Category: Green Building LEED News
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April 22: A Fierce Green Fire on PBS
This 1-hour documentary traces the environmental movement, starting from the 1960s.
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Labradors Trained to Detect Illegally Trafficked Wildlife Products
On March 27 the arrivals hall of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was bustling with passengers as usual. Jin Kai, a detector dog with the Guangzhou Customs Anti-smuggling Police, and one of the first graduates from a detector dog training program run by the China Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau in co-operation with TRAFFIC and supported by World…
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30 Countries Pledge Record Amount to Prevent Global Environmental Degradation
Thirty donor countries today pledged US$4.43 billion for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support developing countries’ efforts over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment. “Today’s decision is a powerful signal from the global community about the importance of urgently reversing the negative environmental trends in order to ensure a…
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Governor’s Coal Ash Action Plan Favors Duke Energy, Threatens Drinking Water
Late last night, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory released his so-called “Comprehensive Coal Ash Action Plan” claiming the legislation will “close loopholes in state law to strengthen the state’s ability to regulate coal ash ponds.” But comprehensive review of the proposed plan conducted by environmental experts and public interest attorneys reveals that it categorically fails…
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New Report Reveals Two-Thirds of European Honeybee Pollen Contaminated By Dozens of Pesticides
More than two-thirds of the pollen that honeybees collect from European fields is contaminated by a cocktail of up to 17 different toxic pesticides. These are the shocking findings of a new study released yesterday. [caption id="attachment_331034" align="alignnone" width="540"] Greenpeace activists unfurled a banner in front of Bayer’s headquarters yesterday in correlation with the release…