President Obama sets sustainability goals for federal agencies

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Date: 
October 6, 2009

Yesterday President Obama signed an executive order "to establish an integrated strategy towards sustainability in the Federal Government and to make reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a priority for Federal agencies. The executive order requires federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emissions target reduction within 90 days, increase energy efficiency by 26%, reduce fleet petroleum use by 30%, and much more. Read the White House press release here. Read the executive order here.

Read the CitNet blog about the Executive Order 13584.

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