Category: Green Building LEED News
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Vista Solar Collaborates with ReneSola on California Projects
ReneSola Ltd. today announced collaborative projects with Silicon Valley-based solar integrator Vista Solar. A 315-kW array is being constructed for Therm-X, a thermal solutions company based in California, and will be powered by ReneSola’s 305-W polycrystalline panels. Two additional systems totaling […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Wolf Killing Contest Disguised as Holiday Family Fun in Idaho
By Alicia Graef This year while most people will be enjoying a holiday break and winding down after Christmas, a hunters’ rights group in Idaho has something special planned to bring people together: it will be hosting the first predator killing contest in decades to take out wolves and coyotes the weekend of Dec. 28-29. [caption id=”attachment_315890″…
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Los Angeles Makes Cool Roofs Mandatory
LA is updating its building code to require cool roofs on all homes, the first major US city to do so.
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Autodesk, Unilever Lead On Reaching Science-Based Climate Targets
The good news is that almost half the corporations studied are on track to meet climate targets that keep temperature rise below 2°C.
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Baucus Proposes Consolidation of Energy Tax Credits, Preserves Wind PTC Through 2016
[caption id="attachment_315879" align="alignright" width="360"] U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus. Photo credit: Center for American Progress[/caption] Though the head of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee chair says he wants to revamp the nation’s energy tax credits, a draft he presented Wednesday shows his preference to let some expire while consolidating others. There are currently 42 energy…