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EDITORIAL: Islip's green regulations worth copying

Sometimes, it actually is easy being green. Starting this month, all new commercial buildings in the Town of Islip must be at least 20 percent more energy-efficient than the New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code requires. That's a carbon idea worth copying.

Islip, following other towns, had already mandated that new homes meet Energy Star efficiency standards. Now, the town...

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