President Obama has just signed an Executive Order that compels the largest consumer of energy in the US economy to invest in energy efficiency improvements to get to huge reductions in energy use by 2020. Every Federal agency must measure, manage, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet specific targets by 2020. They have just 90 days to lay out a plan to meet these targets: 1. Use 30% less gas by 2020. Federal agencies buy 750,000 new vehicles every year. In normal times that’s almo
Plumbing is a basic and substantial part of every developed economy due to the need for clean water, and proper collection and transport of wastes. Plumbing also refers to a system of pipes and fixtures installed in a building for the distribution of potable water and the removal of waterborne wastes. Plumbing is crucial for every urban settlement as it helps to maintain the working of water supply systems in residential areas. Plumbing systems not just carry water to homes and offices, they are
h/t The People’s Cube Obamakin economic adviser Robert Reich has spilled the beans at his blog. “ When will the recovery begin? Never .” I’ll just let him speak for himself [emphasis added]: This economy can’t get back on track because the track we were on for years — featuring flat or declining median wages, mounting consumer debt, and widening insecurity, not to mention increasing carbon in the atmosphere — simply cannot be sustained. The X marks a brand new track — a new econo
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