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Energy Efficiency
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Environmental Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed It — The Week of October 16 to 22
Climate change regulation is dead? Not in California, which this week adopted the nation's first economy-wide cap-and-trade program. The Tenth Circuit, in a 120-page decision, upheld a Clinton-era rule protecting…
Green Building Law Update
Breaking: Lawsuit Against USGBC Dismissed
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed Henry Gifford's lawsuit (PDF) against the US Green Building Council. Gifford originally filed a class action lawsuit…
New Jersey Law Blog
The 2011 Draft Energy Master Plan
Recently, the Christie Administration produced its draft 2011 Energy Master Plan ("2011 Draft EMP") in accordance with state law, N.J.S.A. 52:27F-14, the final version of which shall serve as the…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed It — The Week of August 1-7
* The famine in Somalia continues to worsen. * Shell received conditional approval from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement and Regulation to drill in the arctic Beaufort…
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What We’re Reading 7-25-11
Environmental Leader: Kenmore, Rheem, LG to Display New Energy Star Seal Electrolux, Sears Kenmore, LG and Samsung are a few of the brands that have earned a new Energy Star…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed It – The Week of July 10-July 16
* Following up on its earlier final rule expanding controls on interstate air pollution, EPA proposed to include six additional states in its summer nitrogen oxides program (nitrogen oxides are important ground-level…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Electricity Vampires
Have you ever thought of electronic appliances in your home as vampires? It's true: they suck electricity in a secretive and disturbing way. We probably think about turning off the lights when we go…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Forget the Light Bulbs
A recurrent axiom in energy law today is that "efficiency is our cheapest resource." It's true. Every day, we forgo massive amounts of monetary and environmental savings we could achieve without…
Green Building Law
Garbage In, Garbage Out
There is a corner of the Federal government that, unless you are as data obsessed as I am, you never knew existed. For the part 25 years, the Energy Information Administration…
Smart Grid Legal News
GLOBALCON 2011 – Unleashing Innovation in Energy Technologies and Strategies
Over 200 companies began showcasing their energy efficiency, conservation or management solutions in Philadelphia yesterday and will continue today. The event, presented by the Association of Energy Engineers and hosted by the…