With the release yesterday of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) sustainability scorecards for federal agencies and departments, the public got its first progress report on federal agency efforts to cut emissions.
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Members of Congress Weigh In On Green Schools
Earlier this week, Representatives Jim Matheson (UT-2) and Ben Chandler (KY-6), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Green Schools Caucus, shared a letter with their colleagues in support of green schools. Representative Matheson noted, “As we debate the bud…
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Federal Shutdown Looming: Government Efficiency Continues to be Whipping Boy in House Budget Debate
With negotiations between the House and Senate failing to reach a breakthrough over a six-month spending bill for the rest of fiscal year 2011 (FY11), Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) have rel…
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Final Budget Deal is Still Thin on Important Funding for Green Building
Late last week, in an effort to avoid the first shutdown of the federal government in 16 years, the Obama administration and Congress agreed on a framework to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year 2011 (FY11). The broader details of the l…
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The Next Leadership Challenge: Advancing the Resiliency Agenda
The tragedy and sorrow associated with the recent disaster in Japan and the pattern of disasters that have occurred over the past few years in the Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Indonesia and other countries around the world dramatically underscores the import…
Score One for the Green Guys
In a scene we hope to see replicated in city council meeting rooms across the country, the Lakewood, Colo. City Council gave unanimous approval last month for the Lamar Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD) station project.
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Biofuel Nanoparticle Enhancement
A new study published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy shows that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and combustion of biofuel. These nano-enhanced biofuels also come with the added benefit of prod…
Defending LEED
Jason F. McLennan
Chief Executive Officer
Cascadia Green Building Council
This article by Jason F. McLennan was originally printed in the Spring ’11 issue of Trim Tab, Cascadia Green Building Council’s magazine for transformational people and design. View the full length article »
USGBC Testifies on Strategies to Increase Efficiency in the Federal Government and Promote the Better Buildings Initiative
Doug Gatlin, U.S. Green Building Council’s Vice President of LEED, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the how the General Services Administration (GSA) can eliminate waste, cut costs and improve environmental performa…
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A Plan to Green Every School in Illinois: LEED Task Force Report
The U.S. Green Building Council-Illinois Chapter held a reception this past week in Springfield, Ill. to mark the release of a comprehensive report identifying opportunities to green all schools in Illinois. The report was the result of more than two y…