Green Wednesday 2007.1017

[ArchitectureWeek Editors]

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Echoing the Stern report, but in the U.S. context specifically, this 
seems to put it pretty succinctly:

	"The total economic cost of climate change in the United
	States will be major and nationwide in scope, but remains
	uncounted, unplanned for and largely hidden in public
	debate, says a new study from the University of Maryland."

Hidden Costs of Climate Change in US - ScienceDaily, 2007.1017
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071017085305.htm

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Colleges Strive for Long-Term Sustainability - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.1016
http://education.guardian.co.uk/further/story/0,,2192260,00.html

A Green Resort Is Planned to Preserve Ruins and Coastal Waters - New York Times, 2007.1016
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/science/16liby.html

A Carbon-Negative Fuel - World Changing (blog), 2007.1016
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007427.html

Climate Change Will Impact U.S. Economy - Mongabay, 2007.1016
http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1016-climate.html

Sustainability and Aesthetics in One Building? - San Francisco Chronicle, 2007.1016
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/16/DD5ESOSJ0.DTL

Lifecycle Building Challenge: Pavilion in the Park - Inhabitat (blog), 2007.1015
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/15/lifecycle-building-challenge-pavilion-in-the-park/

A Long Time Coming - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.1015
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/architecture/story/0,,2191380,00.html

Canada Not Listening to Leading Environmentalist - Boston Globe, 2007.1015
http://www.boston.com/news/world/canada/articles/2007/10/15/canada_not_listening_to_leading_environmentalist/

The Race Is on for Platinum - Realty Times, 2007.1015
http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20060228_buildinggreen.htm

Torrential Rains, Floods Kill 20 in Central America - Washington Post, 2007.1014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/14/AR2007101400660.html

Keen on Building Green - San Diego Union-Tribune, 2007.1013
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20071013-9999-1b13green.html

2007 Solar Decathlon under Way - AIArchitect, 2007.1012
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/1012/1012n_solardecath.cfm

EPA to Develop Rules for Storing CO2 Emissions - Reuters, 2007.1011
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN1143519420071011

Biofueling Water Problems - Environmental Science & Technology, 2007.1010
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2007/oct/policy/ee_biofuels.html

UK Tax Breaks for Zero Carbon Homes - Inhabitat (blog), 2007.1009
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/09/uk-tax-breaks-for-zero-carbon-homes/

Many Texas Consumers Feel Competition in the State's Energy Markets Has Been a Costly Failure - Houston Chronicle, 2007.1008
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5192807.html

The Truth about Carbon Markets - Economic Times, 2007.1003
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Guest_Writer/The_truth_about_carbon_markets/articleshow/2423460.cms


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	terms of number of square miles (or square kilometers)?
	And how much is covered in lawns, golf courses, and other
	non-agricultural grass?
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	Name this building product: A positive-side waterproofing
	material with a base of plastic-type clay found primarily
	in the Black Hills region of the United States.
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