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Facilities management updates, insights, strategies & best practices

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How Tornadoes Produced Changes in Disaster Recovery Plan


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NFL Stadiums at Risk of Climate Change

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Philadelphia School District Addresses Air Conditioning Issues

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New York Invests $100 Million in Capitol Decarbonization Project

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U.S. Clean Energy Efforts Hinge on Presidential Election

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What the New SEC Climate Regulations Mean for Facility Managers

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New York Plan Targets Infrastructure, Community Resilience

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Federal Facilities Get $104 Million for Energy Efficiency

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Adapting to Climate Change: For Facilities, the Heat is On

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Is Interest in LEED Certification Declining?

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COP 28 Brings Climate Deal, But Not Everyone Happy

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U.S. Emissions Projected to Fall by 3% in 2023

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Biggest Challenges Facing Sustainable and Healthy Buildings

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The Future of Green Building and Wellness

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How to Convert a Commercial Office Building to Net-Zero Energy

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Cutting Operational Costs through All-Electric, High Performance Buildings

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Lowering Solar Prices Boosting Net-Zero Efforts

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The 4 Stages of Emergency Preparedness

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California Building Codes Emphasize Reducing Embodied Carbons

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What Steps Should Facility Managers Take to Decarbonize?

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Denver Ranks No. 1 as Most Climate Resilient City in U.S.

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Nashville Testing Street Coating to Combat Urban Heat 

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Climate Change Demands Healthier Buildings

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Inflation Reduction Act: One Year Later

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How to Take a LEED Role in Building Green

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Are Downtown Chicago Buildings Sinking?

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What You Need to Know about Building Performance Standards

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New York City Slowly Sinking as Sea Level Rises

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What You Need to Know about Flood Insurance

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Rising Ocean Levels Placing Coastal Communities, Buildings at Risk

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Climate Change Contributes to Modest Rise in Home Runs

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How Concrete Becomes Climate Friendly

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New Data Show Ozone Layer Continues to Heal

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Don't Overlook Water Consumption in Climate Change Discussion

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White House Climate Initiative Targets Net-Zero Emissions

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COP27 Fails to Produce Significant Climate Agreement

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Denver Invests $26 Million in Community Solar Gardens

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How Sustainable Initiatives are Changing Grounds Management at University of Michigan

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Senate Approves Climate Treaty with Bipartisan Support

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Evaluate Real Facility Change During Zero Emissions Day

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What Is the Real Cost of a Ton of Carbon?

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Renewable Energy Helps Build Healthy Communities

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Regenerative Buildings Represent the Future of Facilities

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Chicago Signs $422 Million Deal for Solar Power

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Software Created to Help Managers Track Carbon-Cutting Materials

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Facilities Industry Groups Hail Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

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Research Team Explores Idea of Solar Windows

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Climate Change Increasing Storm Surge in Hurricanes 

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How LEED Tackles Climate Change

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Using Digital Technology to Reduce Physical Climate Risks

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Climate Action Increasing as World Heats Up

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What You Need to Know About Building Performance Standards

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Using Digital Technology to Reduce Physical Climate Risks

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Honolulu Passes Energy Benchmarking Ordinance

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US Ranks Low in Green Future Index

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Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Utilities Expected to Still Steer from Coal

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How to Protect Facilities from Losses Due to Wildfires

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Are You Measuring Your Organization’s Scope 3 Emissions?

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Storage Woes: Museums Facing Many Challenges

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As Climate Change Accelerates, So Must Resilience

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How to Move Toward All-Electric Buildings

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Smart Energy: What Is Your Facility's Climate Contribution?

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Fighting Climate Change with Geothermal Energy from Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells

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Can “Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom” Save the World?

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Climate Action Plan

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Electric Vehicles Get Boost from Federal Government

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President Biden Touts Climate Change Mitigation in State of the Union

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President Biden Orders Carbon Neutral Federal Government by 2050

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Smithsonian Museums Threatened by Climate Change

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GSA Plan Addresses Climate Change Impact on Facilities

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President Biden Sets Aggressive Solar Goal: 50 Percent by 2050

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3 High-Rise Building Strategies to Improve Resilience

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IPCC Report Paints Grim Climate Change Picture

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Are Chicago Buildings Sinking Into Lake Michigan?

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Schools Bearing Brunt of Climate Change’s Impact

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6 Net Zero Energy Buildings FAQs

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How Building Performance Standards Are Addressing Climate Change

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How to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Facilities

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3 Small Changes Lead to Big Gains in Climate Fight

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Paper Offers Advice to Biden Administration on Tackling Climate Change

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Certifications and Standards Offer a Roadmap for Building Resilience

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Alternative Refrigerants: What Can Facility Managers Do?

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell as Global Temperature Rose in 2020

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How LEED Can Accomplish Both Climate and Resilience Goals

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A Warming World Needs Cool Roofing

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Beginning a New Chapter

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San Francisco Facility Will Be Raised 10 Feet to Avoid Rising Sea Levels

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In New York City, Tough Rules Target Emissions from Large Buildings

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Microsoft Pledges to Offset All Its Emissions Since 1975

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Disruptive Forces Promise to Transform Facilities

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Climate Neutral: New Certification Helps Recognize Net Zero Carbon Companies

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NYC Law Aims to Cut Building Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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A Modest Proposal: What If We Air Condition the Outdoors?

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How Can Buildings Make Healthier, Happier Occupants?

