Waste of energy: The meaningless mandates of 'green' building
Green building standards have been around for more than 15 years. And many businesses have been "going green" voluntarily, because it makes good business sense to do so in most cases. Where it doesn't, however, companies should have the right to choose not to participate.

Green building regs coming
Athens-Clarke commissioners will write an environmentally friendly building code for commercial developments and allow a new downtown mixed-use building, they decided Tuesday night.

'Green jobs' training will boost Athens-Clarke
You can't say Athens-Clarke County doesn't enjoy a good fight now and then. That's why the debate surrounding the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility made for such fascinating political theater. But more interesting than the "why they should" versus the "why they shouldn't" was the hyper-rationalizing and finger-pointing that came when the facility opted to locate in Kansas.