Category: Green Building LEED News
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World’s Largest Cities Expand Climate Change Policies and Investments
Some of the world’s largest cities have met growing concerns about climate change with a growing amount of financial and political investments to combat it. The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and Arup released research Wednesday that shows a trend of promoting and accelerating climate action in megacities—C40 members with populations of 10 million…
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Which Uses Less Fuel? Traveling By Air or Car?
While most people think driving a car is better for the environment than flying in an airplane, that’s not necessarily true because airplane engines are getting much more efficient.
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Seven Regional Hubs Will Help Rural Areas Reduce Emissions, Adapt to Climate Change
Located in every region of the US, the hubs will provide outreach to help farmers, ranchers, forest holders.
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Fukushima Pledges to Use 100 Percent Renewable Energy as Japan Considers Rebooting Nuclear Power
By Ari Phillips [caption id="attachment_320358" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The province of Fukushima in northeast Japan, devastated nearly three years ago by the earthquake and tsunami that caused a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, has pledged to go 100 percent renewable by 2040. The energy will be generated through local…
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Actresses Unite in Support of Replacing Nukes With Clean Energy
Today, actresses Amy Smart, Eva Amurri Martino, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Dawn Olivieri joined the Sierra Club in an online video asking Gov. Jerry Brown to make a “clean break” with fossil fuels, and commit to replacing the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station with 100% clean energy. The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to begin…