Month: February 2012
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Hertz Launches New Leg of Its Sustainability Journey
Its leadership is evident in its commitment to renting high fuel efficiency cars, implementing solar and efficiency in operations.
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Energy Watch: What’s Happening This Week in Congress
This is a big week for pushing oil drilling, the tar sands pipeline, repeal of oil subsidies, renewables tax break, and still, Solyndra.
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San Diego Leads California In Solar Power
Environment California says San Diego has more solar installations and capacity than any other city in California—even beating out much larger Los Angeles.
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UN Panel Names Cities as a Vehicle for Sustainable Development
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Last week, the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability released a report of recommended outcomes for the Rio+20 conference in June. The report, Resilient People,…
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Penn Flexes LEED Muscles With Fitness Center
With the Gold-level certification of the George A. Weiss Pavilion athletic center, the University of Pennsylvania now has five LEED designated buildings.