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The 2009 Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future Summit, held yesterday in New York City, ended with a bang!

Michelle Moore, the Obama Administration’s Federal Environmental Executive, announced the October 5 signing of an Executive Order
Focused on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance. The order is sweeping: all federal agencies must set greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals within 90 days and meet a series of energy, water, and waste reduction targets. And by the way, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be keeping track of agencies’ progress… and posting the results as public report cards.

It’s no wonder that Ms. Moore was fairly bouncing with excitement–this is BIG news, precisely because the government is so big: $500B in purchasing power, 1.8 civilian employees, 500,000 buildings, 600,000 vehicles. By taking those things that federal agencies… More >