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Posted on 04/19/2007 1:27:21 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 04/19/2007 Pelosi, Democrats Launch 100 Percent Carbon Neutral ‘Green the Capitol Initiative’
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi was joined this afternoon by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz in accepting a preliminary report by the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House Daniel Beard on efforts that would reduce the environmental impacts associated with the operations of the House building complex.
The preliminary report on the “Green the Capitol Initiative” was presented by the CAO in response to a March 1 letter by House Democratic leaders requesting the development of such an initiative.
“The environmental challenges we face are as local as our neighborhoods and as global as our planet,” Speaker Pelosi said. “The House must lead by example and it is time for Congress to act on its own carbon footprint. Today, we announce our intention to operate the House in a carbon neutral manner at the earliest possible date with a deadline of the end of this Congress.”
“I commend the CAO on this thoughtful preliminary report on how the House can take steps to operate in a sustainable manner that is more sensitive to the environment,” said Majority Leader Hoyer. “Improving energy efficiency is the most effective first step that any organization can take to make a positive effect on the world we live in and that we leave to our children and grandchildren.”
The recommendations in the CAO’s preliminary report include:
- Operate the House in a Carbon Neutral Manner
- Shift to 100 percent Renewable Electric Power
- Aggressively Improve Energy Efficiency
- Adoption of Sustainable Business Practices
- Continued Leadership on Sustainability Issues
- Offsets to Ensure Carbon Neutral Operations
“Implementing these important first steps signal we are not only doing the right thing, but we are taking steps that will eventually save money,” said Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz. “Through these recommendations we will show not only that these actions are environmentally beneficial, but are fiscally sound.”
Click here to read the executive summary by the CAO: http://www.speaker.gov/pdf/GTCsummary.pdf
Click here to read the full report by the CAO: http://www.speaker.gov/pdf/GTCreport.pdf
Positively loony.
Hey, Pelosi, how much carbon dioxide does your taxpayer-provided jet spew? You know, the bigger one you wanted as opposed to the one Hastert used to fly in?
To think that I pay this woman with my hard worked tax money is sickening.
Then get ready to spew. Can you imagine how much this scheme is going to cost us?
And THERE it is.....this means taking taxpayer money and sending into some new friggin' black hole.
In the end, tax money goes no where and the capital does nothing to reduce it's 'carbon' footprint.
Does that mean House Democrats plan to stop breathing?
One can hope.
No ... I can't imagine, but I'd like to see an estimate.
They’ll spend an absolute fortune in money and carbon to make a Capitol that will be carbon-neutral to operate.
What a bunch of phonies.
It'll probably go straight to Al Gore's carbon offset company. He';s got to pay for his new solar panels some way, after all.
Notice their five action items.
- Operate the House in a Carbon Neutral MannerItems 1-4 will never happen. Item 5 will happen because all it takes to implement that is taxpayer money.
- Shift to 100 percent Renewable Electric Power
- Aggressively Improve Energy Efficiency
- Adoption of Sustainable Business Practices
- Continued Leadership on Sustainability Issues
- Offsets to Ensure Carbon Neutral Operations
These people are so frigging transparent. They will buy the magic carbon indulgence pixi dust, no doubt from campaign contributors, with our money.
carbon neutral is a marketing ploy to help commies—
see also:
Sustainable Developement
carbon credits
Genuine Simulated Woodgrain
Pleather (with a “p” it is vinyl simulating leather clothes)
Ecconomic Justice
and a host of other BS phrases.
What a wonderful opportunity for graft.
Don’t hold your breath.........
I can't wait until they unveil the electric jet Premier Pelosi will be flying.
My tax dollars going into the pockets of rich politicians who create firms that do nothing other than manage my money based on some “made up” problem they tell us we have.
This is off the books stupid. It’s off the charts corrupt, and our MSM is doing and saying what?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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