Category: Green Building LEED News
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Pioneering LEED-Platinum Factory Goes Up In Chicago
Method’s factory, which will make green cleaning products, could be the second LEED-Platinum factory in the US.
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Chipotle Warns Climate Change Could Cut Guacamole From Its Menu
Chipotle has issued the following warning to investors: Extreme weather events “associated with global climate change” might eventually affect the availability of some ingredients that go into burrito toppings, like its signature guacamole. [caption id="attachment_324501" align="alignnone" width="500"] Since Chipotle has a commitment to using local produce grown on farms within 350 miles of a given restaurant,…
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Ingeteam Central Inverters Used in 500-kW Solar Power Plant in Puerto Rico
Ingeteam has connected its first solar PV plant in Puerto Rico. The 500-kW power plant, built by WindMar Renewable Energy Inc., is also the first solar plant to have installed the transformer version of Ingeteam’s UL compliant central inverter INGECON SUN Power Max. Moreover, these PV solar inverters have beenRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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U.S. Judge Sides With Chevron in Case Against Ecuadorians, Allows Oil Giant to Evade Justice
Amazon Watch stands with Ecuadorian communities in rejecting a misguided judgment delaying justice for some 30,000 indigenous people and farmers who continue to suffer from the company’s toxic legacy in the Amazon rainforest. The decision—handed down yesterday by New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan—also underscores the threat that well-financed corporations pose to justice and the rule…
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U.S. Solar Market Grows 41% in 2013
Continuing its explosive growth, the U.S. solar industry had a record-shattering year in 2013. According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Solar Market Insight Year in Review 2013, photovoltaic (PV) installations continued to proliferate, increasing 41% over […] — Solar Builder magazine