Category: Green Building LEED News
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5 Ways Fracking Hurts Animals
By Kate Good We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost’s familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road—the one…
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New Report Shows Monsanto A Major Culprit in Record Decline of Monarch Butterflies
By Larissa Walker We hate to be the bearer of bad news, again, but the 2013-2014 overwintering population numbers for Monarch butterflies in Mexico were just released yesterday, confirming our bleak predictions from a few months ago: the situation is worsening. Last year’s overwintering numbers were an all-time low, with monarchs occupying 1.19 hectares. The area occupied by monarchs this year…
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House committee clears important legislation for commercial tenants
Published on: 30 Jan 2014 Feature image: On Tuesday, the House Energy & Commerce Committee took a positive step in advancing building efficiency legislation with the passage of H.R. 2126, the “Better Buildings Act.&rd…
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New Study Shows Proximity to Fracking Sites Increases Risk of Birth Defects
[caption id="attachment_319748" align="alignright" width="360"] Fracking in Colorado. Video screenshot: PBS[/caption] The dangers of fracking are no secret, but a study released this week shows the devastating impact the process can have on babies before they even have a chance to live their lives. The unborn children of pregnant women who live within a 10-mile radius…
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India Moves to Restore Forest Cover
As part of its National Climate Plan, India will restore forests to bring back biodiversity and carbon sinks.