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What’s better about a brand new year than top 10 lists?
Category: Policy and Advocacy
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Across Nation, Green Buildings at Forefront of Government Environmental Agendas
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Government leadership is the catalyst for creating a better built environment. By embracing LEED-based policies, or establishing energy efficiency goals for public buildings, governments provide pathways for the private sector to follow.
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Engage, Inform, Establish, Repeat: New Policy Brief Highlights Advocates’ Established Feedback Loops
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Every day, green building professionals are on the forefront of designing and building a better world. Invariably, I see how their good work spills over into the policy arena. I work with advocates across the country to make sure their expert voice is heard by policymakers, and that we’re all working together to put forth the best policies to propel the green building industry.
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Exemplifying Energy Management: Meeting Massive Goals
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Building Resilience: 6 Lessons from Superstorm Sandy
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Superstorm Sandy forced many people to abandon the homes, offices, schools, churches and stores in their communities for extended periods of time to seek refuge. This extreme event placed a heavy burden on those affected and was a test of how well these buildings were designed and operated. The results were mixed.
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President Sends Consumers, Taxpayers a Stocking Stuffer by Signing Energy Efficiency Bill
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On Tuesday, President Obama signed into law H.R. 6582, the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act. The bill garnered broad support: a 398-2 vote in the House of Representatives and a unanimous consent vote in the Senate.
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A STRONG Act for a Stronger America
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Most pieces of legislation start with a series of customary “findings.” But the findings section of the Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground (STRONG) Act of 2012 reads like a biblical warning.
It points out that:
• There have been 130 separate billion-dollar-plus disasters in the U.S. in the past 30 years (14 in 2011 alone). -
Senator Inouye’s Legacy Calls for Continued Commitment to the Environment
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Advancing research on undersea alternative energy sources, promoting renewable energy generation, supporting habitat conservation and the protection of endangered species and vulnerable ecosystems—this is just a short list of some of the seminal environmental efforts and policies that Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s supported over his 58 years of distinguished public service. All of us from Hawaii and all across the nation are deeply saddened by his passing yesterday.
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Senate Committee Hears Recommendations on Future of Efficiency Tax Incentives
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As Congress and the White House continue to negotiate over long-term revenue and spending items, the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure held a hearing Dec. 12 to survey stakeholder feedback on current energy efficiency tax deductions and credits and what changes could improve the tax code in this area.
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Energy Department Eyes Offshore Wind
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced seven offshore wind awards for projects in Maine, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.