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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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10 Tips for Submitting a Strong Greenbuild Education Session Proposal
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Last week, the chairs of our Greenbuild education committee and working groups hosted a webinar explaining what makes for a strong Greenbuild education session proposal. Here are some of the best tips from Tulane School of Architecture faculty member Tatiana Eck, Wight & Co. Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Lois Vitt Sale and Inspirit LLC Principal Annette Stelmack:
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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.
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Finding Common Ground on Green Schools in Paradise
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Last week, state legislators, educators and USGBC chapter members from Pennsylvania and the surrounding region gathered at the LEED Gold-certified Paradise Elementary School outside Lancaster for a summit to discuss the successes of the green schools movement and to share ways to promote healthy, high-performing schools in their local communities.
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Building Momentum
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During the COP18 Climate Change negotiations in Doha recently, Yeb Saño, a member of the Philippines Climate Change Commission, broke down while calling on negotiators to do more. With 500 people dead and 250,000 homeless from Typhoon Bopha, Saño implored: “If not us, then who? If not now, then when?”
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Small Communities Experience Big Benefits When Governments Commit to ‘Leadership with LEED’
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In my last blog post, I reported on a recent study that explores the amazing “spillover” effects of green public building policies in California. A prominent global economy in and of itself, California continues to provide a fertile test bed to see how a history of leadership on issues like green building policy lays the foundations for a transforming market.
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USGBC & Land Use Law Center at Pace Law School Announce Two Resources to Help Local Governments Create Sustainable Neighborhoods
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Dec. 7, 2012 (Washington, D.C. & White Plains, N.Y.) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Land Use Law Center at Pace Law School today announced two new free resources — the Technical Guidance Manual for Sustainable Neighborhoods and the Neighborhood Development Floating Zone — to help local governments leverage the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system as a sustainability tool.
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Designing a Post-2012 Climate Agreement in a LEED Building
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Doha – home to more than 70 percent of Qatar’s population, the 2022 World Cup games, and the 5th most LEED registered and certified projects outside the U.S. – is a fitting host city for the UN climate negotiations, also known as COP18.
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For Cities to Walk the Walk, National Governments Need to Pave the Way
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While consensus in the COP18 negotiations has yet to be reached, most can agree that national governments cannot be solely responsible for addressing climate change. Local governments, the private sector and individuals must each play a part in supporting and growing the green economy. However, one way national governments can easily step up to the plate is to remove policy barriers for subnational actions on climate change.