Category: Green Building LEED News
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Does Your Facial Scrub Harm Marine Life?
Microplastics ingested by marine worms are transferring toxic chemicals into their systems, having destructive consequences for ocean biodiversity, a new study has found. A study published Dec. 2 in the journal Current Biology is the latest to warn of the ecological hazards of tiny grains of plastic known as microplastics, millions of tons of which…
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50,000+ Demand DEC Withdraw Flawed LNG Regulations
On the last day for public comment on the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) regulations, New Yorkers Against Fracking, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPRIG), Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Catskills Citizens for Safe Energy, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Food & Water Watch, Frack Action, United For Action and others delivered tens of…
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USGBC collaborates with DOE in launch of Better Buildings Accelerators
Category: Event Published on: 4 Dec 2013 Feature image: …
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High Demand for Tuna Reduces Numbers to Record Low
The western and central Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest tuna fishery, with millions of people depending on it for food and their livelihoods. It is also an economic lifeline for many of the region’s small island states. Tuna are among the world’s most popular fish and among the most commercially valuable. But because of high…
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Netflix: Please Stream BIDDER 70
In 2008, climate activist Tim DeChristopher, disrupted a controversial a Bush-era Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction by successfully bidding on parcels totaling $1.7 million. DeChristopher’s bidding effectively safeguarded 22,000 acres of pristine Utah land. Even though the auction was later deemed illegal, DeChristopher’s heroic act of non-violent civil disobedience got him…