ArchWeek Green 2008.1218
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Thu Dec 18 15:17:46 PST 2008
Dear Designers, Builders, and Friends,
ArchWeek Green, from the editors of the leading architecture magazine
online, brings you weekly sustainable design and building news from
around our planet.
Happy holidays, and high hopes all around!
The team President-elect Barack Obama introduced on Monday
to carry out his energy and environmental policies faces a
host of political, economic, diplomatic and scientific
challenges that could impede his plans to address global
warming and America's growing dependence on dirty and
uncertain sources of energy.
Acknowledging that a succession of presidents and Congresses
had failed to make much progress on the issues, Mr. Obama
vowed to press ahead despite the faltering economy and
suggested that he would invest his political capital in
trying to break logjams.
"This time must be different," Mr. Obama said at a news
conference in Chicago. "This will be a leading priority of
my presidency and a defining test of our time. We cannot
accept complacency, nor accept any more broken promises."
Hard Task for New Team on Energy and Climate
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/us/politics/16energy.html
Discuss online:
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Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Florida Water Board, Voting 4 to 3, Approves U.S. Sugar Deal in the Everglades - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/us/17everglades.html?ref=earth
The Secretary of Agriculture's Climate Challenge - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/the-secretary-of-agricultures-climate-challenge/
Forecast 2030: Oil Use Flat, Hybrids Ascendant - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/forecast-2030-oil-use-flat-hybrids-ascendant/
Environmentalists Wary of Obama's Interior Pick - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/us/politics/18salazarcnd.html?_r=2&hp
Sucking Carbon Out of the Air - Nature, 2008.1217
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081217/full/news.2008.1319.html
Drinking Water Contamination Mapped - Nature, 2008.1217
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081217/full/news.2008.1310.html
Obama's Green Team - The Nation, 2008.1216
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081229/hertsgaard?rel=hp_picks
Report Finds Meddling in Interior Dept. Actions - New York Times, 2008.1216
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/washington/16interior.html?ref=earth
Diesel, Made Simply from Coffee Grounds (Ah, the Exhaust Aroma) - New York Times, 2008.1216
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/science/16objava.html?ref=earth
Australia Unveils Targets to Cut Pollution - New York Times, 2008.1216
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/world/asia/16australia.html?ref=earth
Warming: Pollution or Technology Problem? - New York Times, 2008.1215
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/warming-pollution-or-technology-problem/?ref=earth
Up on the Roof, New Jobs in Solar Power - New York Times, 2008.1214
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/jobs/14starts.html?ref=earth
Thinning Out - Nature, 2008.1211
http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0901/full/climate.2008.136.html
Energy Prices, Housing Starts Plunge - Seeking Alpha, 2008.1217
http://seekingalpha.com/article/111176-energy-prices-housing-starts-plunge
Florida Water Board, Voting 4 to 3, Approves U.S. Sugar Deal in the Everglades - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/us/17everglades.html?ref=earth
The Secretary of Agriculture's Climate Challenge - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/the-secretary-of-agricultures-climate-challenge/
Forecast 2030: Oil Use Flat, Hybrids Ascendant - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/forecast-2030-oil-use-flat-hybrids-ascendant/
Environmentalists Wary of Obama's Interior Pick - New York Times, 2008.1217
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/us/politics/18salazarcnd.html?_r=2&hp
Sucking Carbon Out of the Air - Nature, 2008.1217
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081217/full/news.2008.1319.html
Drinking Water Contamination Mapped - Nature, 2008.1217
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081217/full/news.2008.1310.html
Obama's Green Team - The Nation, 2008.1216
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081229/hertsgaard?rel=hp_picks
Report Finds Meddling in Interior Dept. Actions - New York Times, 2008.1216
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/washington/16interior.html?ref=earth
Diesel, Made Simply from Coffee Grounds (Ah, the Exhaust Aroma) - New York Times, 2008.1216
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/science/16objava.html?ref=earth
Australia Unveils Targets to Cut Pollution - New York Times, 2008.1216
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/world/asia/16australia.html?ref=earth
Warming: Pollution or Technology Problem? - New York Times, 2008.1215
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/warming-pollution-or-technology-problem/?ref=earth
Up on the Roof, New Jobs in Solar Power - New York Times, 2008.1214
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/jobs/14starts.html?ref=earth
Thinning Out - Nature, 2008.1211
http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0901/full/climate.2008.136.html
People and Places by Nancy Novitski
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/1210/news_1-1.html
Montroy Andersen DeMarco in New York, New York - HGA in
Sacramento, California - Clash Associates in Rowsley,
England, United Kingdom - mUSE Architects in Atlantic
City, New Jersey - Tobin + Parnes in New York, New York -
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U.K., U.S. Interest in Sustainable Architecture Growing - Cadalyst, 2008.1217
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Apple iPhone Reportedly Headed for Wal-Mart - InformationWeek, 2008.1208
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Dell Sees Double with Data Center in a Container - New York Times, 2008.1208
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Oce Outlines Key Considerations for Printing Complex Design and Construction Documents - Market Watch, 2008.1204
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