Category: Green Building LEED News
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UK Announces End of Public Financing for Coal
By Justin Guay First it was President Obama, standing before the American people at Georgetown University in June, telling us that it was time to act on climate. As one of the pillars of the climate action plan, President Obama pledged to end public financing for coal projects overseas, except in very specific situations. This was later backed…
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Crowdfunding Campaign Raises $54,000 to Help Schools Go Solar
By Peter Lehner If every public school in the U.S. saved 10 percent on energy costs by installing solar power, that would be enough money to hire 16,825 new teachers. Imagine what this would mean for our schools and our children, to have the resources to support vital educational programs. Easing financial difficulties is just…
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Explosive Growth of Fracking in Colorado Sparks Revisions to Air Pollution Rules
By Jesse Coleman With approval from major drilling and fracking companies, Gov. Hickenlooper (D-CO) has proposed a set of regulations to reduce pollution from methane and other dangerous gases leaked by the oil and gas industry. The rules are focused on fracking wells, a mostly unregulated drilling technology that has allowed an unprecedented increase in fossil fuel extraction in Colorado and…
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Greenbuild highlights for the global green building professional
Published on: 20 Nov 2013 Feature image: It has been a busy and energizing two days here at Greenbuild with much …
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NRDC, Department of Defense Develop Renewable Energy Siting Guidelines
A new primer jointly developed by the Department of Defense and the Natural Resources Defense Council addresses for the first time core issues for developing renewable energy sources on or around military ranges, airspace, and installations. The guidelines, which are […] — Solar Builder magazine