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Greenbuild

The Guy in the Green Tie

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Of all those speakers during the opening plenary session, I’m not sure I can pick out one who was clearly more compelling than the others. They all brought some amazing insights to the table.

What’s more, I’m writing this as the session is playing out in real time, so someone may still knock my socks off (and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, clearly a maverick in every sense of the word, currently has me on the edge of my seat, wondering what he’s going to say next).

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Greenbuild

The Guy in the Green Tie

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Of all those speakers during the opening plenary session, I’m not sure I can pick out one who was clearly more compelling than the others. They all brought some amazing insights to the table.

What’s more, I’m writing this as the session is playing out in real time, so someone may still knock my socks off (and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, clearly a maverick in every sense of the word, currently has me on the edge of my seat, wondering what he’s going to say next).

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Greenbuild

One Bite at a Time

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It’s Greenbuild 2012 and the Moscone Center in San Francisco is teeming with people who clearly got the memo about sustainability. And even though thousands here have seen the light and understand what we’re doing is essential to the long-term health of the planet, not to mention our children and theirs, I realize there are many more out there who remain in the dark.

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Greenbuild

One Bite at a Time

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It’s Greenbuild 2012 and the Moscone Center in San Francisco is teeming with people who clearly got the memo about sustainability. And even though thousands here have seen the light and understand what we’re doing is essential to the long-term health of the planet, not to mention our children and theirs, I realize there are many more out there who remain in the dark.

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Greenbuild

One Bite at a Time

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It’s Greenbuild 2012 and the Moscone Center in San Francisco is teeming with people who clearly got the memo about sustainability. And even though thousands here have seen the light and understand what we’re doing is essential to the long-term health of the planet, not to mention our children and theirs, I realize there are many more out there who remain in the dark.

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USGBC & STAR Communities Celebrate Release of Rating System for Sustainable Communities at GREENBUILD 2012

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Partnership to Develop STAR Community Rating System™ Commenced Five Years Ago in Chicago

San Francisco, CA (November 14, 2012) – Today STAR Communities is announcing that more than 30 North American cities and counties will be engaged in a year-long pilot to evaluate and test the first national rating system for community sustainability. In 2007, at GREENBUILD in Chicago, the seed was planted to develop the STAR Community Rating System, and five years later, the system has been released and participating communities announced.

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Greenbuild

USGBC & STAR Communities Celebrate Release of Rating System for Sustainable Communities at GREENBUILD 2012

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Partnership to Develop STAR Community Rating System™ Commenced Five Years Ago in Chicago

San Francisco, CA (November 14, 2012) – Today STAR Communities is announcing that more than 30 North American cities and counties will be engaged in a year-long pilot to evaluate and test the first national rating system for community sustainability. In 2007, at GREENBUILD in Chicago, the seed was planted to develop the STAR Community Rating System, and five years later, the system has been released and participating communities announced.

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Greenbuild

USGBC & STAR Communities Celebrate Release of Rating System for Sustainable Communities at GREENBUILD 2012

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Partnership to Develop STAR Community Rating System™ Commenced Five Years Ago in Chicago

San Francisco, CA (November 14, 2012) – Today STAR Communities is announcing that more than 30 North American cities and counties will be engaged in a year-long pilot to evaluate and test the first national rating system for community sustainability. In 2007, at GREENBUILD in Chicago, the seed was planted to develop the STAR Community Rating System, and five years later, the system has been released and participating communities announced.

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Voters Strongly Support Accelerated Action on Smart Infrastructure, Clean Energy Investments

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Poll: Polluters should pay for their role in climate change, invest in jobs that can’t be outsourced

SAN FRANCISCO (November 14, 2012) – On the day that California launches its cap and trade program, a new poll of voters in California, Oregon and Washington shows strong support for maintaining and expanding efforts across the region to account for the costs of climate pollution and invest in clean energy sources by ensuring polluters pay when they contribute to climate change.

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Voters Strongly Support Accelerated Action on Smart Infrastructure, Clean Energy Investments

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Poll: Polluters should pay for their role in climate change, invest in jobs that can’t be outsourced

SAN FRANCISCO (November 14, 2012) – On the day that California launches its cap and trade program, a new poll of voters in California, Oregon and Washington shows strong support for maintaining and expanding efforts across the region to account for the costs of climate pollution and invest in clean energy sources by ensuring polluters pay when they contribute to climate change.

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