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June 2015

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Roundup: Compelling Stories for the Month of June

Google Repurposes a Coal Plant As coal plants shut down in many parts of the world, Google has its eye on a particular site, the Widows Creek coal power plant in Jackson County in Alabama.  The $600 million project hopes…
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June 30, 2015
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Help! My Green Building Isn't Physically Demanding Enough.

Our buildings are the exact antithesis of the Great Outdoors.  Buildings—especially the modern skyscraper with its complex of offices, commercial spaces, residential areas—have become beautiful enclosures.  Whereas in the past our hunter-gatherer ancestors were always on the go, prowling and…
neoli
June 29, 2015
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Safe Furniture for Better Indoor Air Quality

Not all furniture are created equal.  Your local artisan might have honest-to-goodness intentions when crafting a dining chair, but unfortunately that’s not the scenario in big-time factories that churn out products by the thousands each day.  Mass production, in its…
neoli
June 23, 2015
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LEED Adopts SITES in the Quest for Sustainable Landscaping

The Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has recently launched its newly adopted SITES rating system for sustainable landscaping. Generally regarded as the LEED equivalent for landscapes, the Sustainable Sites Initiative (or SITES) was developed in the fall of 2009 as…
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June 15, 2015
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Recharging Our Aquifers Through Green Building

Back in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson made a speech regarding water scarcity and conservation for an event called the International Conference on Water for Peace, attended by UN delegates from all over the world.  Coincidentally, a week earlier, President…
neoli
June 10, 2015