Category: Green Building LEED News
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New Study Exposes Flood of Dark Money Feeding Climate Change Denial
By Robert J. Bruelle, PhD A new study conducted by Drexel University environmental sociologist Robert J. Brulle, PhD, exposes the organizational underpinnings and funding behind the powerful climate change countermovement. This study marks the first peer-reviewed, comprehensive analysis ever conducted of the sources of funding that maintain the denial effort. Through an analysis of the financial…
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6 Ways Efficiency Programs Saved Californians $850 Million in Just 2 Years
By Lara Ettenson As 2013 draws to a close, it’s a good time to highlight how California is trying new ways to help homeowners, businesses, governments, and industries cut energy waste while continuing a 40-year record of energy efficiency success. The state’s four largest privately owned and nearly 40 publicly owned utilities (with the help of…
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4 Reasons Why We Need to Rethink Industrial Meat Production
by Kai Olson-Sawyer It’s a big world out there. On second thought, it feels like the world is getting smaller. Trends point toward a planet that will be even more crowded and tightly bound than ever as the population soars from seven to nine billion and prosperity rises for hundreds of millions by 2050. Such global forecasts have…
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NYC Bans Styrofoam, Implements Composting, E-Waste Recycling
In its last votes of the year, NYC’s council banned styrofoam, required restaurants to compost, and began e-waste recycling pickup at apartment buildings.
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Power-Sucking Cable Boxes Will Use Less Energy
The cable industry signed an agreement to improve the efficiency of the most energy-consuming device in the home.