Category: Green Building LEED News
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4 Arrested at Cumberland Courthouse in Protest of Cove Point Fracked Gas Export Plan
A local Unitarian minister and three western Maryland residents were arrested just before Noon today outside the Allegany County Courthouse in Cumberland for peacefully protesting Virginia-based Dominion Resources’ plan to build a liquefied natural gas export facility at Cove Point in southern Maryland. [caption id="attachment_323617" align="alignnone" width="500"] Cove Point protest in Cumberland. All participants expressed…
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Playing Chicken With Our Health
Each year, food poisoning from contaminants like salmonella results in 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. Food inspections in our highly consolidated food system are vital, because once a problem gets into the food supply, it can be weeks before it’s detected. So why do some in Congress support a new…
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500 Ways to Make a Yoga Mat Sandwich
The controversial “yoga mat” chemical used to make Subway sandwich bread has been discovered in nearly 500 items and more than 130 brands of bread, stuffing, pre-made sandwiches and snacks, according to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). [caption id="attachment_323588" align="alignnone" width="500"] In 1956, a New Jersey pharmaceutical and engineering firm discovered azodicarbonamide (ADA) could…
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Why Are Starfish Melting?
By Jason Bittel Starfish are losing arms, developing white lesions and disintegrating into piles of goo. Last summer, divers and scientists began reporting the fatal “melting” events up and down North America’s coasts—from British Columbia to southern California in the Pacific, and from New Jersey to Maine in the Atlantic. Though nobody knows what’s causing these die-offs,…
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10 Darn Good Reasons to Drink Green Tea
By Authority Nutrition Green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet. It is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body. This includes improved brain function, fat loss, a lower risk of cancer and many other incredible benefits. Here are 10 health benefits of green tea that have been confirmed in…