfortable environment for the students and staff that walk through school doors on a daily basis.
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Meet USGBC: Christina Kuo
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What’s your name and position at USGBC?
Christina Kuo, State and Local Campaign Manager.
How long have you been at USGBC?
Just two months!
What’s your hometown?
West Bloomfield, Michigan. I’ve lived in Taiwan and England as well – but I like to say that I’m mostly from Michigan.Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
Former President Bill Clinton.