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LEED can Help Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that with green building practices companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for more disclosure. Make no mistake, there is no U.S. Recent U.S. Such offers no good guidance for U.S.

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Indoor Marijuana Growing Accounts for Over 1% of all Electric Consumption in the U.S.

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Indoor marijuana growing operations accounted for over 1% of all electric consumption in the U.S., In California, marijuana production accounted for about 3% of electric use, according to the study. Although non legal marijuana growing is hard to calculate, the association with high energy use has been accepted for decades.

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Is California Going to Ban Cows in the Name of Climate Change?

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So, with targets on the backs of cows, “for dairies, California will aim to reduce methane emissions. One of the many problems with that aim is California dairy cows already “produce low enteric fermentation emissions per gallon of milk“. About half of the emissions from the State’s 5.5 they belch less) when compared to other U.S.

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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

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Carbon reporting will be required by organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in supplying a product or service in California. This is much more than only applying to Amazon and Walmart, and their supply chains. government and The Group of Seven. yes, this blog will continue).

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LEED Prerequisite Now Prohibits Smoking Cannabis

Green Building Law Update

which study has been criticized as junk science when misappropriated for this purpose, having not involved people or even animals, but rather was of burning leaves on a tray; and certainly not taking into account vaping or electronic cigarettes. There have not been extensive studies of the chemistry of marijuana smoke.”

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San Diego County Approves Home Building Measure That Will Waive VMT Analysis

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The new rules will authorize the construction of 4,025 new homes in regions with low fire risks and reduced traffic, but those who voted against the measure suggest that future vehicle miles traveled (VMT) should not be taken into account when limiting the number of new home projects. Read more.

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Companies are Preparing for ESG Disclosure Rules

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There is legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and I have assisted companies for years in mitigating their liability while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for these disclosures. and the legal adage that bad facts rise to bad law may certainly have been at play in those instances. Recent U.S.