Yesterday, the White House released a new infographic (fittingly titled “The Facts on Gas Prices”) that handily and eye-catchingly explains the current economic and environmental situation surrounding oil production and gas prices, from within the Obama administration. White House design team be praised; the thing is clear and concise in its language, the images are [...]
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8 Dec
Two Updates in Building Betterment
Earlier in the summer, The Green Mien covered the President’s Better Buildings Initiative (BBI), highlighting a recently published independent study that lauded the Initiative as a major American jobs creator. Driving the Initiative is a vision of a “clean energy economy” supported in large part by an energy efficient infrastructure. The President intends to hit [...]
2 Mar
Republicans Chip Away at “Green the Capitol” Initiative
In 2007, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi directed the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House to develop a “Green the Capitol Initiative” that would “demonstrate leadership to the nation by providing an environmentally responsible and healthy working environment for employees.” The Final Report submitted by the CAO shortly after the directive detailed the [...]
