Category: Green Building LEED News
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French Parliament Bans GMO Corn
France moved beyond Monsanto Tuesday, approving an law with far-reaching applicability for genetically modified (GM)corn. France’s lower house of Parliament banned GM corn in a sweeping fashion, Reuters reported. Now, no variety of GM corn can be cultivated because of its toxic threats to the soil, insects and human health. Just a month ago France prohibited the sale, use and…
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Toxics Across America: Report Details 120 Hazardous, Unregulated Chemicals in the U.S.
Recent spills in West Virginia and North Carolina cast a spotlight on toxic hazards in our midst. But as bad as they are, these acute incidents pale in scope compared to the chronic flow of hazardous chemicals coursing through our lives each day with little notice and minimal regulation. A new report by Environmental Defense…
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Northern California County Produces 152 Percent More Solar Energy Than It Uses
California is known for being a leader in solar energy, but a small county in Northern California has taken things a step further. It has become the first county government in the state to not only zero-out its electric bill with renewable energy, but also to become grid positive. Yolo County (population 200,000), just west…
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Northern California County Produces 152 Percent More Solar Energy Than It Uses
California is known for being a leader in solar energy, but a small county in Northern California has taken things a step further. It has become the first county government in the state to not only zero-out its electric bill with renewable energy, but also to become grid positive. Yolo County (population 200,000), just west…
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Washington University Sit-In: Students Against Peabody Coal Ask Which Side Are You On?
Entering its second week, the inspiring Washington University sit-in against Peabody Energy has already gone beyond its goals to cut school ties with the St. Louis-based coal giant, and forced the rest of the nation to ask themselves an urgent question in an age of climate change and reckless strip mining ruin: Which side are you on? [caption id=”attachment_330753″…