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First of 4 States Approves $3.6 Billion Dakota Access Pipeline

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. . The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved a construction permit for the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, reports The News Tribune. The 1,130-mile pipeline would transport 450,000 barrels of crude oil daily from the Bakken oil in western North Dakota to Illinois, passing through South Dakota and Iowa.

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Leaky Keystone XL Pipeline OK'd for Nebraska

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Despite a 210,000 gallon oil spill in South Dakota last week, Nebraska's Public Service Commission voted 3-2 today to allow the expansion of the Keystone XL Pipeline to expand into their state. The 2,600+ mile long line stretches from the Dakotas to Texas.

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Nebraska Approves Keystone XL Pipeline

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Nebraska's Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to allow the expansion of the Keystone XL Pipeline to expand into their state. The 2,600+ mile long line stretches from the Dakotas to Texas. The commission’s decision is a legal decision subject to appeal, something opponents of the pipeline have said they will do.

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Battle of the Box

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President Obama announced today his support for a pending proposal at the Federal Communications Commission to end the cable TV industry’s monopoly over set-top cable boxes. There’s another battle going on over a ubiquitous TV device right now, with much higher stakes.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

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And there is some form of privacy law in at least 48 states (but not Alabama and South Dakota), including by way of example the California’s groundbreaking 2003 Data Security Breach Reporting Law , but most of those are reactive, that is most laws in the U.S. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Chatham County Commission. International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. Commissioning WorCx. TriStar Commissioning, Inc. USGBC South Carolina Chapter. USGBC South Dakota Chapter. USGBC South Florida Chapter. CHB Industries, Inc.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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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. The credit is prorated on an.

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