Category: Green Building LEED News
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Denmark Outdoes Rest of Europe With Gaudy Emissions Reduction Goal
By Jeff Spross An agreement in Denmark’s parliament cleared the way for passage of climate targets that would outstrip the recent goals set by the European Union. The bill would establish a legally binding requirement that Denmark cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990′s levels by 2020, and that the government return to the…
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Researchers Find Energy Efficient Way to Convert Plastic Bags Into Diesel Fuel
Plastic shopping bags, an abundant source of litter on land and at sea, can be converted into diesel, natural gas and other useful petroleum products, researchers report. [caption id="attachment_321839" align="alignnone" width="500"] Used plastic shopping bags can be converted into petroleum products that serve a multitude of purposes. Graphic by Julie McMahon[/caption] The conversion produces significantly…
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Chinese Government to Pay Cities $1.6 Billion to Reduce Air Pollution
The Chinese government is so disturbed by its nation’s growing reputation for poor air quality that is willing to pay cities that try to buck the trend. China’s cabinet has announced the development of a fund worth $1.6 billion to reward cities and regions that make efforts to control key areas of pollution, according to a report from…
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New York and California Introduce Legislation to Ban Plastic Microbeads in Cosmetics
Design matters more than recycling. Microbeads don’t make the cut, designed to wash down the drain into your local waterway. They are irrecoverable and therefore never recycled. Microbeads, those little polyethylene scrubbers in facial cleansers, are now on the way out thanks to the one-two legislative punch. The New York state district attorney’s office proposed…
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Electric Vehicles Charge Forward With 150 Mile Range
Worldwide production of EVs rises 67% this year with cheaper batteries and more models available.