Category: Green Building LEED News
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Rooftop Farm in New York City Grows 50,000 Pounds of Organic Produce Per Year
By Ecofilms “That view behind me is not a painted backdrop!” said Geoff Lawton to the camera. But the view looked great from where I was standing. Brooklyn Grange is a rooftop farm with a magnificent view looking over the Manhattan skyline. Sitting on a concrete roof, totaling 2.5 acres and producing more than 50,000…
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Friday Roundup: Greener grocery stores, pushing sustainable policies
Feature image: Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips: Achieving sustainability, Grocery Headquarters. USGBC Vice President of Product Management Lisa Stanley dis…
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Major Victory for Clean Water in Coal Export Battle
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington denied a motion to dismiss, allowing the Clean Water Act case to proceed against BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) for coal contamination of U.S. waterways. The Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper, Columbia Riverkeeper, Spokane Riverkeeper, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Friends…
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The green building community is rooting for the Eagles this NFL post-season
Category: Story Published on: 3 Jan 2014 Feature image: …
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Offshore Wind Farm One Step Closer to Becoming First in U.S.
The Earth Policy Institute listed the Cape Wind project as one of three possibilities for the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., and a recent agreement makes that even more likely. Siemens signed a contract before New Year’s that will allow the German company to supply the $2.6 billion Cape Wind farm with 130 turbines…