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Green Buildings and The Obama Effect
jetsongreen.com - 1/23/2009
Green Buildings and The Obama Effect
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[ Video - 2:19 ] Noted green building expert Jerry Yudelson explains how the Obama administration will impact green buildings. In short, according to Mr. Yudelson, the Obama administration will make green buildings a permanent part of the economic, cultural, and financial landscape.  ...
guardian.co.uk - 1/18/2009
President 'has four years to save Earth'
— guardian.co.uk — Guardian: Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment of... Nasa scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week warned only urgent action by the new president could halt the devastating climate change ... (more) President 'has four years to save Earth'

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greenbuildingsNYC.com - 1/23/2009
LEED Goes to School: Considering Green Design in the Architecture Classroom
— greenbuildingsNYC.com — "I’m tickled that this is taking like firestorm!" Having devoted his career to green design, Azizan Aziz,... a senior research architect at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture, has watched with great interest as ... (more) LEED Goes to School: Considering Green Design in the ...

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Obama Cabinet
salon.com - 1/26/2009
Obama Cabinet
— salon.com — Jan. 26, 2009 | The greatest task of the Obama administration -- and the next 10 presidents... -- is to avoid catastrophic global warming. The latest science warns that the unstable West Antarctic ice sheet has been warming significantly since the 1950s, ... (more) Obama Cabinet

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INHABITAT — We believe in the ability of design to impact change and encourage people to make this world greener, but we also understand that change is achieved through a society working together. So this week we are thinking about the power of policy and science: Treehugger wonders why no secretary of the environment, Mr. President? Jetson Green says green buildings will benefit from the Obama administration. Pruned reflects on ...

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The Alternative Consumer — ... ) is sponsoring the tenth annual GreenBuilt Tour in New Mexico which will take place May 16 and 17, 2009.  Over the years, homes in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos and environs have been featured.  The GreenBuilt Tour will feature homes certified under Build Green New Mexico or the LEED for Homes rating system. Green Building and The Obama Effect - jetsongreen

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