Excess Defined? One Boston Christmas light display ...
"But, when you see the smiles on the kids ... every penny is worth it."
But, he's hoping to cut into those costs. Now, he isn't planning to go energy efficient, with LED lights.
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Improving learning: Greening Schools, the real payoff
At the brand-new T.C. Williams High in Alexandria, a modern "green" school, students say the environmentally friendly design has led to a serious lifestyle change: They can't doze in class anymore because sunlight pours in from practically every angle.
Going green means more attentive students ... at least, fewer students napping.
This one of those benefits from Going Green, being more environmentally and energy sensitive (aware) when building, that many don't realize.
Putting aside all the environmental benefits (real benefits), being Energy Smart, Environmentally Smart is, well, simply being smart.
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Action call: Renewable Power Standards and the Senate
Oh ... boring ... the snores have begun ...
No
Actually
CRITICAL to moving toward a prosperous and sustainable energy future.
Take two minutes ... just 2 minutes ... to write your Senators to urge them to support a minimum of a 15 percent RPS by 2020 ...
Confused, follow over the fold to learn more about RPS and why they matter.
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If all counties were Arlington ... we'd be Energy Smart ...
Arlington County, Virginia , in sight of the US Capitol and home of Arlington Cemetary and The Pentagon, is one of those communities.
Paul Ferguson, the County Board Chairman, announced his objectives with his inaugral speech, with the key section:
My special focus this year is on the environment.
Let's take a quick look at that focus and how it is going.
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Building Energy Efficiency ... Clinton Climate Initiative initiative ...
As per Energize America's Energy Smart Communities concept (but, to be honest, $billions ahead of EA2020), this initiative will make real progress in terms of reducing energy use while, at the same time, creating a greater capacity for energy efficiency in the private sector around the globe. Notably, the CGI claims that this program will double the annual investment in building energy efficiency globally.
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Energizing America: The E2 Solution Path -- The energy speech for the next President ...
What follows is part of the concepts that the next President should embrace ...
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