Democrats and Republicans remain miles apart, but one policy area of growing bipartisan interest concerns energy-efficiency legislation, writes Duane Desiderio, senior vice president and counsel of The Real Estate Roundtable and a member of NREI's Sustainability Board of Advisors. A bill that the Senate started to debate in September could advance in the legislative process in the coming months. This measure would achieve a triple win by boosting jobs growth, moving the United States closer to energy independence and lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that cause climate change.
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