Category: Green Building LEED News
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Devastating Drought Continues to Plague California
By Kiley Kroh As California enters its third consecutive dry winter, with no sign of moisture on the horizon, fears are growing over increased wildfire activity, agricultural losses and additional stress placed on already strained water supplies. [caption id="attachment_316651" align="alignnone" width="500"] California’s Central Valley—prime agricultural land—is being hit the hardest by the state-wide drought which…
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70+ USS Ronald Reagan Crew Members, Half Suffering From Cancer, to Sue TEPCO For Fukushima Radiation Poisoning
After U.S. Navy sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan responded to the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan for four days, many returned to the U.S. with thyroid cancer, Leukemia, brain tumors and more. At least 71 sailors—many in their 20s—reported radiation sickness and will file a lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operates the Fukushima Daiichi energy…
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60 Percent of Americans Oblivious to Next Week’s Incandescent Bulb Phase-Out
Times are about to change when it comes to lighting, but that’s been lost on most Americans, according to a new survey. Osram Sylvania’s sixth annual Socket Survey shows that six out of 10 Americans did not know that the country will begin phasing out incandescent lights next week. Stricter efficiency standards from the Energy Independence and…
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60 Percent of Americans Oblivious to Next Week’s Incandescent Bulb Phase-Out
Times are about to change when it comes to lighting, but that’s been lost on most Americans, according to a new survey. Osram Sylvania’s sixth annual Socket Survey shows that six out of 10 Americans did not know that the country will begin phasing out incandescent lights next week. Stricter efficiency standards from the Energy Independence and…
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5 Realities of Climate Change in 2013
By Tierney Smith As the year draws to a close, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months of the climate movement—the impacts, the activism and the action. Looking back on 2013, we hope to better understand the complex landscape in which we are trying to build a safe and sustainable future,…