Category: Green Building LEED News
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Future of U.S. Solar Industry Depends on Early End to Trade Dispute
Trade disputes often have a nasty way of becoming trade wars. The recent decision by SolarWorld Industries America to file new petitions against imports of Chinese and Taiwanese solar products presents an immediate threat to the U.S. solar industry, including many solar manufacturers. California, for example, which has more installed solar capacity than any other state…
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Latin America Gets Its First Concentrating Solar Plant
Abengoa’s project, in Chile, will be able to store energy for a very impressive 17 hours.
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Shout Out for Solar Day: January 24
Most Americans still aren’t aware of the dramatic growth of solar, we still need to get the word out.
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Tar Sands Start Flowing Through Oklahoma, Texas
The southern leg of the Keystone pipeline starts carrying oil today. Even this brand new pipeline is riddled with a litany of structural problems.
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Transporting Fossil Fuels: Rail vs. Pipeline is the Wrong Question
Debating the best way to do something we shouldn’t be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place. That’s what’s happening with the “rail versus pipeline” discussion. Some say recent rail accidents mean we should build more pipelines to transport fossil fuels. Others argue that leaks, high…