Category: Green Building LEED News
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National Parks Lead the Way in Eliminating Plastic Water Bottles
By Erin Diaz From Hawaii to Arizona, national parks are leading the way to protect our two most precious natural resources: our environment and our public water. With the grassroots support of tens of thousands of people across the country—from students to Corporate Accountability International members and people concerned about the environmental impact of bottled-water…
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Study Finds Greenland Glaciers Losing 10 Billion Tons of Ice Per Year
The glaciers of northeast Greenland, long thought to be the most stable part of the massive Greenland ice sheet, are melting at an accelerating pace, losing roughly 10 billion tons of ice annually for the past decade, say researchers from the U.S. and Denmark. [caption id="attachment_326643" align="alignnone" width="400"] This map shows major ice drainages in Greenland, along…
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NASA: Earth Could Warm 20 Percent More Than Earlier Estimates
NASA says we should expect the planet to become even warmer than researchers thought in the past. According to new research, Drew Shindell, a climatologist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, says the planet could become 20 percent warmer than previous estimates. The image included in a briefing on the study shows temperature-increase estimates…
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Geothermal And Lithium Production, Perfect Together
Simbol breaks ground on the first plant that makes lithium from a byproduct of geothermal production.
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Green Technology Spotlight: World’s First Biodegrable, Carbon Capturing Winery!
After five years of research, this French winery is net-zero energy, combining the best of lifecycle thinking.