Category: Green Building LEED News
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Install-O-Matic: One solar company is turning the jobsite into a factory
Ever since the first solar PV system was installed, someone has been trying to remove components from it. Many of these are small and surgical — what used to need four bolts now needs two, what used to need clips no longer needs them — with each incremental reduction helpingRead More
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Brownfield in Massachusetts receives 6-MW system, developed by Syncarpha Capital
Syncarpha Capital LLC, Borrego Solar Systems Inc., and Renewable Energy Massachusetts LLC (REM) completed a 6-MW solar array located on the former Palmer Metropolitan Airfield in Palmer, Mass. The Palmer Airfield project is unique in that it is both the first and, at 6 MW, the largest Department of EnergyRead More
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More Nails in the Coal Coffin, As US Emissions Decline to 1995 Levels
China is cutting 9% of coal capacity in the next few years, and in the US, coal use dropped 10% last year.
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President Obama Proposes a Carbon Tax To Fund Advanced Transportation
$10 on a barrel of oil would boost clean transportation by 50% and provide the long term plan the US still lacks.
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Why Do US Citizens Have Double the Carbon Footprint of People in Europe?
Europe has been using smart growth principles a lot longer than the US.