Category: Green Building LEED News
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Top Solar Cities in California
California is used to top rankings when it comes to solar energy, and that isn’t expected to change when full data for 2013 is released. Back in March, the Solar Energy Industries Association predicted a first-place finish for California in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in three categories—residential, non-residential and utility. Consider that California received massive investments…
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Main Street Power Completes Solar Installs at Two Elementary Schools
Main Street Power Company Inc., in partnership with MS Solar Solutions Corp. (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley), Mercury Solar and the City of Bridgeport today announced the completion of rooftop solar arrays for two schools in Connecticut’s Bridgeport […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Protests Stop Chevron Fracking Operations in Romania
U.S. oil company Chevron were forced to halt exploratory drilling for shale gas at their drill site in eastern Romania for the second time in as many months, following mass anti-fracking protests. Around 300 local people turned out for the protest—while an equal number of riot police were called in to restrain activists. [caption id=”attachment_314780″…
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U.S. Solar Industry Records Second Largest Quarter Ever
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released U.S. Solar Market Insight: 3rd Quarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The U.S. installed […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Reversing a ‘Sea Change’ to Save Coral Reefs
New research finds reefs can spring back from some kinds of pollution, meanwhile efforts to create the world’s biggest sperm bank continue.