Category: Green Building LEED News
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Nearly 170,000 Gallons of Oil Spills Into Busy Houston Ship Channel
The rush is on to clear up nearly 170,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the busy Houston Ship Channel in Texas City, TX over the weekend after a collision between a barge and ship. The spill occurred after a barge carrying more than 900,000 gallons of oil collided with a 585-foot ship on the channel,…
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BP Disaster Recovery Through the Lens of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The first and second phases of the BP trial involving the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster are behind us. The judge is now deciding how to rule on the issues of gross negligence and amount of oil released into the ocean, while a third and final phase is set for Jan. 2015. Yet, while the end…
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The down and dirty of the LEED Professional exam
Published on: 24 Mar 2014 Feature image: The LEED Professional exams, for both the LEED Green Associate and the L…
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The down and dirty of the LEED Professional exam
Published on: 24 Mar 2014 Feature image: The LEED Professional exams, for both the LEED Green Associate and the LEED AP with specialty, accurately assess your ability to carry out the responsibilities of an individual supportin…
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144 Bipartisan Congress Members Request Wind Tax Credit Renewals
There are 80,000 people in the U.S. who are employed in the wind energy industry—an industry that has secured $105 billion in investments since 2005. At the same time, the cost to deploy the energy has dropped by 43 percent in four years and wind has risen to become the fifth-largest power source in the U.S.…