Category: Green Building LEED News
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All New U.S. Electrical Capacity from Renewable Energy in November
According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, solar, biomass, wind, geothermal and hydropower “units” provided 394 MW – or 100% – of all new electrical generation placed in-service in […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Education @USGBC is here
Feature image: The next evolution in green building education has begun. Education @USGBC is a new platform featuring world-class courses and educational content related to sustainability and LEED. It is available for purchase now, with access beginning January 1. Advance your knowledge of green building, and connect and collaborate with leading practitioners around the world…
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EVs Save Cities Six Figures on Fuel and Maintenance
One of the nation’s largest cities has one of the largest vehicle fleets and, in turn, enjoys some of the largest savings by adding electric vehicles (EVs). A pair of case studies from the Electrification Coalition show that the cities of Houston, TX and Loveland, CO have experienced sizable savings since they added EVs to…
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11 Wilderness Victories in 2013
2013 presented plenty of challenges for conservation. Special interest groups and anti-wilderness members of Congress continued their attempts to give away vast swaths of public wild lands to mining, logging and oil and gas interests. These attacks on wildlands included some of our most beloved, pristine areas from Yosemite National Park to the Arctic Refuge.…
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Happy Fracking Holidays From the UK Government
The government released their map of areas they are thinking about opening up for onshore oil and gas drilling. This means that huge areas of the UK are threatened by fracking. The new map is below. The yellow shows areas already licensed. The blue represents the areas the government wants to open up for oil and…