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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