More and more schools today are going green to do their part in helping to create a healthier planet. President Obama's speech at Penn State University last week followed up on this growing trend. His speech to Penn State students was mostly a follow up to his State of the Union Address the week before. The main focus of his speech was making more and more buildings greener and energy saving. Not only would this process of going green help the earth, but apparently it would help the economy. Obama states that these greener buildings would save "businesses up to $40 billion dollars a year in utility bills."
While I am not totally convinced that this plan will save company's $40 billion dollars. I do believe that greener buildings throughout the country, especially schools, will benefit the country over time. Greener buildings will help the environment and over time save businesses money. Sounds like a good investment to me.
Here is the article on his speech...
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/03/obama.energy/index.html?iref=allsearch
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