Category: Green Building LEED News
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Comment Deadline Looming on GMO Arctic Apple
The deadline is looming for the public to comment on an application pending before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the first genetically modified apple engineered not to brown when sliced. The comment period for the genetically modified organism (GMO), called the Arctic apple, is open until Dec. 9. The public can submit comments online, as well…
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‘Don’t Frack L.A.’s Future’ Billboard Targets Oil Industry Air Pollution
A striking new billboard on Westwood Boulevard warns Los Angeles residents that fracking, acidization and other dirty forms of oil production pollute the air and endanger the health of children and other vulnerable people. The billboard, sponsored by the Center for Biological Diversity, reads “Don’t Frack L.A.’s Future” and directs readers to FrackingPollutesCalifornia.org. The billboard, featuring…
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Solar Picnic Tables Power Phones and Laptops at Colleges Across the Country
Students at more than 20 U.S. colleges don’t have to settle for imagining the use of a renewable public power source for their gadgets. The powering stations are popping up at campuses in the form of umbrella-laden picnic tables manufactured by Lansing, MI-based EnerFusion. The umbrellas have solar panels on all sides. EnerFusion’s clients for…
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Coalition Builds Buzz on Pollinator Decline With National Ad Campaign
In the name of pollinator protection, more than 60 organizations launched a national media campaign yesterday to bring attention to the severity of bee colony declines due to the use of toxic pesticides. Full-page advertisements ran in the New York Times and six other major papers, according to Beyond Pesticides. Coinciding with the onset of the European Union’s two-year…
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NREL Finds “Soft Costs” Now Largest Piece of Solar Installation Cost
Two detailed reports from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) find that solar financing and other non-hardware costs — often referred to as “soft costs” — now comprise up to 64% of the total price of residential solar […] — Solar Builder magazine