Category: Green Building LEED News
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Fast-Track Trade Deal Blocked! Europe Ready to Revolt
Fast-Track went down today and progressives are celebrating! Europe says it will block trade deals if it’s right to regulate is overturned.
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Vermont Shoots For 55% Renewable Energy in Two Years, While Wisconsin Fires Climate Scientists
Vermont is leading again with forward-thinking policies, while Wisconsin refocuses its environmental department on promoting hunting and fishing.
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Minnesota city to be 100 percent solar powered
In what some would consider an unlikely place, Cologne, Minn., has signed a contract to power up to 100 percent of its city facilities’ energy needs from Community Solar. The energy will be generated by over 2,700 solar panels in SunShare‘s solar gardens currently under development through the Xcel Energy’s SolarRewardsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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We’re Edging Toward a Local, Organic Food Revolution
Between locally grown food, urban and vertical farms, we can look forward to fresh, sustainable food around the world.
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Advanced energy market hits $6.2 billion in Florida
The advanced energy industry is a major economic force in Florida, at $6.2 billion in 2014 revenue, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the advanced energy market in the state. Advanced energy outpaced the state’s agricultural exports, which totaled $4.2 billion in 2014. Florida constitutes nearly 4 percent ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine