Category: Green Building LEED News
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Group Launches TV Ad Promoting Ballot Measure for Local Control Over Fracking
Local Control Colorado launched a 30 second TV ad today promoting the proposed ballot measure that would give citizens the ability to ban fracking in their communities. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEYdySnfbNk[/embed] The TV ad asks, “Would you want to live here? Want your kids to play here? Next to a fracking rig? Fracking can occur just 501 feet from…
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Largest International Gathering of Water Protection Advocates Meet in Pittsburgh for River Rally 2014
When two bodies of water come together in a confluence, each stream provides its unique characteristics to form a more powerful entity. Much as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers combine to form the mighty Ohio River, the same can be said of River Rally 2014, when River Network and Waterkeeper Alliance join forces to convene…
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National Consortium Eyes 20,000 Solar School Installations by 2020
A group you may have never heard of before has big plans for our education system. They won’t have anything to do with curriculum, but their ideas will keep renewable power flowing at schools across the country for years to come. The three-day National Science Teachers Association conference began Thursday with the announcement of a newly…
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Extreme Drought Causes Environmental Crisis in Colombia
On World Water Day, March 22, Colombian news reports were released with horrific photos of scores of dead wildlife. A devastating drought has created an environmental crisis, threatening public health and killing more than 20,000 fish and animals in the Paz de Ariporo municipality of Casanare, Colombia. This water shortage rings the alarm that we need…
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Revamped Federal Loan Program Will Produce Cleaner Cars and Create Green Jobs
Clean energy got a boost this week when Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the Department of Energy (DOE) will jumpstart its stalled auto retooling loan program. This is good news for drivers who want cleaner cars, faster and cheaper. A successful restart of the retooling loan program can help clear bottlenecks in the supply chain and ensure…