Category: Green Building LEED News
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800+ Elected Officials Urge Gov. Cuomo to Continue Fracking Moratorium
Over the past few months, Elected Officials to Protect New York—a group of more than 800 local elected officials from all 62 New York State counties—have passed resolutions in municipalities across the state urging renewed caution on fracking and touting municipal support for the growing opportunities presented by renewable energy for New York State. A…
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Survey Says Mayors Actively Curbing Climate Change in Their Cities
It’s good news that there are mayors and or city councils around the country who pledged to actively fight climate change. It’s even better news to learn that they are actually making progress. The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) on Tuesday released information from a survey revealing that two-thirds of participating municipal representatives reported quantifiable reductions in…
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Plastic Bag Bans Spread Across U.S.
Los Angeles rang in the 2014 New Year with a ban on the distribution of plastic bags at the checkout counter of big retailers, making it the largest of the 132 cities and counties around the U.S. with anti-plastic bag legislation. And a movement that gained momentum in California is going national. More than 20…
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Join in Arbor Day Festivities With Holden Arboretum
Arbor Day is the annual observance that celebrates the role of trees in our lives and promotes tree planting and care. Holden Arboretum will celebrate with a weekend filled with activities, as well as a scientist lecture and story times for children held at regional libraries. [caption id="attachment_331456" align="alignnone" width="500"] Copyright 2002 The Holden Arboretum.[/caption]…
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Cowboys and Indians Launch 5-Day Keystone XL Protest on National Mall
Earlier this year, the groups behind the Reject and Protect campaign and their supporters sent 2 million anti-Keystone XL comments to the Obama Administration in just 30 days. Now, they’re following that up by in-person resistance to the massive pipeline. Through Sunday, the Cowboy Indian Alliance is camping out at Washington D.C.’s National Mall as an official protest…