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SEC Chair Tweets about Upcoming ESG Regulation

Green Building Law Update

ESG law is emergent and fast evolving such that today, the best sources are blogs and Twitter, not bound statutes and printed law reviews. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler Tweeted about the future of ESG regulation. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. Last week U.S.

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Gleaning the Direction of ESG Regulation

Green Building Law Update

Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog. We do not need to be a futurist to know that SEC regulation in the ESG space is coming. On the other side of the equation are funds.

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FTC Regulates What You can Say about Your Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

That guidance from the FTC is not new, but as both onsite and offsite renewable energy has become a national holy grail, increasingly businesses are communicating to others about their green power, including as part of ESG disclosures. Among the relevant language in the Green Guides is, §260.15 That express language is clear.

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Top 10 ESG Blog Posts of 2021

Green Building Law Update

As we look back in this ‘year in review’ at our most read blog posts in 2021, at a time when most of us have accepted that we will never go back to exactly the way things were, we are no doubt collectively ready for a new year. ESG law is brand new and emergent, much as this blog was new this year.

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Supreme Court to Hear Climate Change Regulation Case

Green Building Law Update

Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog. If we can assist you or someone you work with in ESG strategy and solutions, from policy to project implementation, do not hesitate to reach out to me.

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Top 10 Environmental Blog Posts for the Roaring ‘20s

Green Building Law Update

This blog will continue in 2020 providing strategic intelligence on environmental law, including critical insights into sustainability and green building for the business community, not just for lawyers. Brownfield Laws can Save Green Building and the Planet. What You Can Say about RECs is Regulated by the FTC.

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Saint Paul Green With Envy

Green Building Law Update

When the Saint Paul City Council votes this Wednesday on Ordinance 17-60 it should amend the legislation to not delete, from the existing law, Green Globes as one of the approved green building standards. Over 100 localities and 23 states currently accept Green Globes for green building projects.

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