In this Issue:

*U.S. cap-and-trade shelved by Senate

*GREEN BUILDING FOCUS

..California latest renewable energy bill

..Proposition to suspend AB 32 in California

*Report: hospitals to invest in efficiency

*Report: California buildings wasting 80% of energy

*President awards $2 B in green energy projects

*AIA compares NAHB and LEED for Homes

*Canada has avoided LEED liability issues

*UK takes bronze in green building league

*GREEN BUILDING PROJECTS

..Forbes' top 10 high-tech green buildings

..Fifty more LEED projects in Bay Area

..Office Depot opens first LEED-CI store

..Hines' building in Chicago awarded LEED Silver

..Army Corp's plan LEED Gold in Virginia

..Canadian development pushes the limits of sustainable design

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