Category: Green Building LEED News
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USA to Dodge Solar Shortage Even Amid Antidumping Fines on Chinese Modules
A long-running battle in the global photovoltaic (PV) market between the United States and China over antidumping and subsidy charges could expand into higher solar costs, with wide-ranging ramifications for the U.S. if punitive tariffs are levied on Taiwanese cells. However, enough tariff-free capacity should still be available in 2014Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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100 Rarest Birds in the World
From large to small and colorful to camouflaged, birds have long captured the interest and curiosity of bird watchers and nature enthusiasts, but continued threats to their survival leave many with questionable futures. Scientists from Yale University, the Zoological Society of London and collaborating universities have taken on the task of identifying who the rarest species…
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IPCC: Renewables, Not Nuclear Power, Can Solve Climate Crisis
The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has left zero doubt that we humans are wrecking our climate. It also effectively says the problem can be solved, and that renewable energy is the way to do it, and that nuclear power is not. The United Nations’ IPCC is the world’s most respected authority on…
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10 schools leading the way in Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges (photos)
Feature image: Now in its fifth year, The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges, 2014 Edition, released today, profiles higher education institutions in the United States and Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to su…
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10 schools leading the way in Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges (photos)
Feature image: Now in its fifth year, The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges, 2014 Edition, released today, profiles higher education institutions in the United States and Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to su…