Category: Green Building LEED News
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Newman Solar, El Paso Electric Co. to Build 10-MW Solar Farm in Texas
El Paso Electric Company (EPE) and Newman Solar LLC, owned by Colorado-based juwi solar Inc. (JSI), have signed an agreement to build a 10-MW solar energy facility in Northeast El Paso, Texas, next to EPE’s Newman Generation Station. JSI will […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Processing of ‘Diseased and Unsound Animals’ Linked to USDA Inspector Shortage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is under fire over its shortage of meat and poultry inspectors after the federal agency failed to properly inspect more than 4,000 tons of tainted beef that was shipped throughout the country in 2013, reports the New York Times. [caption id="attachment_322614" align="alignnone" width="500"] The inspectors’ union official, Stan Painter,…
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Study Shows How Wind Turbines Can Provide Energy For At Least a Quarter-Century
A London college has evidence to dispel notions that wind turbines only have decade-long lives. According to new research from Imperial College, most turbines can last up to a quarter of a century. In fact, the United Kingdom’s oldest turbines, built in the early ’90s, are still going strong, producing three-quarters of their original output after…
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Groups Appeal to UN to Stop Forced Evictions of Indigenous People for Mega-Dam Construction
Environmental and human rights organizations submitted an urgent appeal to United Nations Special Rapporteurs on behalf of members of the indigenous Ngöbe community—the community faces imminent forced eviction from their land for the Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam project in western Panama. The eviction would force Ngöbe communities from their land, which provides their primary sources…
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Why today’s best is the jumping off point for tomorrow’s goals
Published on: 21 Feb 2014 Feature image: I’ve got the Olympics on my mind. In addition to indulging in the …