Category: Green Building LEED News
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Unirac Ground-Mounts to be Installed in NRG Energy’s Guam Solar Project
Unirac Inc ., a Hilti Group Company, has been selected by Sunora Energy Solutions and NRG Energy to provide a 37.2-MW Ground Mount Steel (GMS) mounting system to be installed on the island of Inarajan, Guam. The solar array will offset 15,000 tons of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel generation and provide clean energy to power theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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South Korean Poultry Approved for Sale in U.S. Despite Bird Flu Outbreak
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a final rule that will allow the Republic of Korea to begin exporting poultry products to the U.S. [caption id="attachment_328153" align="alignnone" width="500"] Food & Water Watch questions President Obama’s motivation behind allowing potentially diseased South Korean chickens to be sold in America’s supermarkets.…
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Partnering with FORTUNE Magazine to showcase green building leadership
Published on: 26 Mar 2014 Feature image: We’re working with FORTUNE Magazine on a special feature to showcase lea…
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U.S. Farmers Increase Planting of GMO Corn Banned From China Markets
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) and Bunge Ltd., two of the world’s largest grain traders, are intent on increasing corn exports to China, however, U.S. farmers have plans of their own. [caption id="attachment_328114" align="alignnone" width="500"] The wide-scale planting of GMOs that aren’t approved by key importing countries will chip away at the competitiveness of U.S. grain and…
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Why the White House supports faith and community leaders in addressing the environment
Published on: 26 Mar 2014 Feature image: Faith-based organizations own and operate over 400,000 buildings in the United States and are pillars in the communities they serve. Great potential exists to advance building health and…