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Out With the Red Pen, in With the Green
House passes bill to green up schools |
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05 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:47 PM on 05 Jun 2008 The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would put more than $20 billion over the next five years toward improving energy efficiency in schools. Democrats say the modestly named 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act would save school districts billions in energy costs. In addition, said Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.) ... |
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| Topics: education, energy efficiency, legislation, news, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Grist gets results
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David Roberts |
25 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| When I interviewed Richard Louv -- author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder -- back in 2006, he jokingly said, "If we were really interested in education reform we'd have a 'No Child Left Inside' movement." Well lookee here: John Sarbanes (D-Md.) has just introduced the No Child Left Inside Act of 2007. (via GreenOptions) |
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| Topics: education, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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