Tag: carbon emissions
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Customers Call Out United Airlines Over Climate Greenwashing
They are voicing their concerns about United Airlines leading the U.S. aviation industry in opposing multiple efforts to curb climate change pollution, at home and abroad, in contradiction to its stated commitment to being environmentally responsible …
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I Don’t Need to Rule, But Our Leaders Do
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Editor’s note: We are proud to announce that our staff blogger, Maggie Comstock, is a finalist in the Rio+20 Big Blog Off! Vote for Maggie so she can win a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, t…
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A Green Building Opportunity: Three Million Strong
Doug Gatlin Vice President, LEED U.S. Green Building Council It’s a great time to be an existing building. First: President Obama released last year’s Better Buildings Initiative, focusing financing opportunities on commercial retrofits. Then: …
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Emissions Cut The Right Medicine For Kaiser
Health plan provider Kaiser Permanente has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent of its 2008 levels through renewables and energy savings.
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City-wide Clean Development Mechanism: A Framework for Empowering Cities
Maggie ComstockAssociate, PolicyU.S. Green Building CouncilAs the dust settles after the COP17 Climate Talks in Durban, a sigh of relief is released. The mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol have survived to see a second commitment period. The mechanis…