Category: Green Building LEED News
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San Diego YMCA Now Running on Solar Power
Premier Alliance Group Inc., a leading provider of business performance, compliance and energy management solutions, announced that its Energy and Sustainability Division completed a 277 kilowatt solar PV project for the Border View YMCA in San Diego, California. A ribbon […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Why ALEC Said ‘No Thanks’ to Renewable Energy Members
By Connor Gibson [caption id="attachment_318009" align="alignright" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Leaked American Legislative Exchange Council documents published by The Guardian recently offered a glimpse into ALEC’s financial troubles, spurred by its role in peddling corporate laws through statehouses around the country. ALEC’s controversial work has caused its member companies to abandon it, such as pushing the…
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Southern States Need to Divest From Coal and Invest in Renewable Energy
By Angela Garrone The cost of importing coal is a drain on the economies of Southeastern states, particularly in those states that rely heavily on coal-fired power. In an updated report, Burning Coal, Burning Cash the Union of Concerned Scientists use updated market data to determine just how much money is leaving the Southeast to…
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New York to Hold Hearing on Ivory Trade Laws and Elephant Poaching
The New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation announced a public hearing on ways to improve the effectiveness of the state’s laws and regulations protecting endangered species and restricting the sales of ivory. The hearing will take place tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room…
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Powerful Film Underscores Urgent Need to Address Climate Change
Ian Mauro, an environmental and social scientist at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, recently toured Atlantic Canada, interviewing fishers, hunters, farmers, businessmen, First Nations and local politicians about climate change. The result is a powerful film, Climate Change in Atlantic Canada, with people from different walks of life sharing observations about what’s happening all around them. When an…