County wide ‘green’ initiative proposed for Oakland County
Oakland County wants to take their communities that are already designated “Cool Cities” by the Sierra Club and push them a step further by encompassing the entire county as “Cool.” Officials are looking to do this through new “green” building standards.
Oakland County wants to take their communities that are already designated “Cool Cities” by the Sierra Club and push them a step further by encompassing the entire county as “Cool.” Officials are looking to do this through new “green” building standards.
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“In a county of our size, a major county in the country, I feel there’s a way we can all contribute,” Woodward said. “We should really be a part of the solution in confronting global warming and climate change that is before us.”
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