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America’s institutions of higher learning are doing more than just molding and inspiring the bright minds of students.

While Capitol Hill has been focused on the financial crisis, states from one end of the country to the other were getting some work done last week for their citizens, reports The Daily Green.

By 2012, green building could represent 20% of the market, reports the Daily Green. This is shocking news in a real estate economy that’s seeing tough times.

Artic sea ice has melted to the second lowest level on record.

The U.S. military is working on its first “zero-energy” homes.

Van Jones, a 1996 BRICK Award (now the Do Something Award) winner, may be replacing Tavis Smiley, one of America’s most celebrated and respected media personalities, as commentator on the nationall