Category: Green Building LEED News
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Bipartisan Governors Coalition Wants to Prepare Nation’s Grid For More Wind Energy
[caption id="attachment_323900" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] A coalition of governors who advocate for wind energy want to work with the nation’s energy regulators to prepare the grid for more wind. Members of the Governors Wind Energy Coalition got the ball rolling earlier this month in a meeting with Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioners (FERC), discussing transmission…
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The New Superfood: Dr. Oz, Dieticians Rave Over Hemp’s High Nutritional Value
Move over Cheech and Chong, cannabis is attracting scores of new consumers, but it’s hemp products they’re after, not the intoxicating marijuana buds. [caption id="attachment_323904" align="alignnone" width="500"] With their high protein content, healthy omega-3 and -6 fats, fiber and anti-inflammatory properties, hemp seeds are a good way to build up all those essential nutrients in…
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Breaking: Los Angeles Passes Fracking Moratorium
Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. to place a moratorium on fracking. City council unanimously voted Friday afternoon to send a moratorium motion to the city attorney’s office to be written as a zoning ordinance. It will then return to council for a final vote. A tweet from city councilman Mike Bonin moments after…
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Grassroots Organizations Mobilize to Meet Community Water Needs Following WV Chemical Spill
By Dana Kuhnline Last month, an estimated 10,000 gallons of the coal-processing chemical MCHM, along with an unknown amount of a second substance called PPH, spilled into West Virginia’s Elk River—just upstream from a municipal water intake that serves nine counties. Freedom Industries, the company responsible for the spill, neglected to report it, despite some…
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SunPower Installs 2.8-MW Solar System at California Community College
Solano Community College District (SCCD), SunPower Corp. and Kitchell dedicated 2.8 MW of solar power systems installed at three district locations. According to SCCD, the systems are expected to generate enough electricity to meet as much as 50 percent or more […] — Solar Builder magazine