Report: Green Power Usage Increases
PARIS — A recently completed report commissioned by the United Nations reveals that the construction of renewable energy plants outpaced the building of fossil fuel powered generators in Europe and the United States last year.
The Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, undertaken by policy research firm Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, reports that renewable energy facilities accounted for 60 percent of new power plants built in Europe in 2009.
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PARIS — A recently completed report commissioned by the United Nations reveals that the construction of renewable energy plants outpaced the building of fossil fuel powered generators in Europe and the United States last year.
The Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, undertaken by policy research firm Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, reports that renewable energy facilities accounted for 60 percent of new power plants built in Europe in 2009.
Read More Lake Washington District Plans Sustainable School
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Lake Washington School District’s newly designed replacement for Finn Hill Junior High School aims to become the district’s most sustainable school as well.
Green Cancer Institute to Open in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Avera Cancer Institute opening this fall will host services that administrators say will help people transition from cancer patient to cancer survivor.
The $93 million, five-story facility is the most expensive project in Sioux Falls history, according to reports. The facility is twice the cost of anything Avera has previously built. The center’s construction includes a tranquil roof-top garden, 2000 gallon waterfall and wavy grass which transitions with the area’s natural landscape.
Read More Countdown to Greenbuild 2010
CHICAGO — Retired General Colin Powell will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Greenbuild, held in Chicago from Nov. 16-18.
Read More Countdown to Greenbuild 2010
CHICAGO — Retired General Colin Powell will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Greenbuild, held in Chicago from Nov. 16-18.
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University Seeks Green Partner
Green Schools on the Rise
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A green profile of 300 U.S. and 22 Canadian colleges and universities shows that many higher education institutions are putting their best green feet forward.
The College Sustainability Report Card 2011, an initiative of the nonprofit Sustainable Endowments Institute, reports that of the 300 colleges and universities in the U.S. with the largest endowments, more than half earned “B” level grades because of their strong green policies and practices in nine main categories.
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