Month: April 2012
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Weatherization Workers Could Gain New Mobility
The Building Performance Institute is adding four new certifications that will allow workers to qualify for jobs anywhere in the country.
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Sustainable Batteries Take A Swig Of Brown Liquor
Could “brown liquor,” a renewable byproduct of paper pulp mills, be the key to making sustainably produced batteries for renewable energy storage?
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NYC Underground Park Scores Big On Kickstarter
The underground park envisioned for a former trolley terminal in New York City blasts past its Kickstarter goal of $100,000, so it’s on to building a prototype.
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Fine Gardening Lessons for All of Us
Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO & Founding Chairman U.S. Green Building Council One of the things that may surprise people about me is that the first place I head when I arrive home to upstate New York on the weekend is to my garden. After a long …
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Green Job Openings Surge, Sector Tracker Reports
Job postings by green-industries companies were way up in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 2010, according to the Green Job Bank.