Month: June 2014
-
Scientists Release Landmark Worldwide Assessment Detailing Effects of Bee-Killing Pesticides
The report looks beyond the harmful affects on bees…
-
How EVs Could Prevent More Than 18 Million Tons of Carbon Pollution Annually
With nearly 220,000 electric vehicles on U.S. roads, politicians and clean energy advocates believe it’s time to charge ahead further. Environment America‘s new study, Driving Cleaner: More Electric Vehicles Mean Less Pollution, proves the point of its title while showing why things should get even better under the Clean Power Plan and with increased deployment of renewable energy. “It’s time…
-
South Australia Looks to 100% Renewable Energy, While Country Goes Back to Zero
South Australia could get 100% of electricity from renewables by 2030, but nationally, all key laws are being dismantled.
-
Exclusive: Houston office buildings surprisingly rank high on national list – Houston Business Journal (blog)
Exclusive: Houston office buildings surprisingly rank high on national listHouston Business Journal (blog)Office construction is booming in Houston, and most of the major players are going for LEED certification. Representatives from Fort Worth-based Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC said they will pursue LEED Gold certification for their 30-story downtown …Study: Atlanta a top “green” buildings cityAtlanta…
-
Activists Demand Answers About Detroit Water Shutoffs on ‘Democracy Now!’
Representatives of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and Blue Planet Project discuss the real reasons for the shutoffs…