Green Architecture & Construction Headlines 2012.0411

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EPA Ranks Cities by number of Energy Star Buildings - EAP Press Release, 2012.0411
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.ns ... enDocument

Building on Green Boom - Postnoon, 2012.0411
http://postnoon.com/2012/04/11/building ... boom/42970

PNC SmartHome, a Museum Exhibit Turned Residence, Sells to Maryland Couple for $331,000 - Plain Dealer, 2012.0411
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index ... heast.html

Climate on Steroids: More Mainstream Media Coverage of Extreme Weather and Climate Change - ThinkProgress, 2012.0411
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... te-change/

Slow Progress to Cleaner Coal - Nature, 2012.0411
http://www.nature.com/news/slow-progres ... al-1.10411

Lecture Series Bonds Architecture, Environment - Yale Daily News, 2012.0411
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/ ... d-between/

Freeing Kilowatt-Hours from a Jail - New York Times, 2012.0411
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/ ... om-a-jail/

Study: No Relationship between Renewable Energy Targets and Higher Electric Rates - ThinkProgress, 2012.0411
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... ric-rates/

U.S. Na Vy Looks to the Seas for Clean Energy - Triple Pundit, 2012.0411
http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/04/nav ... echnology/

Betting on the Barrel: Experts Warn Speculation Is Helping Drive Up Oil Prices - ThinkProgress, 2012.0411
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... il-prices/

Study: Allowing More Salmon to Spawn Creates a Win-Win for Humans and Ecosystems - ENN, 2012.0411
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/44252

The Greenwashing of Sprawl - Streetsblog, 2012.0411
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/04/11/th ... of-sprawl/

Compost Away Your Stinky Toilet! - ENN, 2012.0411
http://blog.enn.com/?p=2202

Nick Clegg Speech on the Green Economy - Guardian, 2012.0411
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... sfeed=true

Magnitude 8.6 - OFF the WEST COAST of NORTHERN SUMATRA - USBS, 2012.0411
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 00905e.php

Six Coal Terminals Proposed for Pacific Northwest - OPB, 2012.0411
http://www.opb.org/thinkoutloud/shows/e ... pdate-410/

Nuclear Power's Death Somewhat Exaggerated - New York Times, 2012.0410
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/busin ... rated.html

Must-See Infographic: Americans Throw Away Enough Trash Per Year to Cover the State of Texas Twice Over - ThinkProgress, 2012.0410
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... wice-over/

Data-Driven, Green Building Design Nets Sefaira $10.8 Million - VentureBeat, 2012.0410
http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/10/data- ... 8-million/

Out of Africa (and Everywhere): More Fossil Fuels - New York Times, 2012.0410
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/busin ... eyond.html

Poll Finds Support for Fossil, Renewable Energy - Houston Chronicle, 2012.0410
http://www.chron.com/business/article/P ... 472646.php

Fuel to Burn: Now What? - New York Times, 2012.0410
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/busin ... tions.html

Coaxing American Chestnuts Back to Appalachia - New York Times, 2012.0410
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/ ... ppalachia/

Three Signs of Hope and One Omen on Climate - ThinkProgress, 2012.0410
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... n-climate/

March Came in Like a Lamb, Went Out Like a Globally Warmed Lion on Steroids Who Smashed 15,000 Heat Records - ThinkProgress, 2012.0410
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... t-records/

Gallup: 65% of Americans Support 'Imposing Mandatory Controls on CO2 Emissions' - ThinkProgress, 2012.0410
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... emissions/

Time to Adapt to Climate Change - Green Prophet, 2012.0410
http://www.greenprophet.com/2012/04/ada ... te-change/

Shopping for Lighting Now as Easy as Shopping for Food - GE Press Release, 2012.0410
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120410006253/en

Disaster Resilience Part of Sustainability, Too - Miller-McCune, 2012.0410
http://www.miller-mccune.com/environmen ... too-40935/

Winners of the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction - Core77, 2012.0409
http://www.core77.com/blog/sustainable_ ... _22159.asp

Industry Report: NM Among Solar Energy Leaders - Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2012.0409
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9U1DVLO0.htm

Lush Walls Rise to Fight a Blanket of Pollution - New York Times, 2012.0409
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/world ... gress.html

Americans Driving Less, Especially the Young - Next American City, 2012.0409
http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/3529/

Architects Build Business on Sustainable Design - Globe and Mail, 2012.0409
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-o ... le2390625/

E.P.A. Denies an Environmental Group's Request to Ban a Widely Used Weed Killer - New York Times, 2012.0409
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/busin ... iller.html

Hospitals Save Money by 'Going Green' - Healthcare Finance News, 2012.0409
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/ne ... n%E2%80%99

Natural Gas Is a Bridge to Nowhere Absent a Carbon Price and Strong Standards to Reduce Methane Leakage - ThinkProgress, 2012.0409
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/0 ... e-leakage/

A Sacred Peak with Rich Ore Deposits - New York Times, 2012.0409
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/ ... -deposits/

Work Delayed as American Dream Meadowlands Awaits Permits - North Jersey Record, 2012.0408
http://www.northjersey.com/news/busines ... l?page=all

Photovoltaics Keep Business Buzzing at Lawrence Electric - Salisbury Post, 2012.0408
http://www.salisburypost.com/News/04081 ... energy-qcd

Yes, Deniers, Global Warming Continues - ThinkProgress, 2012.0407
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/04/0 ... continues/

Nasa Scientist: Climate Change Is a Moral Issue on a Par with Slavery - Guardian, 2012.0406
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... ate-change

The Green Building Code Bible Gets a Much-Needed Update - Atlantic, 2012.0406
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a ... te/255547/

'Remarkable Increase' in U.S. Earthquakes 'Almost Certainly Manmade,' USGS Scientists Report - Climate Progress, 2012.0406
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/04/0 ... gs-report/

Cups, Plates Become Construction Materials - Earth911, 2012.0405
http://earth911.com/news/2012/04/05/cup ... materials/

Pink on Green: How to Ignite the Second Electrical Revolution - CleanTechies, 2012.0405
http://blog.cleantechies.com/2012/04/05 ... evolution/

Brainstorming Ways to Turn Tappan Zee into Park - New York Times, 2012.0404
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/nyreg ... ality.html