Category: Green Building LEED News
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Ohio Moves Closer to Banning LEED’s Green Building Standards
Ohio is one step closer to banning the nation’s premier green building evaluation process from rating its properties. The Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed Ohio Senate Concurrent Resolution 25 (SCR 25), which would prohibit the use of the LEED v4 green building rating system on public buildings in the state if it gets approval from the state’s House of Representatives and is signed…
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California Farmers Demand Fracking Moratorium
California farmers, grappling with a record drought that’s parching their fields and livelihoods, call on Gov. Brown (D-CA) to place a moratorium on the water-intensive extreme oil and gas extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Yesterday afternoon, Shafter almond farmer Tom Frantz, California State Grange President Bob McFarland and Monterey County vintner Paula…
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Monsanto’s Roundup Found in 75% of Air and Rain Samples
A new U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that pesticides can be found in, well, just about anything. [caption id="attachment_323627" align="alignnone" width="500"] In recent years, Roundup was found to be even more toxic than it was when first approved for agricultural use, though that discovery has not led to any changes in regulation of the pesticide. Photo courtesy…
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SMA’s New Grid Emulation Service Brings Solar Projects Online Quickly
On the heels of its successful operations and maintenance (O&M) launch, SMA has unveiled another exclusive utility-scale service: Grid Emulation. An industry first, it accelerates power plant start-up and significantly pulls forward commercial operation dates before grid connection is accessible, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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OutBack Power Unveils Three New Editions to Radian Line of Inverters
OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, backup power and mobile applications, today announced that three newly available additions to its Radian family of inverters will include GridZero energy balancing technology to […] — Solar Builder magazine