Month: January 2012
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Administration Highlights Support for Electric Vehicles
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has traveled to Detroit, MI, this week to highlight the Obama Administration’s support for the American automobile industry and the role investing in innovation will play in keeping U.S. workers and companies competitive. More…
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The Promise of the Green Economy: Strengthening the Economy While Protecting the Environment
Maggie ComstockAssociate, PolicyU.S. Green Building Council The author of an article posted yesterday on CNN couldn’t be further embedded in the spin zone he arguably says he’s trying to debunk. In his opening line, the author, Steve Hargreaves, wr…
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Decorative Fountain Linked to Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
A 2010 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative fountain in a hospital lobby, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of…