Category: Green Building LEED News
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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.…
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Global Warming Pushes Native Plants to New Habitats Leaving Dependent Species at Risk
By Tim Radford By 2100, vegetation patterns will be shifting in almost half the land area of the planet, according to new research in the journal Global and Planetary Change. Song Feng of the University of Arkansas in the U.S. and colleagues in Nebraska, China and South Korea have taken a long cool look at…
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New Evidence Exposes Gov. Kasich’s Role in PR Plan to Promote Fracking in State Parks
As reported Sunday, new evidence was released today showing Ohio Gov. Kasich’s involvement in the communications plan that detailed how the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) would “marginalize” opponents of fracking by teaming up with “allied” corporations—including Halliburton, business groups and media outlets—to promote this controversial drilling technique in state parks. [caption id="attachment_321854" align="alignnone" width="500"] Barkcamp State Park…