Policy and Advocacy – Page 26

Partnering for Faithful Stewardship

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Interfaith Power & Light's The Rev. Sally Bingham

The Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) Campaign is a religious response to global warming and we are excited about our new partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council. We reach almost every faith tradition, and look for common ground – things all faiths can agree on. That’s not always so easy, but we do agree that saving energy saves money. And most people, no matter how wealthy or poor, whether Christian, Jew or Muslim, enjoy saving money. Do most people see saving energy as a matter of faith? Not necessarily.

August 2, 2013

The West Region market briefs and state snapshots

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1 Aug 2013

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The individuals at the core of USGBC’s chapter network represent the tremendous potential of a volunteer-driven organization. To leverage the intellectual capital that this community offers, an organization must be horizontally integrated, open and transparent, and it must also encourage the expression of creativity. The USGBC regions were created to help support and grow these fundamental concepts.

August 1, 2013

Mapping green buildings across the US: Where are they appearing, and why?

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29 Jul 2013

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Photo Credit:xmatt via Flicker Creative Commons

One of the duties of my summer internship at USGBC includes tracking green building policies around the world. While this task is far too big to wrap up in mere months, I am beginning to recognize trends in different regions of the world. Two recent articles caught my attention, as they each offer interesting insights and provide supporting evidence for green building policy trends.

July 29, 2013

Environmental organizations link arms to protect Shaheen-Portman bill from poison pill amendments

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26 Jul 2013

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Contact your senators today and tell them to vote “NO” on any anti-LEED amendments and “YES” on Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s amendment to S. 761, the Shaheen-Portman Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act.

July 26, 2013

The South Central region market briefs and state snapshots

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22 Jul 2013

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The USGBC South Central Regional Committee (SCRC) encompasses a vast and diverse climatological, biological and geographical area stretching across four states: Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and part of New Mexico. It’s a big place, especially when one realizes that Texas is as large as France.

July 22, 2013

New laws and leadership cultivate green building in the Southwest

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19 Jul 2013

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There’s something happening in those dry Southwestern mountains. It seems to be billowing outward from the ponderosa pines, carried by the roadrunner into the fields of Indian paintbrush and down into the mighty Colorado River. Thanks to the prolific outreach efforts of USGBC’s green building community, the benefits of healthy, efficient and low-impact buildings are on the mind, and lawmakers are taking action.

Here’s some recent highlights from 2013:

July 19, 2013

Not waiting around: New York state seizes green building opportunity

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18 Jul 2013

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Have you ever thought about what Billy Joel meant by “A New York State of Mind”? Sometimes I think he meant not sitting around and waiting for others to act — like Ithaca, Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson, Buffalo and New York City have done this spring to advance green building in their communities. I suspect that these are only a few of thousands of examples of our cities taking on green goals and not waiting for state or federal action.

July 18, 2013

Wind, Other Renewables Make Gains in U.S.

Cost declines and policy initiatives drive consumption of coal down.

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July 18, 2013

The Pacific Region market briefs and state snapshots

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10 Jul 2013

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The Pacific Region is home to some of the most sought-after natural and built environments in the United States. It includes the states of California and Hawaii, covering more than 162,000 square miles. Nine local USGBC chapters in distinct areas throughout the region are providing significant “boots on the ground” support to USGBC’s strategic initiatives and promoting the benefits of green buildings.

July 10, 2013