Category: Green Building LEED News
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General Mills Pulls GMOs From Original Cheerios
By Leslie Hatfield A new year meant a new formula for a classic cereal. For most of 2013, conscientious consumers led by Green America’s GMO Inside campaign kept pressure on General Mills to remove genetically modified ingredients from its iconic brand, Cheerios. And it worked—the company announced the change on Jan. 2. [caption id="attachment_317263" align="alignnone" width="500"] Only “classic”…
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Refusing to Give Up in the Face of Adversity for the Good of Humanity and the Earth
Nelson Mandela, who died last month at age 95, was sentenced to life in prison in 1962 because he fought for justice, equality and democracy. He was finally released 27 years later, in 1990. South Africa’s racist apartheid system fell and Mandela served as president from 1994 to 1999. The tributes after his death rightfully…
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View Raises Another $100 Million for Dynamic Glass
The company has now raised about $280 million for this green building product.
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Clearing Frosty Roads With Cheese Brine, Beet Juice
The billions of pounds of rock salt applied to wintery roads each year is polluting streams, soils and groundwater.
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Celebrating 2,500+ Clean Energy Investors
A year ago this week, we opened our doors to the public, with more than 250 people investing their first dollars into solar energy. In a year, those first investors grew to 2,500+ clean energy investors and a movement 100,000+ clean energy supporters strong. As we embark on 2014, we are excited to bring even more clean…