Category: Green Building LEED News
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Fukushima Book Warns Complacency Could Lead to Next Nuclear Disaster
Today is the official publication date for the book Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster (New Press, $27.95), the first comprehensive account of the March 2011 Japanese catastrophe, and it has already elicited glowing reviews. Kirkus Reviews called it “a gripping, suspenseful page turner.” Booklist, in a starred review, described the book as “thriller-like” and “a cautionary analysis of the perils of…
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Study Finds Coastal Flooding From Sea Level Rise May Cost $100,000B Annually by 2100
Coastal regions may face massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the twenty-first century. According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, global average storm surge damages could increase from about $10-40 billion USD per year today to up to $100,000 billion USD per…
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Subway to Remove Chemical Found in Shoe Soles and Yoga Mats From Its Bread
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows for the use of azodicarbonamide under certain conditions, but that doesn’t mean it belongs in your food. After all, it’s a chemical that is used to make yoga mats and shoe soles. That’s likely why Subway announced that it would stop using the chemical to strengthen and condition the…
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India Seeks $500 Million Loan For World’s Largest Solar Array
[caption id="attachment_320920" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo credit: Solar Energy Corp. of India[/caption] India could become home to the largest solar array on the planet, but it will take more than $4 billion. The country made the initial step this week to request a $500 million World Bank loan to help finance the first phase of a…
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Newly Discovered Plant Supports 50 Different Species
Researchers working in the Ecuadorian Andes have discovered a new species of black pepper plant that is a nexus of biodiversity. [caption id="attachment_320897" align="alignnone" width="500"] The newly described species of wild black pepper, Piper kelleyi, in its native habitat (left). The pinkish undersides of the leaves (upper right) gave this species the nickname “pink belly” among members…