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New Certified Homes Command 18% Price Premium in 2009-2010. More Than One in Five Homes Achieve a Sustainability Standard

From: Earth Advantage Institute

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For Immediate Release

New Certified Homes Command 18% Price Premium in 2009-2010
More Than One in Five Homes Achieve a Sustainability Standard    More

House Democrats introduce bill to defend PACE clean-energy program

From: The Grist

PACE RE-MAKER

House Democrats introduce bill to defend PACE clean-energy program

by Jonathan Hiskes 15 Jul 2010 5:45 PM    More

California sues feds over financing for green homes

From: SF Business Times

Thursday, July 15, 2010

California sues feds over financing for green homes

San Francisco Business Times    More

41 years or 41 miles? How our dependence on oil has negatively affected our built environment

From: K&BB Collective

Jul 13, 2010
Posted by Eric Corey Freed

41 years or 41 miles?

How our dependence on oil has negatively affected our built environment    More

San Francisco Supervisors approve Hunters Point EIR

From: SF Business Times

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
San Francisco Supervisors approve Hunters Point EIR
San Francisco Business Times - by J.K. Dineen    More

$10M - $1B Private Equity Available for Purchase or Sale-Leaseback and Greening of Commercial/Institutional/Government Buildings

In recent times, building owners have been holding back from selling hoping that prices will improve to previous levels seen in 2006 and 2007. However, it is apparent that no such improvement is going to happen in the near future. Thus, if capital is strongly required by the owners, real estate sales will take place today at a 20% to 30% discount from previous highs.    More

Treasury Department hits PACE homeowners

From: The Grist

PACE OFF

Treasury Department hits PACE homeowners

by Todd Woody 7 Jul 2010 1:30 PM    More

Greening—and feeding—the city with a ‘garden block’

From: The Grist

RURBALIZATION?

Greening—and feeding—the city with a ‘garden block’

by Daniel Nairn 7 Jul 2010 8:22 AM    More

Bay-Friendly landscapes grow businesses

From: Sustainable Industries

Bay-Friendly landscapes grow businesses
by Charles Redell - 7.7.10
OAKLAND, CALIF.    More

Light Bulbs To Get Nutrition-Style Labels Next Year

From: treehugger.com

by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California on 06.24.10
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY    More