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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

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But rather, this responds to a question I was recently asked when speaking at a law school forum on innovation in the law, “ what does a green building attorney do? ”. My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Lunch with prospective client].

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The Green False Claim Most Companies Are Making Without Realizing It

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You are a good green company. ” The Federal Trade Commission released the long-awaited fourth edition of the "Green Guides" on October 11, 2012. The Guides address green marketing in general and specific applications, including renewable energy (Section 260.15). A copy of the Guides is available here.

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Consumers Energy Moves To Build Natural Gas Power Plant In Genesee County

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Consumers Energy has taken the next major step for its new natural gas plant in Genesee County, filing for approval of a certificate of necessity with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). Posted by Heidi Schwartz. At 700 megawatts, the plant would be able to serve a community of about 445,000.

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Verizon Opens New Finance Center Building In Lake Mary, FL

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The building is a candidate for LEED (Leadership in Energy Development & Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and features three electric-vehicle charging stations with a total of six charging ports as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge program.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

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LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. Green Building Council’s LEED (the ubiquitous acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely used green building rating system in the world, less than 1% of commercial buildings in the U.S.

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Tapping LA’s Rooftop Solar Potential Could Benefit City’s Most Disadvantaged Communities

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Prior studies commissioned by the LABC Institute have concluded that Los Angeles has 10,000 acres of rooftop solar potential, enough to support a FIT far larger than the 600 megawatt program recommended in the study released from the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) and the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. .”

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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“We’ve brought industries together with our technical and community colleges to create a state model that will enable students to attain specific certifications in high-demand industries,” Perry says. Perry signed the first measure in the nation requiring oil and gas companies to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

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