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Save the Planet While Building Affordable Housing
Target: Your State's Governor
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED green building standard is the top program in the country - and one that should be applied to all construction for the health of our planet.
Already, 44 states have adopted some form of regulation requiring government-funded buildings to be built according to LEED standards. But these policies can go farther. Seattle's Traugott Terrace - pictured at left - was the nation's first LEED certified affordable housing. Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development recently instituted a requirement that all affordable housing must meet Energy Star and LEED silver standards.
It's time to make saving the environment a national priority for all state-funded affordable housing projects! Urge your state's governor to develop a regulation requiring affordable housing projects to meet green building standards.
Already, 44 states have adopted some form of regulation requiring government-funded buildings to be built according to LEED standards. But these policies can go farther. Seattle's Traugott Terrace - pictured at left - was the nation's first LEED certified affordable housing. Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development recently instituted a requirement that all affordable housing must meet Energy Star and LEED silver standards.
It's time to make saving the environment a national priority for all state-funded affordable housing projects! Urge your state's governor to develop a regulation requiring affordable housing projects to meet green building standards.
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# 5,311:
4:55 pm PST, Dec 2,
Elizabeth Walter, Washington
We must start immediately to make ALL new housing projects energy efficient and lower the carbon footprint of all residents.
We must start immediately to make ALL new housing projects energy efficient and lower the carbon footprint of all residents.
# 5,310:
1:08 pm PST, Dec 2,
Lydia Bisaillon, Massachusetts
# 5,309:
10:31 am PST, Dec 2,
Dorri Neville, New Jersey
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3:46 pm PST, Dec 1,
Barbara Singer, Illinois
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2:28 pm PST, Dec 1,
Lorin King, Texas
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4:49 pm PST, Nov 30,
Melinda Manderbach, California
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12:12 pm PST, Nov 30,
Samantha Butler, Ohio
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10:40 am PST, Nov 30,
Name not displayed, New York
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6:57 pm PST, Nov 29,
Nathalia Santiago, Massachusetts
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6:54 pm PST, Nov 29,
Katherine Tildes, Rhode Island
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7:46 am PST, Nov 29,
Susan Bryant, Michigan
A realization also needs to be addressed about some of the rules set by these state funded housing fascilities, in that they allow smoking, they do not allow pets, and you are not allowed a choice of cable vs satellite. You should not be able to obtain help with paying your rent while at the same time you are able to afford tobacco products which are unhealthy to people and society. You should be allowed a pet, they have been shown to be beneficial in living longer, healthier lives. You should not be forced to pay a higher priced cable fee when there are cheaper alternatives - think about it- this is LOW income housing!
A realization also needs to be addressed about some of the rules set by these state funded housing fascilities, in that they allow smoking, they do not allow pets, and you are not allowed a choice of cable vs satellite. You should not be able to obtain help with paying your rent while at the same time you are able to afford tobacco products which are unhealthy to people and society. You should be allowed a pet, they have been shown to be beneficial in living longer, healthier lives. You should not be forced to pay a higher priced cable fee when there are cheaper alternatives - think about it- this is LOW income housing!
# 5,300:
6:26 am PST, Nov 29,
Nicole M. Rhoads, Michigan
# 5,299:
2:21 pm PST, Nov 28,
Kelly Haulsee, Virginia
# 5,298:
9:10 am PST, Nov 27,
Angela Chamberlain, Wisconsin
# 5,297:
11:05 pm PST, Nov 26,
Margie Mallen, California
# 5,296:
5:43 pm PST, Nov 26,
Natalie Santiago, Puerto Rico
# 5,295:
3:14 pm PST, Nov 26,
Tom Edquist, Colorado
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2:39 pm PST, Nov 26,
Matthew Tripp, South Carolina
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# 5,293:
2:23 pm PST, Nov 26,
B.A. Pieplow-Galey, Texas
Please we are being overloaded with chemicals at every turn, everyone needs a break. Plus, all natural pesticides need to be used for the safety of the kids as well as the adults.
Please we are being overloaded with chemicals at every turn, everyone needs a break. Plus, all natural pesticides need to be used for the safety of the kids as well as the adults.
