Category: Green Building LEED News
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Pro Surfers vs. GMOs: New Film Explores Hawaii’s Growing Anti-GMO Movement
Some of the world’s greatest surfers—including Kelly Slater, John John Florence, Sebastian Zietz and Dustin Barca—convened on the North Shore of Oahu last December to protest the operations of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) on the Hawaiian Islands, according to Surfing For Change. Filmmaker Kyle Thiermann, host and creator of Surfing For Change, released the short documentary Pro Surfers vs.…
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9 of the Dirtiest U.S. Fisheries Exposed
Today, Oceana released a new report exposing nine of the dirtiest fisheries in the U.S. These nine fisheries combined throw away almost half of what they catch and are responsible for more than 50 percent of all reported bycatch in the U.S., injuring and killing thousands of protected and endangered species every year. Bycatch is…
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The Solar Technology That Could Solve California’s Water Problem
The founders of a California company are gearing up to make a difference in their state’s future—about 2 million gallons worth of a difference. As the state battles a lengthy drought and considers spending $7 billion to $9 billion to produce, transport and store fresh water, WaterFX, a San Francisco-based, independent water producer says it has been…
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The Good, Bad and Ugly in Colorado’s New Fracking Air Emissions Rules
The state of Colorado made national headlines a few weeks ago because it adopted new air emissions rules around drilling and fracking. There’s good, bad and ugly in these new rules, and there’s some new hope for the future. The Good News Colorado’s new drilling and fracking air quality regulations will cut Volatile Organic Compound…
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California Mostly Sticks to Renewables to Replace Nuclear Energy
California’s final strategy to replace the electricity from San Onofre leaves the door open to mostly renewable energy.