Category: Green Building LEED News
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Scatec Solar to Build 80-MW Solar Farm in Utah
Today, Scatec Solar, the global independent solar power producer, received the final approvals necessary to proceed with the building of an 80-MWac PV solar plant in Iron County, Utah. The Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park, set to be built on a site with excellent solar irradiation, will generate aroundRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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9 Tips for Wildflower Hunting
Now that it’s spring, perhaps you are itching to get out in nature and see flowers in all their glory, including the fleeting beauty of wildflowers. What makes a flower a wildflower? American Meadows explains: Those that grow in the wild or on their own, without cultivation, are called wildflowers. Wildflowers indigenous to the continent…
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Watch a Climate Denier Label IPCC Report as UN’s ‘Perverse Priorities’ on Fox News
Unfortunately, Fox News was not playing an early April Fool’s joke this week when anchor Neil Cavuto began a segment by attacking the United Nations for releasing the most groundbreaking report on climate change you may have ever seen. It’s understandable if you did think it was a prank. After all, seconds into the discussion, guest…
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24 Percent of Europe’s Bumblebees Threatened With Extinction
Twenty four percent of European bumblebee species are threatened with extinction according to a recent study assessing the species group at the European level. The study examines all of the 68 bumblebee species that occur in Europe. It is part of the Status and Trends of European Pollinators (STEP) project and the European Red List…
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UC Davis and Honda Unveil Smart Home For a Zero-Carbon Future
Honda and the University of California, Davis aren’t particularly known for constructing homes, but an ambitious project places the two entities at the forefront of designing homes capable of producing more renewable energy than they consume. They began constructing the Honda Smart Home last spring and unveiled it less than a year later on the…