Category: Green Building LEED News
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Senate Leaders & Students Get Busy on Climate Change
An all-night talkathon is planned for the Senate, and students are planning the single, biggest act of disobedience on the Keystone pipeline.
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Secretary of State Kerry Barnstorms on Climate Change
Saying climate change will be front and center in all US diplomatic efforts, he gave the first of a series of speeches on climate change.
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4 Surprisingly Green Presidents
By Callum Beals [blackoutgallery id=”321905″] Presidents Day is here once again, a holiday that encourages us to reflect on the legacy on some of our most influential presidents (and gives us an excuse to relax on our federally mandated day off). By the nature of their position, U.S. Presidents have an unrivaled platform from which to…
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Why States That Produce More Wind Energy Have Lower Power Prices
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released a report this month with a simple premise—the more wind energy available, the lower electricity prices will be. The organization determined this by comparing the states that get more than 7 percent of their electricity from wind with the rest of the nation. Prices in those states—Texas, Wyoming, Oregon,…
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Despite Majority Opposition, GMO Corn Gets Green Light in Europe
Corporations, backed by influential lobbyists and western governments, dealt major blows this month against activists who are fighting to limit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). [caption id="attachment_321884" align="alignnone" width="500"] The European Commission gave DuPont Pioneer the green light to freely grow insecticidal corn, also known as TC1507. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] On Feb.…