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Product Disclosure and the Quest for Transparency

The exact number of McDonald’s French fries recently made the news, because apparently it’s more or less 19. Whatever the true figure, it’s still a lot to use for what is essentially just fried potatoes. Then it occurred to us…

neoli26 Gennaio 2015

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Why We Need More Green Retrofits for Buildings in the World

Retrofitting is probably the single nicest tribute we can pay to old buildings. We update our computer, our phones and apps, even our wardrobe, so why not our buildings too? In a world where buildings still use as much as…

neoli21 Gennaio 2015

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Six Trends for Green Building in 2015

2014 was a record year for building tall. A record number of 97 skyscrapers (those that tower 200 feet or taller) rose up last year. In China alone, some 44,000 feet of skyscrapers were built, a sure sign of progress.…

neoli15 Gennaio 2015

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New Year’s Resolutions With a Green Twist

If you’re like most people, your New Year’s resolutions usually have something to do with self-image, family, health, or wealth. Starting now, I’ll take pride in my own body, I’ll exercise more regularly, eat wisely, spend more time with my…

neoli5 Gennaio 2015

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Looking Back: 2014’s Most Important Stories: Green Building to Health, Food to Climate Change

You gotta admit, 2014 was a heady, bustling, and very crucial year for science and technology. Here's a look back on the important and noteworthy stories that defined 2014, from green building to health, food to climate change. And oh,…

neoli30 Dicembre 2014

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7 Steps to Beating Holiday Stress

In an ideal world, we would all be celebrating the holiday season—whether that’s Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or even Winter Solstice—with joyful ease and happy simplicity. But despite modern conveniences and luxuries, holiday stress have become a default scenario in our…

neoli21 Dicembre 2014

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What Happens Now After the Climate Change Conference

And so it’s a wrap. The UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, dubbed as COP 20 (Conference of the Parties, the twentieth session so far) had finally ended last Sunday, spilling over for some 36 hours behind schedule. The…

neoli17 Dicembre 2014

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How to Give the Best Holiday Gifts and Still Keep Your Sanity

Maybe you don’t really need anyone to tell you, but the holiday season is actually the most stressful time of the year. All that racking our brains, deciding the perfect gift for friends and family, jostling our way amidst crowds…

neoli11 Dicembre 2014

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Seven Ways to Green Fashion

New clothes, new jeans, new bags, new shoes—they’re inevitable this holiday season because, after all, we’re all in a festive, buying mood. In this age of selfies, it’s especially natural to want to always look our darn best. But in…

neoli6 Dicembre 2014

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LEED 2009 Extension and Other Stories | November Roundup

The Link Between Global Warming and Crop Nutrients Global warming might produce less-nutritious crops. That’s the conclusion of a six-year study released earlier this year. Studies report crops and their nutrients don't fare well amidst global warming. According to Samuel Myers of Harvard…

neoli29 Novembre 2014

Product Disclosure and the Quest for Transparency

Why We Need More Green Retrofits for Buildings in the World

Six Trends for Green Building in 2015

New Year’s Resolutions With a Green Twist

Looking Back: 2014’s Most Important Stories: Green Building to Health, Food to Climate Change

7 Steps to Beating Holiday Stress

What Happens Now After the Climate Change Conference

How to Give the Best Holiday Gifts and Still Keep Your Sanity

Seven Ways to Green Fashion

LEED 2009 Extension and Other Stories | November Roundup

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