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Comment on Pushing the Envelope of Green Building by Carolyn Anthon

Carolyn Anthon — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:33:25 +0000

I would also be interested to know if folks who live/work in green buildings find it easy/difficult to keep it running green. From what I understand, buildings can be built green, but it takes conscious effort and/or monitoring to make sure the building is being run/used in the most efficient manner.

Comment on Gaining A Deeper Understanding of Public Lands by Dan Kulpinski

Dan Kulpinski — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:16:49 +0000

Beautiful photos and great tips! Creating an environmental field guide for a piece of public land sounds like an interesting and compelling project. I’ve always wanted to go see the sandhill cranes in either Nebraska or New Mexico — I’ll have to get out there!

Comment on Pushing the Envelope of Green Building by Carolyn Bryan

Carolyn Bryan — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:53:11 +0000

I definitely had not heard of the Living Building Challenge Certification prior to reading this today. Great article! Recently a number of my company’s offices have relocated with the primary goal of reducing our overall energy consumption by moving to more sustainable office spaces. Our office relocated to a LEED certified building just over a year ago, and one of my favorite aspects of the move was the focus on finding a space that utilized primarily natural lighting.

Comment on Weekly Environmental News: March 31 – April 6, Earth Month, Arkansas Oil Spill and More by Suz

Suz — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:19:29 +0000

the ‘watering the desert’ story is horrifying to me… redrawing the map of an ocean’s watershed? i know that mankind will go to great lengths to overcome the negative impact of climate change or boost economies, but the unintended consequences of diverting 400 million cubic meters of freshwater annually from the Amazon Basin (and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean) seem pretty enormous. is it possible that this really won’t have a significant impact on wildlife or ocean currents? would love to hear if anyone has any insight on this!