Category: Green Building LEED News
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4 News Outlets Ban Climate Change Deniers
By Kevin Mathews If a climate change denier has no place to voice his opinion, does he still make a sound? Earlier this year, Care2 writer Beth Buczynski debated the merits of publications eliminating the opinions of climate skeptics from their pages. On the one hand, it never seems right to stifle discussion, but on the other…
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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5 Ways to Mobilize Private Investment to Tackle Climate Change
By Shilpa Patel and Giulia Christianson One day after the momentous inauguration of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) earlier this month, World Resources Institute (WRI), Ministry of Strategy and Finance of the Republic of Korea and Korea Capital Market Institute co-hosted the Climate Finance and Private Sector: Investing in New Opportunities conference. More than 250 people—drawn from Korean and international business, finance, government…
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U.S. Green Building Council Certifies 20,000th LEED Commercial Project
Feature image: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Plant in Knoxville, Tenn., Secures Distinction Washington, D.C. — (Dec. 20, 2013) — The movement for healthier, high-p…