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Engineers Design System to Cool Buildings Without Electricity

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University Whips Up Resilient Grounds Management Practice

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Climate Change: The Impact on Facilities and Communities

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Climate Change: Buildings Must Lead on Tackling Emissions Reductions

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It's Time to Catch Up to Climate Change Science

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Trump Organization Could Owe Millions in Climate Fines

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Can Air Conditioners Help Save the World?

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D.C. City-Wide Plan Addresses Flooding and Other Threats

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Green New Deal Aims To Reduce Energy Use and Costs

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Combat Climate Change

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U.S. Carbon Emissions Rose in 2018

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Solar Costs Less Than Coal, Natural Gas: Report

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Progress Has Been Made on Climate Change, But More Is Needed

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In the Year 2020: Emissions Reduction Goal Deadline Approaches

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Communication Critical To Carbon Inventorying

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Facility Managers Making Swift Progress on Energy Efficiency

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Greenhouse Gas Inventory: How FMs Should Help

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New Tools Help Optimize Building-Grid Interaction, Tackle Climate Change

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Can We Fix Climate Change by 2030?

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California To Go Carbon-Free by 2045

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How Buildings Are Tackling Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions

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Facilities on the Front Lines: Buildings Tackle Climate Change

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What are the Bottom-Line Benefits from Climate Action?

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Trump Administration Proposal Would Relax Methane Rule

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Building Resilience and Climate Change

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Climate Change Intensifying Urban Heat Islands

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July 2018 Sets Temperature Records. What Now?

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3 Benefits of Cool Roofs

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LEED v4.1 Continues Focus on Sustainable Operations, Building Performance

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Climate Change Challenge: Bloomberg To Spotlight Key Cities

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Company Joins Fight Against Climate Change

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Understanding the Next Stages of Sustainability in K-12 Schools

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Global Weirding: Wreaking Havoc On FM

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Climate Change, Resilience, and Positive Feedback Loops

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Facility Manager Action Item: Climate Change

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How Can Resilience Be Part of Standard Facilities Operating Procedure?

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Environmental Issues Top the List of Global Risks

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3 Ways Sustainability Complements Building Resilience

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Ten Key Steps to Resilience Planning for Buildings

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Climate Change Drives Need For Resilient Facilities

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High-Performance Issues Link Building Resilience and Sustainability

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US Carbon Emissions Declining

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Will EPAct Deductions Be Extended?

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Is Energy/Climate Legislation Still Possible?

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New and Established Automation Companies Offer Energy Options

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Financial Disclosures Attributed to Climate Change the Focus of New Standard

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A Mixed Bag of Bills Addresses Environment, Cap and Trade

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The Roles of EPA and DOE in Environmental Legislation

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From Local to Global, Climate Change Legislation is Gaining Ground

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How Cap and Trade Regulations Work and Who May Be Affected

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Preparing for Cap and Trade and its Impact on Energy Costs

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New Report Examines Cost Of Delaying Action on Climate Change in California

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Green Building News: Climate Change Economics, LEED AP Credentials And McKinsey & Company

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Climate Change And The Economy: Why Warnings of Economic Doom Are Overblown

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Studies Show Global Companies Still Failing to Report Strategies and Potential Impacts From Climate Change

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Obama Focuses on Energy Efficiency

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Cap And Trade Challenges

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How Buildings Can Prepare For Cap And Trade

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Obama's Green Promises

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Climate Change Resources

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Who's Obama's Environmental Team?

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Northeast Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auction Raises $106.5 Million

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Majority of Americans Want Action on Climate to Rebuild U.S. Economy, Poll Finds

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Obama, McCain Support Limits on Greenhouse Gases

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Some Companies Taking Action to Cut Greenhouse Emissions

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Uphill Battle? Defeat of Cap and Trade Shows a Fight is Still Coming Over Greenhouse Gases

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EPA Releases Guide For Climate Change Programs

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Growing Energy Use Drives Up Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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Environmental Risk Management Gaining Corporate Visibility, But Uncertainties Raise Planning Challenges

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Climate Change Legislation Will Create Surge in Energy Efficiency Programs, Report Says

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Los Angeles Mandates LEED For New Buildings

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Ecosystem Degradation Will Affect the Future Business Climate

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Climate Change Driving Electric Industry Evolution

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NREL Pledges to Cut Carbon Footprint, by 75 Percent

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UN Countries Agree to Work on Post-Kyoto Climate Change Agreement

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California Requires Emissions Reporting in 2008

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Is The Climate Right For A Commitment?

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Report Finds U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Falling

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Midwestern Governors Address Regional Energy Security and Global Warming

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Climate Change Likely to Complicate Energy Future

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Climate Survey Report Analyzes Fortune 500 Climate Change Response

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Coalition Calls for Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure

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Mayors Meet to Discuss Infrastructure Problems, Climate Change

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Public Unware That Buildings are a Major Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Survey Shows

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New Minnesota Legislation Will Slash Greenhouse Emissions, Boost Renewable Energy

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ASHRAE To Support Clinton Climate Initiative

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Now Is The Time To Act on Climate Change Says New Report

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Reducing Carbon Emissions from Buildings Could be Positive for Economy, Report Finds

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Federal Government Should Spend More on Green Building Research, Report Says

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Buildings Can Play a Key Role in Combating Climate Change

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Major Companies Call for Governments to Address Climate Change

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Edison Electric Institute Unveils New Principles on Global Climate Change Policy

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Take Action on Global Warming

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Major U.S. Companies Not Forthcoming About Climate Change Risk

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California Moves to Invest in Clean Power Sources

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Wind Power Sensible Option to Fight Climate Change, Association Says

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