By Jennifer Wolfe, Planet Forward

THIS WEEK: Wish more of your tax dollars could stay in your pocket? This week Planet Forward spoke with some experts at the US Green Building Council about the potential savings in building more efficient schools!

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FROM OUR NEWSDESK: We could use the savings too, according to this article submitted by Planet Forward’s Charlie Rybak which says the U.S. is seeing the most expensive natural disasters in history!

FROM OUR PARTNERS: For more from USGBC experts Rachel Gutter and Rick Fedrizzi check out their ideas by going to the COMMIT!Forum group on PlanetForward.org!

Editor’s Note: This content comes to us as a cross post courtesy of Planet Forward. Author credit for the content goes to Jennifer Wolfe.