Category: Green Building LEED News
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Road Salt Contaminates U.S. Waterways in Northern States Year Round
By Brian Bienkowski As winter sets in across the northern U.S., the road salt that keeps people out of ditches is flowing into rivers at levels that could harm fish and other creatures. With billions of pounds of salt spread on U.S. roads every year, waterways in the nation’s wintry cities are getting saltier. And,…
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Road Salt Contaminates U.S. Waterways in Northern States Year Round
By Brian Bienkowski As winter sets in across the northern U.S., the road salt that keeps people out of ditches is flowing into rivers at levels that could harm fish and other creatures. With billions of pounds of salt spread on U.S. roads every year, waterways in the nation’s wintry cities are getting saltier. And,…
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Wind Companies Scramble to Secure Tax Credit Before Expiration
The expiration of the wind Production Tax Credit has already become a certainty, leaving many in the industry racing against time in recent weeks to make sure they qualify. Projects have to be initiated before Jan. 1. As a result, companies are working around the clock to secure deals with turbine manufacturers and farm developers…
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Wind Companies Scramble to Secure Tax Credit Before Expiration
The expiration of the wind Production Tax Credit has already become a certainty, leaving many in the industry racing against time in recent weeks to make sure they qualify. Projects have to be initiated before Jan. 1. As a result, companies are working around the clock to secure deals with turbine manufacturers and farm developers…
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Honor the Earth Video: Triple Crown of Pipeline Rides
“We are not protesters, we’re protectors,” said internationally acclaimed author, orator and activist Winona LaDuke. “We rode horses from the headwaters of the Mississippi along the proposed route of a new oil pipeline that would cross the reservation. It was the third of a series of rides on oil pipeline routes. “Those rides took us on…