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Sustainable Leadership Award Winners Announced by Portland Cement Association

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has identified local leaders in eight cities across the nation who have enacted policies or completed projects that promote sustainable development through the use of concrete and other cement-based products

21 Oct 2008

Earth Friendly Retaining Walls Advance Green Building and Support Sustainable Development

When retaining walls are required, it makes sense to use an earth-friendly alternative for which up to eight LEED credit points are available

21 Oct 2008

Recognition For University Efforts In Building a Greener Campus

Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia has been twice recognized for its efforts to create a greener, more sustainable campus

20 Oct 2008

Alternate Fuels May Threaten Water Supplies

As the search for new fuels intensifies, researchers in Texas report that switching to certain alternative fuels to power cars, trucks, and SUVs may require the use of much more water than conventional petroleum-based gasoline and diesel

20 Oct 2008

Consumer Electronics Sustainability Report Released

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today released the first industry-wide consumer electronics (CE) environmental sustainability report

20 Oct 2008

Concentration of Pesticides in Groundwater Decreasing

The use of pesticides in the United States has been widespread for decades, and a new study shows the effects they have had as a contaminant in the nation’s groundwater. The researchers took samples from over 300 wells and examined different contaminants that have been used over the years, with encouraging results as to the levels of concentration that the samples have measured

20 Oct 2008