Category: Green Building LEED News
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Fukushima Disaster Doesn’t Stop Japan From Including Nuclear Power as Vital Source in New Energy Plan
Though their nuclear reactors are responsible for a catastrophic meltdown nearly three years ago at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant—and subsequent radioactive leaks, food scares, petitions and lawsuits—Japan officials said Tuesday that the country needs to add more nuclear energy to its supply. Japan released its first energy draft since the Fukushima disaster, and it includes plans…
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A Student’s Take on Why It’s Imperative to Risk Arrest Protesting Keystone XL Pipeline
On Sunday, March 2, at 22-years-old, I will take part in a nonviolent for civil disobedience campaign along with nearly 500 other college students in our nation’s capital and very will likely be arrested. Why would I and others risk arrest without our degrees yet in hand? Aren’t we worried about jobs and employment? The…
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8 Foods That Naturally Whiten Teeth
By Monica Bologna We all crave that bright, white, movie star smile. Unfortunately, as a society, we also crave coffee, red wine and tea. There are plenty of teeth-bleaching kits that provide the promise of pearly whites, but at what cost? The kits are full of chemicals which can rip away at the enamel of…
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Biomedical Bleeding of Horseshoe Crabs for Pharmaceuticals Puts Species at Risk
By Rebecca Zeiber New research from Plymouth State University (PSU) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) indicates that collecting and bleeding horseshoe crabs for biomedical purposes causes short-term changes in their behavior and physiology that could exacerbate the crabs’ population decline in parts of the east coast. [caption id="attachment_322974" align="alignnone" width="500"] The horseshoe crab is bled for…
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Solar Industry’s Sizzling Start to New Year Could Lead to More Broken Records
With the coldest winter in two decades gripping much of the country this year—and wild price swings for natural gas rattling the markets, not to mention American consumers—it’s easy for many people to overlook the “hot start” in 2014 for solar energy. But so far this year, it’s been good news followed by even more…