Category: Green Building LEED News
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Operation Free, The Solar Foundation Launch Report on Veterans in Solar Industry
Today, Operation Free and The Solar Foundation released a joint report on veterans working in the American solar industry. The first-of-its-kind report shows that veterans are employed within the solar industry at higher-than-average rates offering career opportunities to a group that […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Phoenix Solar Finishes 823-kW Ground-Mount for Morgan Stanley
Phoenix Solar Inc. today announced the completion of an 823-kW peak ground-mount solar facility on six acres at Morgan Stanley’s corporate campus in Purchase, N.Y. Phoenix Solar provided all engineering services, procured a portion of the components, and managed the construction […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Petition Launched to Halt GMO Production, Pesticide Use in Hawaii
A Maui Citizens Group is asking Hawaiians to sign a petition released on Monday that would give voters the choice of whether or not to temporarily suspend the production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Hawaii’s second-largest island, reports Reuters. [caption id="attachment_323307" align="alignnone" width="500"] In a recent poll, 54 percent of Maui County citizens said…
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More Big Solar Projects Come Online, Trends Are Toward Rooftop Solar
As some of the biggest solar project in the world continue to come online in the US West, the trend has shifted toward smaller rooftop systems.
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DOT Issues Emergency Order for Stricter Standards to Transport Crude Oil by Rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) yesterday issued an Emergency Order requiring all shippers to test product from the Bakken region to ensure the proper classification of crude oil before it is transported by rail, while also prohibiting the transportation of crude oil in the lowest-strength packing group. [caption id="attachment_323339" align="alignnone" width="500"] The fireball that followed…