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Portland’s Heathman Hotel: A landmark goes green with a waste-not renovation
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now It can be a challenge to update an historic building, let alone transform it into a model of green modernity. Rattling pipes crowd walls that need new duct work; old...
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Walgreens store expected to be first LEED drugstore
By Ashley Phillips Green Right Now Walgreens, the largest drugstore chain in the nation, is going green in Southern California. The retail chain celebrated the grand opening on Wednesday of a new store...
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Twins’ new stadium will feature water recycling system
From Green Right Now Reports With more and more sports venues thinking green these days, Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins have opted to make a bit of environmental history when they open their...
View ArticleGreen Business Bureau helps small businesses show their green side
From Green Right Now Reports Plenty of small to mid-size businesses are environmentally friendly, but organizing those efforts and conveying that commitment to a skeptical public can be another matter....
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Empire State Building lauded for energy-saving retrofit
From Green Right Now Reports Retrofitting doesn’t always get the attention that new green building generates, with its “net zero” and passive solar designs. Empire State Building (Photo: Empire State...
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Adobe takes plunge into renewable energy with wind power installation
Windspire turbines. Image: Mariah Power From Green Right Now Reports Adobe Systems, Incorporated has completed installation of 20 Windspire wind turbines at its San Jose, Calif., headquarters. “With...
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Changes help Timberland reduce greenhouse gas emissions
From Green Right Now Reports Outdoor footwear and apparel company Timberland says it reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 36 percent in 2009 over 2006 levels, citing improvements at its own facilities...
View ArticlePennsylvania approves ‘green’ insurance discounts for homeowners
From Green Right Now Reports The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved Travelers Insurance’s proposal to offer discounts on “green” homeowners’ policies, Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario...
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American University plans to be carbon neutral by 2020
From Green Right Now Reports A worker installs solar panels at American University's School of International Service. Photo: Jeff Watts American University plans to become a carbon-neutral campus, and...
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Baylor University: Going for a deeper shade of green
From Green Right Now Reports Baylor University, the world’s largest Baptist-affiliated college, is known for its schools of business and law; classic, steepled campus and steadfast commitment to...
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Guess who’s building the nation’s first net-zero retail store?
From Green Right Now Reports Our elected leaders may be conflicted over how to set a serious course toward green energy. But that’s not stopping your friendly local drugstore. Walgreen’s has announced...
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Binghamton U building earns a platinum green building rating
From Green Right Now Reports Binghamton University’s new Engineering and Science Building has received the top possible rating from the US Green Building Council. The LEED Platinum rating, conferred...
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