Category: Green Building LEED News
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7 Ways to Reduce Toxic Soil Substances in Urban Gardens
In cities around the globe, an urban gardening revival is under way, with gardeners and farmers digging into backyards and vacant lots, replacing blighted eyesores with lush, productive vegetation. But as an article in this month’s Environmental Health Perspectives from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences points out, urban soils are often heavily contaminated…
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Solar Installations Soar in First Two Years of Connecticut’s Unique Financing Program
Connecticut hasn’t been included in various state rankings of solar energy, but its efforts in financing projects and increasing accessibility could change that. In less than two years, 2,160 residential solar system contracts have been approved in Connecticut, according to The Associated Press. While Connecticut was not listed among Environment America’s top 12 states leading the…
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Biggest Public Schools Join on Sustainable Food
With 2.9 million children fed each day, these schools can move the market for healthy food and less packaging waste.
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Vestas, GE, Siemens Bring Their Gigantic Wind Turbines to South Carolina
The world’s biggest turbine prototypes – up to 15 MW – will be tested and validated in Charleston.
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Aerial Video of Alabama Oil Spill Exposes Inadequate Cleanup
By Melissa Troutman Efforts to clean up an Alabama oil spill are under scrutiny after a train carrying 2.7 million gallons of North Dakota Bakken crude oil exploded last month, spilling into wetlands just outside the town of Aliceville. Photojournalist John Wathen captured video of cleanup efforts one week after the Nov. 7 derailment, and…