Category: Green Building LEED News
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31 MW of Solar to be Installed at 120 Retail Stores in Mexico
Tiendas Soriana S.A. de C.V., Mexico’s second largest retail company and Hanwha Q CELLS, one of the world’s leading full-service solar power companies, today announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 31 MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar power at 120 retail locations across Mexico that will create significant long-termRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Capital Spending to Reach $3.8 Billion by End of 2014
With capital expenditures for the photovoltaic (PV) industry set to bounce back in 2014, a new round of solar spending will commence that will reach $3.8 billion by year-end, according to IHS Technology. PV capital spending has been rising notably over the past two quarters, en route to a thirdRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Monsanto Ad Banned in South Africa Due to Deceptive GMO Messaging
On March 20, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa ordered Monsanto to immediately withdraw an unsubstantiated radio ad that touted the benefits of crops containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to AllAfrica. [caption id="attachment_327729" align="alignnone" width="500"] Protests have sprung up across South Africa that question the safety of GMO foods. Photo credit: March…
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Divest Duke Urges University to Phase Out Investment in Fossil Fuels
Laura Mistretta is a senior Environmental Science and Policy major at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. As a student of environmental science I have made it a priority to understand the root causes of climate change in the hopes of contributing to a solution. My classes have highlighted numerous possible points of intervention:…
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Activists Scale ExxonMobil Rig on 25th Anniversary of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Today, on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, Greenpeace climbers scaled an ExxonMobil rig destined to drill in the Russian Arctic. The activists are calling for a ban on offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and for renewed efforts to fight climate change. [blackoutgallery id=”327696″] “We are here today, on the…