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REPORT: 16 Million Employees Could Receive Nondiscrimination Protections From Executive Order

 

thinkprogress.orgAs the White House considers issuing an executive order prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity by federal contractors, the Williams Institute are out with a new report showing that 11 to 16 million additional employees would gain protections

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From Ken Hughes:
“Energy consumption from buildings will increase by 14 percent from 2005 to 2030, the EIA said, down from the 44 percent spike it predicted seven years ago. Architecture 2030 says it amounts to eliminating the electricity output from 490 500-megawatt coal-fired plants over the same 25-year period.

“The new projections mean Americans will save an additional $3.7 trillion on energy...See More

Greening of Building Sector on Track to Deliver Trillions in Savings by 2030 | InsideClimate News

 

insideclimatenews.orgArchitecture 2030, a building sector research and advocacy group, issued a report last week asserting that the greening of the U.S. building sector is on track to deliver far more energy savings than government officials predicted only a handful of years ago

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Where do you think green building will head? As energy cost raise so does interest in solar, or does it>

Green Building Megatrends for 2012 - Green Building, Green Design - Builder Magazine

 

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Dubbed "the godfather of green," Jerry Yudelson discusses 10 trends bound for growth in the months ahead.