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Court Blows Away Permits for Wind Turbine Eagle Kills

Green Building Law Update

Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing 30 year permits to “take” bald and golden eagles. For instance, FWS cited “a company interested in siting a wind-power facility” as an example of an entity that “may qualify for a programmatic take permit.” On August 11, a federal court set aside the U.S. and golden eagles.,

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Court Blows Away Permits for Wind Turbine Eagle Kills

Green Building Law Update

Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing 30 year permits to “take” bald and golden eagles. For instance, FWS cited “a company interested in siting a wind-power facility” as an example of an entity that “may qualify for a programmatic take permit.” On August 11, a federal court set aside the U.S.

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Zoning Laws Stop Wind

Green Building Law Update

The application of zoning laws, many of which date to the 1920s are bringing alternative energy projects to a halt in 2014. In a recent New York case, the Town of Allegany issued a special use permit to a landowner on July 11, 2011, allowing it to construct a wind farm.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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From the March/April 2014 issue. The focus of our 2014 Economic Development Awards is Achievement. Without further ado, here are the winners of our 2014 Economic Development Awards. This quickly expanding success story has earned the Georgia Department of Economic Development our 2014 Achievement in Cluster Development Award.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

A 2014 study, conducted by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and the Fish and Wildlife Service, estimated that between 365 million and 988 million birds are killed in the United States every year as a result of building collisions. Since 1970, the researchers estimated, the North American bird population had declined by roughly 29%.

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D.C.’s first distillery-eatery taps into a growing trend

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A 2014 law change now permits local distilleries to pour spirits they make onsite. Last August, District Distilling, Washington D.C.’s s first combination distillery-kitchen-bar, opened with much fanfare inside a 19 th Century row house along historic 14 th Street.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

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The overall amount of the Government’s estimate shall not be disclosed except as permitted by agency regulations.” ” Preparing an Owner’s Estimate. Real property owners must develop a detailed written scope of work. 2009) and Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, GAO-14-704G (Washington, D.C.: GAO-09-3SP.