Category: Green Building LEED News
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Pesticides Commonly Found on U.S. Produce Raise Flags for European Food Regulators
The decision by Europe’s top food safety agency to call for new restrictions on two pesticides common on conventionally-grown U.S. produce because they “may affect the developing human nervous system” in young children underscores the danger of reliance on pesticides, Environmental Working Group (EWG) said today. [caption id="attachment_315867" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The two chemicals, acetamiprid…
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Pennsylvania Regulators Fast Track Coal Ash Disposal Plans Despite Flaws
By Sharon Kelly Across the U.S., the shale rush has unleashed a frenzy of excitement about domestic energy supplies. But the oil and gas produced from fracking comes along with billions of gallons of wastewater and tons of mud and rock that carry radioactive materials and heavy metals. As problems with disposal mount, the industry has offered…
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Have you met LEED v4?
Category: Program Overview Published on: 18 Dec 2013 Feature image: …
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Why You May Never Want to Eat Shrimp Again
By Jill Richardson Shrimp cocktail makes a great finger food for holiday parties. Right? Only if you have no idea how those crustaceans were produced. Because if you did, you wouldn’t want to eat shrimp again. Before I go on, I’ll say this: There is good shrimp out there. Monterey Bay Aquarium provides a list of decent sources.…
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Have you met LEED v4?
Feature image: LEED v4 – a new, sophisticated way of taking projects to the next level. With a built-in suite of tools and resources, LEED v4 was developed with project teams i…