Category: Green Building LEED News
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Koch Brothers Are Largest Lease Holders in Alberta Tar Sands
The largest lease holder in Canada’s oil sands is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, the conglomerate that is the source of the fortune owned by the controversial conservative political donors, Charles and David Koch. [caption id="attachment_327488" align="alignnone" width="500"] The Alberta, Canada, tar sands operations. Photo credit: Occupy.com[/caption] The Koch’s holdings in the tar sands were disclosed…
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Mark Your April Calendar: Years Of Living Dangerously
Showtime’s 8-part series on climate change could be a landmark production.
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Foods That Help or Hinder Sleep
Do you lay awake at night? Still adjusting to the time change, or too much on your mind or a bout of insomnia you can’t seem to shake? You probably already abstain from coffee or other caffeinated beverages close to bedtime, but turns out what you ingest can play a big role in the quality…
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Soligent, SunWize to Combine Operations to Form Largest Solar Distributor
Soligent and SunWize, two recognized leaders in providing equipment and services to solar dealers and installers across the country, are pleased to announce that they are combining their solar distribution operations. The combined company, which will be called Soligent Distribution, will be the largest solar equipment distributor in the Americas,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Residents Take Stand Against World’s Largest Coal Company in Southern Illinois
On March 13, a handful of local residents blocked a road through the forest in southern Illinois and attempted to prevent a contractor for Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, from bringing in logging equipment to clear the area for a new 1,000-acre mine. [caption id="attachment_327402" align="alignnone" width="500"] Opponents of the Rocky Branch strip mine in…