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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

Today there are only a handful of community projects actually producing power in Arizona, Colorado, California and Maryland. Of course the allocation of costs and benefits will largely be driven by financial and tax considerations in this highly regulated area. But community solar appears poised to shine brightly.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Rick Scott has eliminated hundreds of regulations he says are impeding business expansions and new facilities in the Sunshine State; and Louisiana, which has married an unrivaled workforce training program with a bevy of new incentives that are spurring hot new growth sectors, including digital media.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

Because of this liability, Foulke advises builders to have “really good agreements” with their trade partners that spell out in specific detail that they will follow OSHA regulations, wear fall protection gear, and promise not to subcontract (or “sub-sub”) any work within their scope without the builder’s approval. Make safety the No.

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All About Rainwater Harvesting | Purpose of Rainwater Harvesting | Methods of Rainwater Harvesting | Types of Rainwater Harvesting Tanks

CivilJungle

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said that no permission is needed for harvesting rainwater. New York – No regulations or laws against rainwater harvesting. Colorado and Utah are the only states that are currently heavily regulated to keep homeowners from harvesting and using the rain that falls on their property.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

percent in 2012, the industry’s delicate balance between supply and demand will likely be disrupted due to new regulations. From New Mexico, it’s possible to reach Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah within one day’s trucking, and California markets in two days. While trucking transportation costs rose 2.9 Plains U.S.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The developer, Houston-based Clean Line Energy, is awaiting approval from regulators in Iowa and Illinois before going ahead with the direct current line. A 2009 study commissioned by the State of Utah has identified 2,166 MW of geothermal potential existing with the state. NEW JERSEY IS A SOLAR GIANT.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. Pollution control equipment.

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