Category: Green Building LEED News
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5 Incubators That Are Shaping the Future of Green Business
If you’re a startup housed by a business incubator, odds are you’re in good hands. The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) estimates that 87 percent of the firms that have graduated from their member incubators are still in business. The organization also says that those graduates create jobs, revitalize neighborhoods and innovate new technologies at a much…
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Nearly 90% of U.S. States Increased Solar Workforce in 2013
The solar industry experienced record-breaking job growth across the U.S. last year, according to The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent 501(c)(3) research and education nonprofit. TSF today released new state-specific numbers that show major solar job gains in both traditional and burgeoning markets. […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Electric Utilities Support Policies to Enhance Electric Power Grid
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today announced a joint agreement to advance support for utility policies that enhance the electric power grid for the benefit of all electricity customers and the environment. EEI, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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U.S. Utility-Scale Solar 60% Toward Cost-Competition Goal
The Energy Department announced today that the U.S. solar industry is more than 60 percent of the way to achieving cost-competitive utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity – only three years into the Department’s decade-long SunShot Initiative. To help continue this […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Study Finds Proximity to Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Rigs Threaten Humpback Whales
By Rob Jordan When you are 50 feet long and weigh more than 40 tons—the maximum allowed weight on most U.S. highways—you need a lot of space to move around. Humpback whales, still recovering from whaling that wiped out as much as 90 percent of their global population, are confronted with new challenges caused by…