Our latest inspirational blog from @johnalker on Greenbuild in the US - Yes we can!

Yes we can!

ukgbc.org 21 Nov '12, 1pm

Our latest inspirational blog from @johnalker on Greenbuild in the US - Yes we can!

Last week I was in San Francisco for the USGBC’s annual Greenbuild conference and expo. Here are a few reflections on what I heard. All the quotes in bold italics are taken from USGBC Founding Chair, President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi’s keynote speech. “In this country we have an addiction that threatens our very way of life. The addiction is denial and the subject is climate change.” Sometimes those of us in the green movement seem to be scared to talk about climate change, but we shouldn’t apologise. The science is looking worse and worse (see this week’s World Bank report ), and we need to tell it like it is. Globally about a third of carbon emissions come from our buildings. If we are to have any chance of tackling the problem we need moral leadership, from both government and business. With that in mind, it’s starting to frustrate me that the need to ‘prove the business ...

Full article: http://www.ukgbc.org/opinion/yes-we-can

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@ArianeLaxo » 30 Nov '12, 3pm
#greenbuildwin RT @saintgobainuk: Yes we can! Interesting article on the ‘can do’ attitude of @USGBC [link]
@TugbaSalman » 30 Nov '12, 11am
RT @SaintGobainUK: Yes we can! Interesting article from @UKGBC’s @johnalker on the ‘can do’ attitude of the @USGBC & associates in the USA [link]
@SaintGobainUK » 30 Nov '12, 10am
Yes we can! Interesting article from @UKGBC’s @johnalker on the ‘can do’ attitude of the @USGBC & associates in the USA [link]
@JCDrinkwater » 24 Nov '12, 11pm
Good piece by @johnalker on how we position political discourse - yes we can and yes it's climate [link] WE.ARE.RIGHT!
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Great post - RT @UKGBC: Our latest inspirational blog from @johnalker on Greenbuild in the US - Yes we can! [link]
@UKGBC » 22 Nov '12, 3pm
RT @MaggieComstock: Great piece from @UKGBC's John Alker on Greenbuild 2012: [link]
@MaggieComstock » 22 Nov '12, 3pm
Great piece from @UKGBC's John Alker on Greenbuild 2012: [link]
@eddix0n » 22 Nov '12, 7am
RT @MunishDatta: Yes we can! Exults an Americanised @johnalker inspired by the positivity of @Greenbuild & US #building industry @UKGBC [link]
@MunishDatta » 22 Nov '12, 7am
Yes we can! Exults an Americanised @johnalker inspired by the positivity of @Greenbuild & US #building industry @UKGBC [link]
@johnalker » 22 Nov '12, 6am
@JonRockerLovell @greenbuild @usgbc. Hear hear! A few ramblings on that topic from me ICYM: [link]
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.@johnalker on getting on and doing green in the states [link]
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