Category: Green Building LEED News
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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…
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Chint Power Inverters Installed with Solar Project at California Winery
Chint Power Systems America delivered six 100-kW central inverters for the winery application at San Joaquin Wine Co. in the Central Valley of California. The CPS inverter is UL-approved, CEC-listed and outdoor rated — ideal for harsh environments and cost […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Olympic Athletes Ask for Action on Climate Change
Over 100 athletes sent a letter to world leaders, noting the ski industry is the first of many to suffer from climate change.
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Use This Map to Find All 47,000 Wind Turbines in the US
The US Geological Survey’s online map is the first to show were every wind turbine is the US is located.
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Bee Week of Action: 27,000+ Demand Stores Stop Selling Harmful Pesticides
This week, more than 27,000 people coast-to-coast are swarming Lowe’s and Home Depot stores to support the bees that pollinate our flowers for Valentine’s Day. In a coalition campaign called the Bee Week of Action, Beyond Pesticides, Friends of the Earth and allies are delivering more than half a million petition signatures and Valentines asking…