Category: Green Building LEED News
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Want to Avoid GMOs? Look for This Label
What do Cheerios and apples have in common? They are the latest and very public battlegrounds for the GMO [genetically engineered organisms] debate. But these two mainstays of American childhood nutrition are headed in opposite directions. While the arctic apple, genetically modified to not brown when cut, is all but set to be approved for…
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Pesticide Exposure Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
By Robin Lally Scientists have known for more than 40 years that the synthetic pesticide DDT is harmful to bird habitats and a threat to the environment. Now researchers at Rutgers University say exposure to DDT—banned in the U.S. since 1972 but still used as a pesticide in other countries—may also increase the risk and…
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Solar Industry Thanks Obama for SOTU Shout Out
After announcing that its employment growth rate was 10 times better than the national average, a shout out from President Barack Obama made the solar industry’s week even better. “Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar, every panel pounded into place by a worker whose job can’t be outsourced,” Obama said during…
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Study Wrongly Predicts Electric Cars Won’t Reduce Pollution
By Roland Hwang A new study from North Carolina State purportedly shows that electric vehicles (EV) won’t reduce pollution in the long term. A closer look at detailed results reveals that the study actually shows the opposite: that higher electric vehicle adoption can significantly reduce carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. That’s…
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10 Major US Cities Join to Boost Energy Efficiency in Biggest Buildings
The City Energy Project is expected to cut carbon emissions 5-7 million tons a year and save $1 billion a year on energy bills.