Category: Green Building LEED News
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100+ Jewelers Say ‘No’ to Dirty Gold For Valentine’s Day
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, more than 100 of the world’s leading jewelry retailers—including eight of the top 10 in the U.S.—have committed to more responsible metals sourcing by signing the No Dirty Gold campaign’s Golden Rules. “Dirty gold just isn’t romantic,” said Payal Sampat of Earthworks’ No Dirty Gold campaign. “Retailers don’t want consumers…
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Why You Should Celebrate Renewable Energy’s Disruption of Old Utilities
By Amory B. Lovins [caption id="attachment_321018" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo credit: Black Rock Solar[/caption] Renewables are making headway in Europe and bringing a low-carbon electricity system to the forefront. Renewables were 69 percent of new capacity added in 2012 in Europe and 49 percent in the United States. Not surprisingly, this threatens utilities unwilling to let…
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Extreme Weather Hits Hard Worldwide
By Tierney Smith From unprecedented storms and flooding in the UK to severe drought in California and Brazil, 2014 has kicked off with some exceptional and weird weather events. [caption id="attachment_320992" align="alignnone" width="500"] The UK is experiencing its most exceptional period of rainfall in 248 years, with hundreds of flood alert warnings covering much of…
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Which States Have the Most Solar Jobs?
Building on its National Solar Jobs Census report, The Solar Foundation (TSF) today released “deep-dive” data on the solar job markets in California, Arizona and Minnesota, as well as updated estimates of employment in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. With 47,223 employees, California has more than five times the amount of solar employees…
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7 Tips for a Healthy Heart
Did you know that February is American Heart Month? In fact, 2014 marks the fiftieth anniversary of American Heart Month. The goal, as the American Heart Association (AHA) points out, is to increase awareness that heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S., claiming more lives than all types of cancer combined. [caption…