Category: Green Building LEED News
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EU Makes Bold Commitment to Sustainable Fishing
The European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) comes up for renewal every decade, but for the first time, Parliament clearly dedicated itself to ensuring sustainable practices. Passing by a whopping 473-to-52 vote count, Parliament approved reform of the CFP, including objectives to rebuild fish stocks, reduce fishing’s impact on the ecosystem and deny financial help to…
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Sen. Reid Deems Bundy Defenders ‘Domestic Terrorists’
U.S. Sen. majority leader Harry Reid never minces words, and there was no reason for him to begin doing so when discussing the standoff between supporters of a private rancher and federal officials last week in Nevada. “Those people who hold themselves out to be patriots are not. They’re nothing more than domestic terrorists,” Reid told…
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Idaho Residents Protest Auction of Public Lands for Oil and Gas Drilling
Yesterday, prior to the Idaho Oil and Gas Commission auctioning of mineral rights for 17,700 acres of state endowment land, a small but lively group of residents protested the sale, which saw every tract awarded to Alta Mesa Idaho for $1,148,435 in “bonus bids.” [blackoutgallery id=”331101″] For an hour they sang the climate activism song…
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RFK Jr. and Pennsylvania Residents Call On Governor Hopeful Katie McGinty to Oppose Fracking
Susquehanna County residents and supporters gathered outside of a fundraiser for Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Katie McGinty to call on her to visit fracking-impacted community members in Dimock, PA and demand she support a halt to fracking and related infrastructure. The press conference was held before the fundraising event where Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. headlined, a…
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30 Countries Pledge $4 Billion to Restore World’s Environment
Projects in 140 countries will tackle the full range of environmental challenges.