Category: Green Building LEED News
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New Front Group Takes Aim at Green Building, Clean Energy, Environmental Groups
Multi-millionaire publicist Rick Berman has found new targets, which he’s attacking through the group, Environmental Policy Alliance.
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Geoengineering is Not the Answer to Climate Change
Because nature doesn’t always behave the same in a lab, test tube or computer program as it does in the real world, scientists and engineers have come up with ideas that didn’t turn out as expected. DDT was considered a panacea for a range of insect pest issues, from controlling disease to helping farmers. But…
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7 Tips to Prep for Gardening Season
By Monica Bologna If you’ve got a green thumb, you can start getting excited about winter ending and spring finally approaching. It is a good idea to start preparing your garden so you aren’t scrambling at the last minute. Here are 7 tips to prepare for gardening season! Photo courtesy of Shutterstock 1. Use an…
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How Solar Energy Empowered a Nicaraguan Community Once Devastated by War
By Laurie Guevara-Stone Forty years ago Sabana Grande, a small community in northern Nicaragua, was ravaged by war. Now you will find people sitting under solar-powered lights, eating solar-cooked chicken, and drinking smoothies made by a bicycle-powered blender. Sabana Grande (pop. 2,000), in the mountains of Totogalpa, about 20 miles from the Honduran border, has embraced…
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Advocates for the Gulf Sue Coal Export Terminal for Polluting Mississippi River
Environmental advocacy groups this morning filed suit against the United Bulk coal export terminal in Davant, LA, for violating the federal Clean Water Act. Photographs, video footage and satellite imagery document piles of United Bulk coal and petroleum coke that generate highly polluting dust and debris. [blackoutgallery id=”326762″] The imagery shows plumes of coal-polluted water…