Category: Green Building LEED News
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Rising Sea Levels Threaten 233 Endangered Species
Sea-level rise driven by climate change poses a deadly threat to 233 federally protected animal and plant species in 23 coastal states, according to a new scientific report from the Center for Biological Diversity, and U.S. wildlife protection agencies are not doing enough to protect at-risk species. In a letter to the two wildlife agencies,…
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4 Steps to Protect Your Kitchen Against E. Coli
The meat industry likes to say that factory farms are modern, efficient and produce cheap food. But in reality, factory farms increase the risk of pathogens like E. coli and salmonella that cause food-borne illness in people. You might be surprised to find out, in this quiz from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the high percentage of supermarket…
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East Coast Sick of Midwest’s Cross-State Air Pollution
[caption id="attachment_314861" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] A group of East Coast states isn’t pleased with its Midwestern neighbors, at least when it comes to air pollution. The governors of states like Delaware, Connecticut and New York petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday in hopes that it will better regulate nine Rust Belt and Appalachian…
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Chinese Media Criticized for Touting ‘Benefits’ of Shanghai’s Air Pollution
For Chinese citizens worried about smog, which has been blanketing major cities and smashing air pollution records recently, China’s state media has some advice: look on the bright side. [caption id="attachment_314836" align="alignnone" width="500"] Shanghai’s concentration of toxic particulate matter (PM) reached 602.5 micrograms per cubic meter last week—the highest level since records began last December.…
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RES Canada to Build 20 MW of Ontario FIT Solar Projects
Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada), a leader in the construction of solar and wind projects across Canada, is pleased to announce that it will be constructing two 10-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities for Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. The Mighty Solar […] — Solar Builder magazine