Category: Green Building LEED News
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13 Useful Tips for Climate Action From the IPCC Report
If you’ve come across any of the recent headlines on the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, you’re probably feeling pretty low. The doom and gloom levels were off the charts. And understandably so. Major nations across the globe—especially Canada—are dragging their heels when it comes to climate change action. Canada, sadly, doesn’t…
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Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Waxman Question Koch Brothers’ Financial Interest in Keystone XL Pipeline
As a writer of environmental issues, as well as a person concerned about the future of the planet, I am anxiously awaiting the decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. I keep questioning if the U.S. is ready to set an example by eliminating fossil fuel extraction. Will we get down to the hard work of…
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500 Climate Laws Passed, US is Exception
In a comprehensive review of climate legislation, the US is one of five countries that lags behind.
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Real Estate Tycoon Buys Stakes in China’s Biggest Solar Companies
He’s buying the stakes at fire-sale prices and could fold them together into one huge company.
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What a Day: Supreme Court Lifts Limits on Campaign Donations, Republicans Unveil Budget
Supreme Court rules on McCutcheon, Republican budget smashes climate, energy funding. Only positive note is potential reinstatement of clean energy tax credits.