President Obama, frustrated by the extreme political infighting in Congress, took action today to promote part of his green technology agenda. He unveiled plans to move forward with nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next two years as part of something called the Better Business Initiative (BBI).

Obama originally unveiled the BBI in February, and it has seen only a little movement since then. Today’s announcement, and action plan [PDF], looks to get things fired up however, with plans to create what is said to be tens of thousands of jobs in the construction sector. The $4 billion being announced for this initiative includes a $2