Category: Green Building LEED News
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With $6.5 Billion Loan, Nuclear Gets New Life in US
That’s about six times more than DOE gave as the biggest loan for cleantech.
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Court Throws Out Bush Adminstration Rule on Mountaintop Coal Mining
The court reinstated the 1983 rule that requires a buffer zone between mining operations and waterways.
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Kasich Joins Troubled GOP Governor Group for Involvement in ‘FrackGate’
EcoWatch reported last weekend that a public documents request revealed a plan by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to work with “allied” groups to promote fracking in state parks. On Feb. 17, EcoWatch reported that new evidence was released showing Ohio Gov. Kasich’s involvement in the communications plan that detailed how the ODNR would “marginalize” opponents of…
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In Wake of Elk River Chemical Spill West Virginians Turn to Rainwater Harvesting
By Molly Rusk Some residents of the Kanawha Valley in West Virginia lost access to clean drinking water on Jan. 9, when a coal-processing facility spilled roughly 10,000 gallons of crude MCHM—a chemical used to treat coal—into the Elk River and surrounding land. The spill affected the water supply for more than 300,000 people. The…
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4 Ways the Green Climate Fund Can Help Developing Countries
By Alex Doukas The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has big ambitions: It aspires to become the main global fund for providing climate change finance, contributing to activities like the design of resilient cities and the expansion of low-emission power generation. However, it faces crucial questions about how it will allocate its funds to achieve its many mitigation and adaptation…