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The U.S., despite its technological prowess, might be falling behind other nations.
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A Ceres roundtable on energy efficiency retrofits resulted in three types of recommendations for spurring movement.
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The president will make a high-profile speech on Thursday night that is expected to focus entirely on job creation. Here are several easy building energy-efficiency programs that will create significant economic growth and employment.
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With the debt ceiling negotiations bringing all eyes to bear on the $3.5 trillion federal budget, it's prime time to look at how a measly $12 million investment can boost building energy efficiency for years to come.
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Controversial budget-related in legislation in Wisconsin, criticized for the restrictions it would place on collective bargaining rights of state and local employees, could also have a broad ripple effect on investment in commercial real estate and green properties.
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Over the past two weeks, the Obama Administration has unveiled policy proposals affecting green real estate that have left me cheering in one case and gravely concerned in another.
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Green real estate has gone mainstream but finding financing for it -- as with conventional property and projects -- can be challenging. The Urban Land Institute Conference offered strategies for pursuing scarce dollars in a tight economy.
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Should the federal government have a role in developing green product standards? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to hear from you on subject and will accept public comment until October 17.
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If the details of the SEC's charges against Goldman Sachs made your eyes glaze over, I'm here to explain them in clear (well, clearer) English -- and venture an opinion or two on the implications for real estate finance, including green and energy efficient properties.
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As a recently-minted author, I now understand you can never receive enough publicity for your new book. I've resolved to do my part to promote other new books on the sustainable real estate front. Here, then, are some recommendations for insightful green reading.
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The General Services Administration, the U.S. government's facilities manager, is among the first federal agencies to disseminate green stimulus dollars for the real estate sector. Leanne Tobias takes a look at the GSA's ambitious $5.55 billion green facilities initiative.
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One of the few sustainable things that have come out of Washington in the past week is Michelle Obama's garden. The new First Lady has dedicated 1,100 square feet on the South Lawn of the White House to grow organic vegetables and fruits, including arugula, other greens, berries and herbs. I give Michelle's garden an enthusiastic two thumbs up. 'Unfortunately,' writes Leanne Tobias, 'I'm not nearly as pleased this week about Michelle's husband.'
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Are sustainable buildings immune from the economic downturn? Of course not. But participants at Infocast's Green Building Finance and Investment Forum found green properties better positioned to weather the storm than conventional properties.
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The stimulus bill was passed by Congress and will be signed after the President's Day holiday. Is it perfect? Nothing of this magnitude and complexity could be, writes Leanne Tobias, but it is a step in the right direction.
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Leanne Tobias' blogs favoring a green stimulus package have provoked some readers to call for more savings and less spending as better strategy for recovery. Though she disagrees with that prescription for the U.S. economy, it isn't far afield from advice that's guided her personal financial conduct.
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Comments on Leanne Tobias' recent column suggest that the $825 billion Obama stimulus plan is an uneconomic bailout, and that more accountability is needed to administer federal spending programs. She agrees with the latter proposition and disputes the former. What we need accountability, she says, but stimulus does not equal bailout.
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Leanne Tobias give high marks to the crafters of the proposed stimulus package for devising a swift and sensible approach to injecting capital into the economy. The big question, she says, is whether the legislation delivers enough of a jolt. See her take on the proposal.
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As the 111th Congress gets under way this week, the key task will be developing a fast-track economic stimulus program — ideally one that emphasizes sustainability, says Leanne Tobias.
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Their CEOs' trips to the well brought GM and Chrysler $17.4 billion in credit from the U.S. government. The relief package saves the firms from falling into the abyss for now, but is hardly a kiss on the cheek, says Leanne Tobias, who points out the checks, balances and green points of the deal.
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What would you do to jumpstart the economy? Leanne Tobias looks at some of the green ideas including one from an investment manager and entrepreneur who proposes what he calls "Renew America Bonds."
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Seemingly chastened, Big Three execs return to Capitol Hill to discuss an auto industry bailout — and get another frosty reception. Leanne Tobias lays out a green strategy to break the ice and move forward.