Category: Green Building LEED News
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10 Incredible Plant Facts You Didn’t Know
By Kevin Mathews 1. The earth has more than 80,000 species of edible plants. If you’re ever in the mood to try something new, the good news is that there is certainly food you haven’t tasted yet still growing somewhere in the world. You’ll probably have some trouble finding it, however, because … [caption id="attachment_316756" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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Fiery Oil Train Crash in Raging Shale Oil Boom State of North Dakota
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Fiery Oil Train Crash in Raging Shale Oil Boom State of North Dakota
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Extreme Weather Puts UK’s Hedgehog Population at Risk
By Kristina Chew The hedgehog population has fallen by 25 percent in the past decade in England due to intensive farming in the countryside and, in the suburbs, more and more cars and paved-over spaces. This year’s hedgehogs face another threat as many were born late, due to a wet summer and a warm October and may not have…
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UK Energy Minister Calls For 4 Million Solar Panels
One of the United Kingdom’s ministers wants the government to lead the way in deploying renewable energy—to the tune of 4 million solar panels. Energy Minister Greg Barker said he will announce plans in 2014 for the government estate and the rest of the United Kingdom, according to The Telegraph. “We need to make the government…