May 15th 2008
Edward Norton Pushes Sustainable Building On Capitol Hill
Filed under: buildings and construction, cars-houses, politics — michael @ 10:32 am
As reported earlier, actor Edward Norton headed to Capitol Hill yesterday afternoon to testify to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on sustainable and eco-friendly building. Unfortunately, Norton did not get all Hulk-like and threaten to bash skulls unless the government pushed green building — but he did have ideas on what type of backing would knock us in the right direction. From the SFGate,
“Norton told lawmakers the federal government should start a $5 billion fund to retrofit or construct better public housing that meets new environmental standards. He said low-income communities suffer most from pollution and high energy prices - and would benefit most from a shift to green buildings. ‘We’re determined to include low-income housing in this conversation,’ Norton said.”
Check out some pics from the event below!
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- Edward Norton testifying on Capitol Hill
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- Edward Norton with reporters
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- San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom looks on as Edward Norton testifies
Oh he’s such a dream boat! Now even more so!
Go Ed Go!!!! Don’t give up, they have to start listening. Hopefully, it’s sooner and not later. You’re amazing and you’re doing a Great job!!!!
[...] Much like Edward Norton last week, Sheryl Crow traveled to Congress Wednesday to testify on a subject she’s passionate about: breast cancer. The singer was diagnosed with the disease in 2006 and ultimately had a full recovery. The mystery behind why she developed cancer — especially with no family history of the disease — has driven her to push for new research into potential environmental factors. From the article, [...]
[...] on his quest for affordable housing, Edward Norton has done a PSA for Affordable Housing [...]