Category: Green Building LEED News
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National Treasures Will Be Restored, Says Obama Administration
Across the US, some of our most important natural resources will be restored, from Southwest Florida to Hawaii.
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World Emissions Can – and Must – Peak By 2020
Right now, we’re on track for emissions to peak in 2030, but cutting another decades worth is easily achievable.
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US Is Home to World’s Three Largest Solar Farms
Solar Star is now fully operational at 579 MW, and all three are in California.
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GDP growth now ‘uncoupled’ from CO2 emissions
Despite the world’s average annual 1.5% increase in energy consumption in recent years and average 3% growth in Gross Domestic Product, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2014 were unchanged from 2013 levels. For the first time in four decades, the world economy grew without a parallel rise in CO2 emissions,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Bloomberg: $3.7 trillion solar boom approaching
We take a little break from the regular industry insider news and reports to take a look at what the broader public is reading this week about solar power. Specifically, Bloomberg made a big headline with its “Renewables to Beat Fossil Fuels with $3.7 Trillion Solar Boom article.” Renewable energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine