Green Week in Review podcast – October 23, 2009

The Green Week in Review is
a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King.
It’s posted every Friday morning and is about 15 minutes long. You can
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In this week’s show…

The US Department of the Interior announced to critical decisions this week, one concerning oil and gas drilling off Alaska’s northern coast and another concerning land lease policy for oil shale development in western states.

Two important reports came out this week. The first, by the National Research Council, identified $120 billion in hidden costs associated with US energy production.

And the second by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, proposed a framework for developing a self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry.

Also, Senate Democrats may have found another Republican willing to support climate change legislation.

Plus, a summary of the week’s top cleantech headlines.

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