Category: Green Building LEED News
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9 Maps That Analyze the World’s Forests
By Crystal Davis and Dave Thau By the time we find out about deforestation, it’s usually too late to take action. Scientists have been studying forests for centuries, chronicling the vital importance of these ecosystems for human society. But most of us still lack timely and reliable information about where, when and why forests are disappearing.…
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Aircraft Parts Supplier Installs 1-MW Solar System at Headquarters
Unical Aviation Inc., a leading global aircraft parts supplier that boosted its workforce by nearly 25 percent over the past year, will help fuel that breakneck growth with savings it expects from making an unusual move for its industry: going […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Harvard Professor: Fluoride Toxic to Children, Linked to Autism
Practically overnight, fluoride joined the likes of lead, arsenic, methylmercury, toluene and other chemicals known to damage brain tissue, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). In the March 2014 journal Lancet Neurology, the highly prevalent chemical was reclassified as a developmental neurotoxin by medical authorities. The authors, Dr. Philippe Grandjean of the Harvard School of Public Health and Dr. Philip Landrigan of the Icahn…
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SunEdison Completes Dept. of Defense’s Largest Solar Plant
SunEdison, a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, and MIC Solar Energy Holdings, a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, today announced the completion of a 16.4-MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant located outside Tucson, Ariz., […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Two Solar Projects in California, Nevada Approved on Public Land
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy sources, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the approval of two solar energy projects located near the Nevada-California border […] — Solar Builder magazine