Category: Green Building LEED News
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Part 2: A Green Building Explosion (2003-2009)
Feature image: To celebrate the release of our list of the Top 10 States For LEED, we’re posting our narrative of the history of LEED’s development, originally released a…
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Part 2: A green building explosion (2003-2009)
Feature image: To celebrate the release of our list of the Top 10 States For LEED, we’re posting our narrative of the history of LEED’s development, originally released at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Nov…
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Climate Change Caucus Shows Youth That Green Jobs Are Good Jobs
By Rocky Kistner As the Arctic melts, oceans acidify, storms intensify and crops wither in drought-stricken areas of the globe, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the dire consequences of climate change. Faced with the onslaught of polluter cash that line the pockets of politicians and smear the findings of climate scientists, who can we turn…
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Big Win for EVs: Consumer Reports Names Tesla Model S Best Overall Car For 2014
About nine months after a Consumer Reports called it “the best car we’ve ever tested,” Tesla’s luxury electric car, the Model S, has received the publication’s prestigious “Best Overall Car” honor. [caption id="attachment_323500" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: Consumer Reports[/caption] The award comes just weeks after Tesla Motors publicized the journey of two Model S cars from…
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Colorado Governor Under Fire for Backing Controversial Factory Farms
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is once again ruffling feathers within the environmental community. This time, the controversy was sparked when Hickenlooper filed an amicus brief that stated two “cage-free” Hostetler family chicken farms in Delta County should be opened for business—a decision backed by Delta County commissioners, Delta County Farm Bureau and other supporters of the crowded,…