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I'm in West Virginia spending a week with 100 super bright-green teens at the Student Climate and Conservation Congress (SC3) for my annual renewal of hope -- and I'm getting what I came for.
by Rob Watson
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In Paris neighborhoods, the streets are lined with fresh vegetables stands, fruit stores, butchers, cheese stores. What's striking about these little shops is how local they are -- and it seems to me that we need a lot less urban in the environment and a lot more environment in the urban.
by Rob Watson
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In today's contentious environment, everybody seems to have their own version of the truth. I wish there were a corollary to the effect of "and ignorance shall enslave you." And if not enslave, ignorance certainly shall lead us to make bad decisions.
by Rob Watson
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That, according to the Dalai Lama, is what we need to solve the world's environmental problems.
by Rob Watson
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There's a reason why LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Rob Watson explains.
by Rob Watson
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Green airports are in the news this week as the Indira Gandhi International Airport attains a LEED-Gold rating from the Indian Green Building Council and San Franciso International Airport opens a revamped terminal as a showcase for sustainable air travel.
by Rob Watson
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It seems to be a rite of spring for advocates of the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative to go after each other about the relative credibility of each other’s forestry standards. This year the skirmishing has led eight companies to back away from the SFI label.
by Rob Watson
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The new wave of smart meters is going to bring openness and transparency to our resource consumption, and we're not going to like what we see.
by Rob Watson
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A legal victory, new energy regulations and a proposal from President Barack Obama to help green existing buildings are among the early "valentines" for the green building movement this year.<br />
by Rob Watson