Category: Green Building LEED News
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A Carbon Fee For Your Business? Microsoft Can Help
Microsoft is modeling how a carbon tax would work – other businesses, nonprofits and gov’t agencies might want to do the same.
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Teen Embarks on South Pole to Bring Awareness to Climate Change
Regardless what you were doing at age 19, there’s a great chance it differs greatly from Parker Liautaud’s experience. On Dec. 3, the Yale University sophomore began his attempt at breaking a world record for the fastest ski trip from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The 397-mile expedition is expected to take at…
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Arctic 30 Told They Are Not Free to Leave Russia
The Russian authorities have told the Arctic 30 that they cannot leave the country, defying the ruling of an international court which ordered that they should be allowed to go home immediately. Russia’s powerful Investigative Committee has written to one of the 30—Anne Mie Jensen from Denmark—indicating that they are not free to leave the…
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Rudolph/Libbe Installs 28-kW Solar Rooftop System in Ohio
A new, 28-kW rooftop solar array is reducing energy usage by 30 percent for V.E. Petersen Co., Inc., based in Walbridge, Ohio. Rudolph/Libbe Inc., of Walbridge, developed, designed and built the rooftop solar array. GEM Inc., of Walbridge, performed electrical […] — Solar Builder magazine
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7 Tips For a Non-Toxic Pregnancy
On MomsRising’s weekly tweet chat, called #EcoTipTue, the featured guest was Sara Alcid of Reproductive Health Technologies Project. The organization advocates for chemical policy reform so the burden of protection doesn’t have to be on pregnant women. Alcid shared these tips for pregnant women, their partners and caregivers to avoid toxic chemicals during these important months: [caption id=”attachment_315268″…