US Representative Peter Welch said yesterday he was putting in low-energy bulbs and turning down the office temperature.
(jay premack for the boston globe)
Vt. lawmaker brings some green to D.C.
Makes changes at his offices to cut emissions
US Representative Peter Welch said yesterday he was putting in low-energy bulbs and turning down the office temperature.
(jay premack for the boston globe)
WASHINGTON -- Dozens of senators and House members have cosponsored legislation to fight global warming. Representative Peter Welch, a freshman Democrat from Vermont, wanted to do something personal as well: reduce his office's greenhouse gas emissions to effectively nothing. (Full article: 815 words)
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