Category: Green Building LEED News
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Man Pays $350K to Kill a Rhino
Should the opportunity to kill an animal be sold for six figures or for any amount of money at all? That’s what happened at an auction in Texas a week ago, and now the winner bidder is left reading death threats directed at his children. As dozens of protesters looked on, the Dallas Safari Club’s auctioned…
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Importance of Old Growth Forests: Carbon Capture Potential Grows With Age
By Dr. Janet Cotter We know that forests are biodiversity-rich, and we know they provide us with essential ecosystem services, such as regulating water flows and influencing weather patterns. One ecosystem service often discussed these days is the role of forests in helping regulate the amount of the greenhouse gas—carbon dioxide (CO2)—in the atmosphere. A new analysis…
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19 Countries Form Africa Clean Energy Corridor
The corridor will consist of renewable energy zones and stretches from Cairo to Capetown.
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How Close is the World to $1 Trillion in Renewable Energy Investments?
Some bankers across the world are aiming high when it comes to investments in renewable energy. Billionaire investors and climate-focused policy advocates like hedge-fund founder billionaire Tom Steyer and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin gathered at the United Nations this week to call for more investments in renewables and changes to financial markets that…
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Feedback Friday: Solar Builder App
Solar Builder is starting a series of Feedback Friday topics, where we hope to hear from you, our readers, on how we can improve our content and message. This week’s topic is the Solar Builder app for iPads and iPad minis (available […] — Solar Builder magazine