Category: Green Building LEED News
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How Did Your Congress Members Vote on Food Issues?
A new scorecard created by Food Policy Action (FPA) provides a simple way to find out how your representatives in the U.S. Congress measure up on sound food policy. FPA, a project of Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its 2013 National Food Policy Scorecard, which ranks each member of the Senate and House by their votes on food…
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Education in the Big Easy: What’s new in the 2014 Greenbuild Call for Education Session Proposals
Category: Event Published on: 12 Dec 2013 Feature image: …
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Groups Challenge World Bank Funding of Destructive Mega-Dams
By Peter Bosshard As the World Bank makes an effort to raise billions of dollars from donor governments for its International Development Association (IDA) fund, civil society groups are calling on governments to shift support for energy projects from the Bank to institutions that prioritize clean, local energy sources for the poor. The World Bank is asking donor governments…
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The building that started a movement
Feature image: Much has been said about Zappos CEO Tony Heish’s terrific plan to revitalize Downtown Las Vegas, but some may not know it all began with one building – nam…
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65 Percent of Americans Say EVs Essential to Future, Just 1 Percent Drive Them
Though fewer than 1 percent of the U.S. population drives an electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid, four out of ever 10 households could begin doing so with little or no change to their driving habits and vehicle needs. That data comes from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Consumers Union, which issued a report Wednesday based on…