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About OneDegreeChange: Obama calls for swift action on climate change By Richard Wolf President Obama told the United Nations conference on climate change today that "there is no time to waste" in the battle against the warming of the planet. Obama arrived in Copenhagen at 9:01 a.m. this morning (3:01 a.m. ET) for a long day of public and private talks on climate change as a two-week United Nations conference heads toward an uncertain conclusion. "Our ability to take collective action is in doubt right now," Obama said. With many world leaders skeptical of U.S. intentions, he said he came to the conference "not to talk, but to act. "The question is whether we will move forward together, or split apart," Obama said in brief remarks at a morning plenary session. "This is not a perfect agreement. No country will get everything that it wants." To read the entire article, please click the More on this Topic link below. USA Today | Top | Share Your Thoughts...  Did You See What President Obama Said About Insulation...We Agree.
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 For the first time in over 19 years, ASHRAE has increased the minimum required prescriptive R-value (resistance to heat flow) for roof and wall insulation levels in Standard 90.1 – the national model energy code for commercial buildings. |
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