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Las Vegas: all the amenities of modern society in a habitat unfit to grow a tomato ~ Jason Love

12 hours ago ago from GreenLandOceanBlue

City Center at night from HD Cafe 1 HDR , originally uploaded by cammyjams Las Vegas is far from being America’s greenest city, but if its latest destination is any indication of those yet to come, there’s hope. CityCenter is not just an $8.5 billion shopping/resort/entertainment hub, it’s the largest LEED-certified development ever built. LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is the recognized ...

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Living Building Challenge

11 hours ago ago from The Dirt

Metropolis magazine wrote about the Omega Institute of Sustainable Living in Rhinebeck, New York, one of the world's greenest buildings. According to  Metropolis , the institute creates its own energy through solar panels and geothermal wells, and materials  strenuously eschew toxins—there’s virtually no PVC, lead, or mercury to speak of—and draw from a 250- to 1,000-mile zone, depending on the product. The building was created using the ...

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Great River Energy Bismarck Office Building Awarded Gold LEED certification

15 hours ago ago from The Minneapolis 10 - Top Ten Lists of the Best Restaurants, Businesses, Services, and Everything Else You Can Imagine in Minneapolis, MN

BISMARCK, N. D. (BUSINESS WIRE) Great River Energy announced today that its Bismarck office building has been awarded the Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) core & shell designation by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This award is the second highest designation available to buildings that demonstrate energy efficiency and sustainability. The 30,000 square foot building new in 2008 is the first in North Dakota ...

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Policy Updates from Across the State

13 hours ago ago from Colorado Energy News

Garfield County May Fund Health Study of Battlement Mesa Drilling GLENWOOD SPRINGS - This week the Garfield County commissioners indicated their willingness to have a health impact assessment conducted in the community of Battlement Mesa, where Antero Resources wants to drill 200 natural gas well. What's more, they've offered to fund the study. The commissioners said some of the $17 million in oil and gas mitigation funds ...

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Don't Lose Your EPAct 2005 Tax Deductions

8 hours ago ago from Online Business and Affiliate Marketing Blog

Many businesses have implemented energy efficiency measures in their facilities over the past several years to help decrease operating expenses and aid the local and global environment. What a lot of these companies do not know is that sizeable federal tax deductions are available to them and also that time may be running out. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) provides generous, immediate tax deductions to businesses for making ...

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