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nytimes.com - 4/11/2009
'Green' Banks Sprout From Ruins Of Economic Crisis
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NEW YORK -- As dozens of banks caught up in the collapse of the housing market are struggling to stay alive, one team of finance professionals is moving boldly in the other direction.NEWNEW YO
The building energy efficiency fraud
theenergycollective.com - 4/8/2009
The building energy efficiency fraud
— theenergycollective.com — The super energy efficient Federal Building in San Francisco Showing us how energy efficiency works. Buiilding energy... use represents about 40% of the energy used in the United States. Self proclaimed energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins tells us, that by improving building design and ... (more) The building energy efficiency fraud

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Green Building : Jetson Green:  Green Banks, Energy Star Homes, LEED Sprawl, + Using Urban Alleys

Switchboard, from NRDC:  Philadelphia’s e3bank boldly forges a green path to investment and customer service

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Green Banks, Energy Star Homes, LEED Sprawl, + Using Urban Alleys
Green Building : Jetson Green — Five ways to build affordable, Energy Star houses. Does sustainability trump historic value? Sprawl collides with LEED Platinum certification. Green banks sprout from the ruins of the economic crisis. Baseball stadiums take a swing at energy efficiency. Hundreds of federal buildings will be greener. Cities are cleaning and greening urban alleys. Moving beyond Sustainability 101. Follow @jetsongreen ...

Philadelphia’s e3bank boldly forges a green path to investment and customer service
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... .  Nathanial Gronewold writes in The New York Times that "e3bank joins a small but growing number of green banking centers sprouting as credit markets normalize. Just as the government is stepping in with the fiscal stimulus package with provisions designed to encourage consumers and businesses to go green, the banking industry is launching green incentives of its own." ...

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