Category: Green Building LEED News
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LEED Fellow 2014: Guide to a successful application
Published on: 25 Mar 2014 Feature image: Slideshow images: …
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Organic Standards Lowered for Livestock in Drought-Ridden California
Due to California’s historic drought, a variance was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in February that enables applicable organic livestock farmers in the Golden State to temporarily disregard the feeding standards that allow them to stamp their product as organic. [caption id="attachment_327875" align="alignnone" width="500"] Organic producers are only allowed to substitute their livestock’s grass diet…
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Willie Nelson Joins Fight to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Country music legend Willie Nelson is joining the fight in Congress to protect Appalachian communities from the impacts of the devastating mining practice of mountaintop removal. In a new music video that depicts dynamiting operations in Appalachia and their ruinous consequences, the American icon sings “America the Beautiful” to highlight opposition to giving coal companies free rein…
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25 Years After Exxon Valdez: ‘It’s Worse Than We Thought’
When it comes to oil spills, there’s no substitute for prevention. The trouble is, 25 years after the Exxon Valdez spill fouled Alaska’s Prince William Sound and four years after the horrific events in the Gulf brought on by the Deepwater Horizon blowout, we can’t seem to stop spewing oil into our waterways. This NPR…
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Nevada’s Innovative Incentives Helping it Lead on Renewable Energy
Since 2010, there’s been $5.5 billion in renewable energy investments in Nevada, making it a leader on solar and geothermal.