Category: Green Building LEED News
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The Climate Group, SEIA Join Forces to Expand Solar, Reduce Pollution
In celebration of Earth Day — and as a way to encourage the widespread use of non-polluting energy sources — The Climate Group and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have teamed up to create a Facebook campaign designed to accelerate the adoption of solar energy in the United States.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower Solar Power Systems Planned for Five Schools in California
Today at Hall District Elementary School in Watsonville, Calif., Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) and SunPower Corp. celebrated the planned installation of 1.2 MW of high efficiency SunPower solar power systems at five district schools. PVUSD estimates that, based on its current utility rates, the solar power generated by the systems willRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Appalling Earth Day Video Actually Thanks Fracking For Reducing Carbon Emissions
It would have been hard to miss the reports of earthquakes, explosions, lack of clean air, nosebleeds and more attributed to fracking. These type of stories have been all over every form of media imaginable in recent years. But according to Energy In Depth (EID), a campaign launched by the Independent Petroleum Association of America, those…
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Con Edison Installs PV Panels on Manhattan Office Tower
Con Edison is setting an example with the installation of a solar array at its landmark office tower in Manhattan. The utility has installed more than 200 panels atop a 19th-story roof at 4 Irving Place. The panels, manufactured in the United States by Suniva Inc., generate 40 kW ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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84 Businesses Honored as ‘Best for the Environment’
Today, 84 companies worldwide were recognized for creating the most positive environmental impact by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of the third annual “B Corp Best for the Environment” list. The “B Corp Best for the Environment” list honors businesses that earned an environmental impact score in the top 10 percent of all…