Category: Green Building LEED News
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Earth-Friendly Diet Campaign Urges Americans to Eat Less Meat
As growing global meat consumption drives accelerating deforestation, drought and other threats to endangered species, the Center for Biological Diversity launched a new campaign today urging Americans to “take extinction off your plate.” The campaign says eating less meat is one of the best ways people can reduce their environmental footprint. “Many people don’t realize…
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Interstate Pipeline Spills 10,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Into Ohio Nature Preserve
About 240 barrels of crude oil—roughly 10,000 gallons—leaked from a Sunoco pipeline this week, contaminating a large area in the Oak Glen Nature Preserve, near Cincinnati, OH. Local, state and federal officials reported to the scene Monday evening and contained the leak by about 5 a.m. Tuesday, Cincinnati’s WCPO reported. The cause remains under investigation and…
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Rachel Maddow Features Waterkeeper Alliance Photos Showing Duke Energy Dumping Coal Ash Into Local Waterways
The Rachel Maddow Show reported Monday on the latest discovery by Waterkeeper Alliance of water being pumped from Duke Energy coal ash ponds into local waterways. Maddow also delves into a new report by the Associated Press that claims Gov. McCroy’s (R-NC) cozy relationship with Duke Energy led to a change in North Carolina law protecting the…
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5 Must-See Documentaries From the 2014 Environmental Film Festival
The 22nd annual Environmental Film Festival in Washington D.C. set records before it even showed one moment of footage. The 13-day event features a record 200 films from 38 countries. Several of them will be world and U.S. premieres, while others have already experienced success at other festivals around the world. The topics are sure…
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Your LEED Professional exam is this month. Are you ready?
Published on: 19 Mar 2014 Feature image: You’ve spent the last few months preparing for your LEED Green Associate…