March 10, 2009 Update – This may yet turn out to be the “most updated” posting.
In April, 2007 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced, with great fanfare, that “The House must lead by example and it is time for Congress to act on its own carbon footprint.” Less than two years later a statement was quietly issued shelving the plan. It seems that becoming carbon neutral is too difficult and costly to achieve…for them. We are going to have to do it, but that is different.
The original posting may be read here.
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[...] In April 2007 she announced, with great fanfare, “The House must lead by example and it is time for Congress to act on its own carbon footprint.” Less than two years later a statement was quietly issued shelving the plan. Do as I say not as I do hubris. [...]