Category: Green Building LEED News
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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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Drop in Demand From China Threatens Australian Coal Mining Projects
Major Australian coal projects risk losing value due to falling demand from China, where leaders are increasingly concerned about growing public anger over severe air pollution, a new analysis from Oxford University has found. [caption id="attachment_315669" align="alignnone" width="500"] Australia’s coal investments may become stranded if China develops new energy policies. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Future coal mining…
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New Mom Fears for Daughter in World Filled with Genetically Modified Food
I had a scary realization when I started my infant daughter Pearl on solid foods a few months ago. Suddenly I was placing my trust in an entire global food system—its people, processes and profit motives—to care for the health and safety of my child. Until then she was exclusively breastfed, and I was exquisitely…
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24 Senators Fight to Extend Wind Credit Set to Expire End of Year
[caption id="attachment_315656" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] As the calendar continues ticking on a vital renewable energy tax credit set to expire in two weeks, 24 U.S. senators sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance in hopes of preserving jobs, investments and a path to clean energy. While the renewable energy Production Tax…
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2013: Record-Shattering Year for US Solar
Residential solar is seeing the biggest gains ever, along with utility-scale plants coming online.