About Kristy Hessman:

Kristy Hessman is a writer and native Oregonian who currently resides in California. Before starting her own company, she worked as a reporter covering business and politics for daily newspapers and The Associated Press.

Posts by Kristy Hessman:

Canada’s Greenest Building: It’s For The Kids

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A Vancouver-area childcare center is going above and beyond normal green building practices, aiming for the exalted Living Building status.

Solar Lab Gives Upstate NY School Thin-Film Edge

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Binghampton University recently celebrated the opening of two new labs, including a solar lab that will focus on developing new thin-film solar technologies.

New York College Gets New Green Building

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Union College’s World Center has earned LEED Gold certification, and the building features a kiosk where visitors can monitor the building’s real-time energy usage.

Scoot Over, Car Shares, Scoot Networks Is Coming

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Scoot Networks is a San Francisco startup poised to offer commuters an affordable, green, electric scooter sharing service similar to Zip Car.

RidePal Wants To Get You To Work In Green Style

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Inspired by the Google shuttle, the San Francisco startup RidePal is aiming to provide stuck-in-traffic drivers a plush and eco-friendly commuting alternative.

MIT Clean Energy Grand Prize Won By Radiator Labs

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Radiator Labs has created a low-cost radiator retro-fit solution that could reportedly save consumers millions of dollars in energy costs and help reduce carbon emissions.

LEED Platinum First For UC Student Housing

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The Charles David Keeling Apartments on the UC San Diego campus become the first student housing units in the UC system to gain LEED Platinum certification.

Green Ribbon School Winner An Oasis In Urban LA

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Environmental Charter High School in the Los Angeles metro area is among 78 schools nationwide to be honored for its focus on green education.

LEED Silver Retrofit An Army Morale Booster

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U.S. Army barracks in Georgia have earned a LEED Silver designation; the changes mean better conditions for soldiers and improved morale.

Clean Energy Is A Bipartisan Issue, Survey Finds

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A new survey from the Civil Society Institute found that big numbers of Republicans, Democrats and Independents all believe the nation should focus on more renewable energy.