Category: Green Building LEED News
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Exxon, Microsoft, Walmart Among Big Corporations Planning for Carbon Tax
Some of the biggest corporations include a carbon tax in financial projections because they know it’s inevitable.
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Climate Change Amplifies Groundwater Depletion, Threatening Food Supply
By Brett Walton A National Research Council report argues that groundwater use today is leaving society poorly prepared for potential rapid climate changes in the future. [caption id="attachment_314344" align="alignnone" width="618"] Groundwater footprints of aquifers are important for food production. At the bottom of the figure, the groundwater footprints (in gray) of six aquifers (in red,…
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Solar Mounting Systems Market Expected to Exceed $1.5 Billion in 2018
The North American PV mounting systems market is poised to grow 67% between 2013 and 2018 to account for more than $1.5 billion (U.S.), according to the Wolf Research North American PV Mounting Systems Report. This market value growth will […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Are Chemicals in Drinking Water Giving People Cancer?
Traces of 18 unregulated chemicals were found in drinking water from more than one-third of U.S. water utilities in a nationwide sampling, according to new, unpublished research by federal scientists. Included are 11 perfluorinated compounds, an herbicide, two solvents, caffeine, an antibacterial compound, a metal and an antidepressant, reports Environmental Health News. [caption id=”attachment_314320″ align=”alignnone”…
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USGBC Commends President Obama’s Memorandum to Accelerate Energy Efficiency in Building Facilities and Operations
Feature image: WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 5, 2013) – Today, President Obama signed a memorandum directing the federal government to consume 20 percent of its electricity from renewab…