Category: Green Building LEED News
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Environmental Degradation From Climate Change and Conflict Plagues Iraq
By Tierney Smith Climate change, pollution and a growing population have all taken their toll on Iraq’s natural environment. Exacerbated by decades of war and growing pressure on natural resources, these strains have seen the country’s environmental health decline steeply in recent years. [caption id="attachment_319589" align="alignnone" width="500"] Years of war and worsening climate change are taking…
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While Obama Nibbles at Climate Change, World Bank Steps Up
The President of the World Bank ended the World Economic Forum with major prescriptions for dealing with climate change.
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Could a U.S.-to-Mexico High-Speed Railway Work?
A high-speed train could be transporting Americans to Mexico in less than two hours by 2018. Politicians from Texas met with Mexican officials in Washington earlier this month to discuss the feasibility of a high-speed passenger rail line from San Antonio, TX to Monterrey, Mexico. The project could begin in 2015, with 2018 as the earliest possible completion…
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Could a U.S.-to-Mexico High-Speed Railway Work?
A high-speed train could be transporting Americans to Mexico in less than two hours by 2018. Politicians from Texas met with Mexican officials in Washington earlier this month to discuss the feasibility of a high-speed passenger rail line from San Antonio, TX to Monterrey, Mexico. The project could begin in 2015, with 2018 as the earliest possible completion…
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Dear Mr. President: Support Better Buildings through Executive Action
Feature image: Last night, I was inspired watching President Obama outline a plan to “make this a year of action” and calling on us all to do everything we can to invest in a stronge…