The Heritage Foundation's Dan Lips does not approve of the "21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act," just passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Under the plan, states and localities would be required to use federal dollars to make schools consistent with environmental standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council. States also would receive funding to encourage state agencies to track public schools' carbon "footprints" and energy efficiency. In all, the Congressional Budget Office projects the program would cost $20.3 billion over five years.
That's a lot of money. What are Lips's thoughts, I wonder, on Green education think tanks?