Category: Green Building LEED News
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Federal Interconnection Ruling Will Expedite Solar Energy Projects
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a ruling this week that should expedite solar project interconnection and lower its cost. The decision will speed up interconnection—the regulations and processes a solar user must follow to plug into the grid—by loosening various fast-track requirements that FERC had demanded. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) praised…
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140 International Organizations Call for End to Biodiversity Offsetting Plans
At the opening of the World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh, Scotland yesterday, 140 organizations from all over the world released a statement to say “No” to biodiversity offsetting. The statement was launched in a counter forum on Natural Commons taking place in Edinburgh at the same time. [caption id="attachment_313032" align="alignnone" width="500"] In a released statement,…
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First Nations Furious Over Mishandling of Canada’s Largest Coal Slurry Spill
Imagine for a minute that for generations, you and your family lived on ancestral lands abundant with wildlife and a beautiful river running through it. Like every youngster born in your family, one of your elders took you out to the river and patiently taught you how to swim and fish in the warm summer…
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Greenbuild 2013 Culminates with Powerful Keynote on the Impact of Green Building by Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Feature image: This week, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) welcomed nearly 25,000 green building professionals to Philadelphia for its 12th annual Greenbuild International Con…
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Friday Round Up: Greenbuild Edition
Feature image: Here’s our weekly collection of green building in the media, Greenbuild edition: Keynote with Hillary Clinton:read more