Category: Green Building LEED News
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Two Arrested Protesting Strip Mine as Community Battles World’s Largest Coal Company
While Peabody Energy may have hired a notorious public relations firm to hawk its international ad campaign, a village trustee and her rural farming community have exposed the devastating legacy of the world’s largest coal company near its historic Illinois beginnings. Meet Judy Kellen and the courageous community of Rocky Branch in Saline County, IL, whose battle to save their…
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Healthy buildings and healthy people: The next generation of green building
Feature image: Remarks delivered by USGBC COO Mahesh Ramanujam at the Tenth International Conference on Green and Energy-Efficient Building & New Technologies and Products Expo i…
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Surge in Illegal Trade of Turtles and Tortoises Spells Trouble for Rare Species
Hot on the heels of three major tortoise and freshwater turtle seizures in Asia comes another seizure in Bangkok involving hundreds of animals and the arrest of two men suspected of attempting to smuggle them. [caption id="attachment_328409" align="alignnone" width="500"] Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles seized during at attempt to smuggle them via Bangkok. © TRAFFIC[/caption] On March…
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3 Challenges to Overcome to Grow the EV Market
From Cadillac’s ELR commercial to BMW’s clever marketing of the i3, if you watched the 2014 Winter Olympics or the Academy Awards, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that electric vehicles (EVs) are effectively “in.” Although EVs still encompass a small share of total passenger vehicle sales (0.62 percent nationally and 1.4 percent in California), they continue…
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Friday Roundup: Educating for sustainability, Illinois demonstrates leadership
Feature image: Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips: USGBC wants all students schooled on sustainability by 2040, GreenBiz. The National Action Plan for Educati…