Federal government will cut its GHG emissions 28% by 2020
Updated: 2010-01-30 00:08:00
Get RSS feeds and email updates from Yahoo Green GREEN HOME LIVING GREEN Saving energy at home Recycling Recycling electronics Stopping junk mail Finding a green job Researching global warming basics Saving money Saving water at home Commuting ALL LIVING GREEN TOPICS GLOBAL WARMING TOOLS Measure Your Carbon Footprint Make a Plan to Reduce Your Footprint Change a Lightbulb Find a Reuse Group Save Cash Green Innovations Gift Guide BLOGS The Conscious Consumer Green Picks The Green Cheapskate Driving Directions The Daily Green News Grist Ask Umbra EcoGeek ecomii Healthy Living EcoHuddle Environmental Lovins Climate411 Guest Bloggers All Blogs Technology Home Garden Transportation Food Health Energy Buying Recycling Nature MORE TOPICS SEARCH YAHOO GREEN FOR : Search Green Federal government will cut its GHG emissions 28 by 2020 By Megan Treacy Posted Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:08pm PST Related : topics News Government Pollution More from EcoGeek blog Buzz up Many of us were disappointed by the State of the Union address Wednesday night . Sure the president stressed the importance of a climate bill and clean energy development , but he also committed to pursuing more nuclear energy , new
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