Category: Green Building LEED News
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World’s Largest EV Fast Charger Network Coming to China
[caption id="attachment_322265" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo credit: IvanWalsh.com/Flickr Creative Commons[/caption] A Swiss power and automation company is working with an auto manufacturer to create what will be the world’s largest network of fast chargers for electric vehicles (EV). ABB has announced a deal with Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd. (BDNT), the Chinese creator of Denza…
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Southern Illinois Says No to Peabody Coal at Historic Hearing
Outnumbering Peabody Energy supporters more than four to one among those willing to make public comments, outraged residents, farmers and former miners expertly broke down the inconsistencies and errors in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA) tentative determination to issue a water quality permit at a packed strip mine hearing on Tuesday in the heart of Illinois’ coal country.…
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Mindnumbing: Permit Awarded for Utah Tar Sands Extraction
Tar sands extraction could begin this year, destroying some of the most biodiverse, beautiful wilderness in the US.
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Chevy Does It Right! Supports Clean Energy at Colleges, Retires Carbon Credits
Chevy has embarked on a truly innovative, useful program that helps fund carbon reduction projects at colleges while retiring their carbon credits.
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Shopping Guide Helps Consumers Dodge Genetically-Engineered Foods
On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group released a green shopping guide for consumers who want to quickly find supermarket foods that have not been genetically engineered (GE). Whether they’re certified organic or GE-Free, the Shopper’s Guide to Avoiding GE Food also aims to help shoppers decide which foods are most important to buy, according to an Environmental Working…