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South Africa
Eye on Earth Enables Cloud-Based Environmental Data Sharing
"The launch of the Eye on Earth network is a great leap forward in helping organisations provide the public with authoritative data on the environment and in helping citizens around the world better understand some of the most pressing environmental challenges in their local area," said Jacqueline McGlade, executive director of EEA.
Mexico
Mexico Goes to COP 17 for Green Housing Funds
The Mexican housing sector is a world leader in the development of programs to attract green funds and generate carbon bonds, using internationally agreed instruments
Brazil
IDB approves $452 million for sanitation program in Brazil's Baía de Guanabara
Resources will help Rio de Janeiro state to advance on a program to expand sewage collection to 80 percent of the state's population by 2018
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DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles Receive UL Certification
Net zero home
Breaking the traditional barriers to residential solar adoption – complexity, affordability and aesthetics – this technology offers the missing link needed by the energy industry to drive solar adoption across the U.S., and will bring the possibility of safe and reliable solar power to American households. More...
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Chile Green Building Council
Chile
Chile launched GBC paper discussing LEED ® requirements in the use of materials
The document is the result of the second of the 5 tables of work being done by Chile Green Building Council since 2010 and can be downloaded from the Chile GBC web shortly .

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