# 5,292:
11:47 am PST, Nov 26,
Donnamarie Sloma, New Jersey
# 5,291:
11:18 am PST, Nov 26,
Sharon Carrington, Michigan
# 5,290:
9:09 am PST, Nov 26,
Ismael Rodriguez, California
# 5,289:
7:30 am PST, Nov 26,
Samantha Pomp, Arizona
# 5,288:
5:53 pm PST, Nov 25,
Melissa Boyce, South Carolina
# 5,287:
9:15 am PST, Nov 25,
Citlalli Valles, California
I am very proud that the library I most often go to, the Sun Valley Branch of the Los Angeles Libraries, won an award for being green, back in 2006. I want to see even more green buildings in California. We have excellent weather conditions and resources that we could take even greater advantage of -- without harming the enviroment! Not only that, but it'd be awesome for our economy, as it would mean more jobs.
I am very proud that the library I most often go to, the Sun Valley Branch of the Los Angeles Libraries, won an award for being green, back in 2006. I want to see even more green buildings in California. We have excellent weather conditions and resources that we could take even greater advantage of -- without harming the enviroment! Not only that, but it'd be awesome for our economy, as it would mean more jobs.
# 5,286:
4:19 pm PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Texas
Also, ask President Bush to Pardon and Exonerate Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean. They should NEVER have been tried, convicted and sentenced. They were strictly doing their job.
Also, ask President Bush to Pardon and Exonerate Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean. They should NEVER have been tried, convicted and sentenced. They were strictly doing their job.
# 5,285:
11:14 am PST, Nov 24,
Shana Watkins, Tennessee
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9:26 pm PST, Nov 23,
Nancy West, New Mexico
# 5,283:
11:26 pm PST, Nov 22,
Niki Gianni, Illinois
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4:17 pm PST, Nov 22,
Ananda Bennett, North Carolina
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3:51 pm PST, Nov 22,
Nizar Kafity, Kansas
# 5,280:
11:25 pm PST, Nov 21,
Christy Tucker, Alabama
# 5,279:
10:18 pm PST, Nov 21,
Susan Dickerson, Maryland
# 5,278:
8:48 pm PST, Nov 21,
Arun Sood, California
# 5,277:
3:55 pm PST, Nov 21,
Alex Brideau III, California
# 5,276:
11:32 am PST, Nov 21,
Michael Quinn, California
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7:55 pm PST, Nov 20,
Emilie Hance, California
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6:42 pm PST, Nov 20,
Robert New, Vermont
# 5,273:
2:57 pm PST, Nov 20,
Kerry Dowd, Connecticut
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8:37 am PST, Nov 20,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 5,271:
7:51 pm PST, Nov 19,
Kim Smith, Arizona
# 5,270:
6:08 pm PST, Nov 19,
Kris S, New York
# 5,269:
5:32 pm PST, Nov 19,
Kristen Althoff, Illinois
# 5,268:
1:52 pm PST, Nov 19,
Sonja Aikens, Washington
# 5,267:
11:58 am PST, Nov 19,
Juanita Bittle, Texas
# 5,266:
9:36 am PST, Nov 19,
Carol Preston, Kentucky
# 5,265:
6:59 pm PST, Nov 18,
Cindy Albert, Michigan
Our environment needs our help and building green is one way to do that.
Our environment needs our help and building green is one way to do that.
# 5,264:
5:08 pm PST, Nov 18,
Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
# 5,263:
3:37 pm PST, Nov 18,
Eva Svingen, Arizona
# 5,262:
1:11 pm PST, Nov 18,
Patricia Deri, New Jersey
# 5,261:
12:25 pm PST, Nov 18,
Elisabeth Bacus, Ohio
# 5,260:
11:26 am PST, Nov 18,
Mike Antone, Arizona
# 5,259:
6:23 am PST, Nov 18,
Janice Chune, Maryland
# 5,258:
5:39 am PST, Nov 18,
Karen Sasaki, Utah
# 5,257:
4:19 am PST, Nov 18,
Clara Riddle, Tennessee
The time is now to build green.
The time is now to build green.
# 5,256:
9:33 pm PST, Nov 17,
Elizabeth Ann Kraft, Pennsylvania
# 5,255:
6:43 pm PST, Nov 17,
Torsten Glidden, California
# 5,254:
6:38 pm PST, Nov 17,
Jeff Harris, California
This is a perfect opportunity to influence the buying of materials to improve building practises in the state, making them green.
This is a perfect opportunity to influence the buying of materials to improve building practises in the state, making them green.
# 5,253:
5:38 pm PST, Nov 17,
Lisa Trotta, Connecticut
# 5,252:
5:02 pm PST, Nov 17,
Devin Baker, Michigan
# 5,251:
12:53 pm PST, Nov 17,
Judith A. Cartisano, New York