Category: Green Building LEED News
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Clone of 2013 Leadership in the Private Sector Award: Mike McNally, Skanska USA
Feature image: At the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia in November, USGBC recognized those who’ve shown outstanding dedication to the movement to green o…
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SEC, Get Money Out of Politics
It’s easy to see the effects of big corporations on our environment in places like Ohio and North Dakota, where fracking is spoiling farmland, or Arkansas, where the Mayflower oil spill is still causing havoc, or Alaska, where carbon pollution is pushing polar bears to the brink of extinction. It can be harder to see it here…
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Extending Renewable Energy Tax Credits Would Preserve Environment, Jobs and Our Future
By Rhone Resch Monday, I was asked to take part in an online discussion on Capitol Hill as to whether Congress should extend renewable energy tax credits. Well, in some ways, this discussion is putting the cart before the horse. Most importantly, are incentives for renewable energy sources achieving their goals? In the case of…
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Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections From Wolves
Approximately one million Americans stated their opposition to the Obama Administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in a comment period that closed today. This is one of the largest numbers of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species and reflects broad dissatisfaction with the Obama Administration’s politically driven…
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Blog About Cities’ Role in Sustainable Development to Win Trip to Abu Dhabi
How can cities contribute to the advancement of sustainable development while addressing water, energy and waste? It’s a loaded question with an endless amount of answers that can spark healthy debate and potentially help metropolises prepare for the population boom many will experience over the next few decades. It’s also the question at the center…