Category: Green Building LEED News
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Increase in Tar Sands-Derived Fuel Will Set States Back on Emission Standards and Climate Goals
Motorists from Maine to Maryland will soon be filling their tanks with gas increasingly derived from dirty Canadian tar sands oil, a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) says. A flood of dirty fuel into these East Coast states would undercut their efforts to reduce carbon pollution. The NRDC report, What’s in Your Tank?…
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Why We Can’t Frack Ourselves Out of an Energy Crisis
By Alex Kirby A British businessman will tell world leaders meeting in Switzerland today that it is dangerous to argue that fracking for shale oil and gas can help to avert a global energy crisis. Jeremy Leggett, a former Greenpeace staff member who founded a successful solar energy company, has been invited to the annual…
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What Nest Labs Acquisition Means to Google
Nest has been able to crack the smart home like no other company.
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Can You Get Funding from the Department of Energy?
DOE’s new portal makes it easy to find its grant, loan and financing programs.
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Friday Roundup: LEED pushing greener growth, MD county eyeing sustainability law
Feature image: Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips: Green-Building Labels Trigger A Race To The Top, Chemical & Engineering News. New research demonstrates…