Category: Green Building LEED News
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How the GDP Measures Everything ‘Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile’
Governments, media and much of the public are preoccupied with the economy. That means demands such as those for recognition of First Nations treaty rights and environmental protection are often seen as impediments to the goal of maintaining economic growth. The gross domestic product has become a sacred indicator of well-being. Ask corporate CEOs and…
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New Wind PTC Proposal Would Dramatically Decrease Incentive Before Eliminating It
[caption id="attachment_323668" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] If the latest proposal for the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) is approved, it would dramatically decrease the incentive’s amount and eventually phase it out altogether. Introduced on Thursday by U.S. House of Representative Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, (R-MI), the new proposal would retroactively…
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Documentary Spotlight: Slingshot
One of my favorite events of the year is almost here—the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) from March 19 to March 30 at Tower City Cinemas. There are eight eco-films this year, in CIFF’s It’s Easy Being Green sidebar sponsored by Great Lakes Brewing Company, bringing awareness and support to the environmental movement working to save our planet. I’ll feature one…
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UK Greenlights Carbon Capture From Natural Gas
Shell is designing the project, which for the first time, would capture and store most emissions from a natural gas power plant.
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Suffering Oceans Get Biggest Donation Ever From Bloomberg
Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $53 million in a all-points attack on declining ocean habitat and fisheries.