March 5, 2013
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
Bowdoin College has long worked to incorporate sustainability efforts into its sports operations, including building the first hockey arena in the U.S. to be awarded LEED certification for New Cons… Continue reading
November 27, 2012
by Meg Waltner
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Meg Waltner, Energy Efficiency Advocate, Washington, DC
The number of LEED-certified federal building projects is projected to more than double this year: 821 projects received certification in the first 8 months of 2012 alone, up from … Continue reading
July 6, 2012
by Reduce
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This summer, the U.S. government has become a global leader in electronic waste (e-waste) recycling. In July, the federal government – the largest consumer of electronic devices in the United States – stopped doing business with vendors who use dispose computers purchased with government money in landfills at the end of their lifecycle. The implementation [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 16, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Guinness Stout is one of the world’s great beverages. It is the darkest of beers, as hearty and full-bodied as they come, with a characteristic cream-c… Continue reading
November 15, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Last week, NRDC was honored to join the US Green Building Council and the Congress for the New Urbanism, our co-founders of LEED for Neighborhood Development, in a… Continue reading
October 11, 2011
by Reduce
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The following is an op-ed piece by Jim Halter, vice president of construction solutions for Waste Management. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911. For architects, builders and suppliers, Greenbuild is like Thanksgiving, Earth Day and a little bit of New Years all wrapped up into one. It’s a time to exchange [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 9, 2011
by Sasha Lyutse
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The environmental community released its annual Green Budget yesterday, laying out our vision for how smart investments in clean energy can drive America’s economic recovery. My colleague Cai Steger posted a great recap of the Department of Energ… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 15, 2011
by Sasha Lyutse
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We here at NRDC have written extensively about the need to move quickly away from first generation biofuels like corn ethanol towards the next generation of cleaner, better performing advanced biofuels—those that not only deliver reductions in gr… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 24, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Regular readers know that I have written early and often about LEED for Neighborhood Development, the smart growth and green development rating system created by NRDC and the Congress for the New Urbanism with the US Green Building Council, whi… Continue reading
November 29, 2010
by Sasha Lyutse
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Last week, I blogged here about a new NRDC Fact Sheet on biochar, which previewed the publication of NRDC’s biochar scoping study. Today, I’m happy to announce the release of that study, entitled Biochar: Assessing the Promise and Risks to … Continue reading
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