Category: Green Building LEED News
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Privatization of Water, First Issue for EU Citizens Initiative
To give citizens more say in policy-making, anyone can submit policy proposals after gathering a million signatures.
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How Cleantech, Environment Fared In $1 Trillion Spending Bill
We made it through relatively unscathed, passing riders on lightbulbs and coal policy.
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Kyocera Completes 7.4-MW Install in Connecticut
On December 23, 2013, a 5-MWac (7.4-MWdc) installation of high-reliability Kyocera solar modules began commercial operations at Somers, Conn., providing enough annual generating capacity to offset the power needs of approximately 5,000 homes. The Somers project is the latest that […] — Solar Builder magazine
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EnterSolar Installs 129-kW Rooftop System at NY Manufacturer
Under Governor Cuomo’s NY-Sun initiative, Signal Transformer, a division of Bel Fuse Inc., completed the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Inwood, N.Y., facility. Signal Transformer is a premier manufacturer of high-efficiency transformers, chokes and inductors, which are […] — Solar Builder magazine
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The Environmental Cost of Collecting Seashells
By Roberta Kwok It’s a normal part of summer vacation: head to the beach, pick up a few seashells and take them home as keepsakes. But multiply this innocent activity by millions of tourists and we might have a big problem, researchers warn in PLOS ONE. Skyrocketing numbers of beachcombers are pocketing seashells, and the environmental effects could range…