Category: Green Building LEED News
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7 Surreal Natural Wonders in the U.S.
America is filled with places just as strange as any surrealist painting. Spanish painter Salvador Dali passed away 25 years ago this January. His name by then all but synonymous with that of the art movement he championed during the prime years of his career: surrealism. In honor of Dali—and weirdness in general—here are seven wild…
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What’s the State of Green Business in 2014?
The “State of Green Business” annual report from GreenBiz.com shows why we have reason to both applaud and criticize the progress companies have made in sustainability. “What’s business as usual today was not that long ago innovative, even breakthrough: Bio-based products, accounting systems that place a realistic value on water and carbon, smart supply chains that…
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NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Installs Solar on Race Shop Roof
JR Motorsports, management company and racing operation for NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., has completed the construction and installation of solar panels atop its race shop and office in Moorseville, N.C., diversifying the ways in which the company gets its […] — Solar Builder magazine
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World’s Poorest Suffer From Radioactive Sickness as Areva Mines for Uranium
More than 60 percent of Niger’s population lives on less than $1 per day, and even more have no electricity. Still, French company Areva keeps contaminating those residents and their environment while mining away for uranium—one of the few resources the world’s poorest country still has. Areva has operated in northern Niger for four decades, according…
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Blackfish Director Challenges SeaWorld to Debate
By Gabriela Cowperthwaite SeaWorld has recently released a statement called “The Truth about Blackfish.” As we have always maintained, we welcome an open and honest discussion with SeaWorld. There are millions of families across the globe who have choices about where to spend their vacation dollars. Parents want clear answers about how all aspects of the…