Category: Green Building LEED News
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European Commission Proposes 40-Percent Emissions Cut by 2030
Three weeks into the new year, the European Union (EU) is already thinking about how green things can be by 2030. By that year, the government wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels. Officials introduced a package of climate and energy policies today aimed at reducing pollution and energy costs, according…
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Europe Opens Its Doors to Fracking
Europe is opening its doors to dirty and dangerous unconventional fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth Europe and Food & Water Europe said today in a joint press release. The warning comes as the European Commission published a framework to guide member states on how to regulate shale gas which fails to provide mandatory protection…
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Real Goods Solar Rebrands as RGS Energy
Real Goods Solar Inc., a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions, has changed its brand identity to RGS Energy. “The change of our brand from Real Goods Solar to RGS Energy comes at a defining moment in our company’s history […] — Solar Builder magazine
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First Solar Starts Construction on 22-MW Project in Texas
First Solar announced today that the company has begun construction on Phase I of the Barilla Solar Project in Pecos County, Texas, west of Fort Stockton. The 22-MWac project is expected to begin commercial operation in mid-2014. First Solar will build, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Canadian Solar Powers 10-MW Install in Ontario
Canadian Solar Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has signed a 10-MWac Module Supply Agreement with Silvercreek Solar Park Inc. to provide Ontario-made Canadian Solar modules for a ground-mounted utility-scale solar power plant in Canada. This is Silvercreek’s […] — Solar Builder magazine