Government’s U-turn Support for Small Scale Anaerobic Digestion

April 23, 2013

Guest post for RenewablesBlawg:- Leading energy company, ENER-G, has applauded the government’s U-turn support for small-scale anaerobic digestion plants, meaning that 50kW to 5MW facilities will continue receiving Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs). Instead of abandoning ROC support for small anaerobic digestion companies, the government has changed its mind. Now there’s a choice for these firms: [...]

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The Law and the Future of Climate Change Policy in the United States

February 19, 2013

The emphasis on curbing climate change on the part of the Obama administration will have a growing impact on the law in the near future. This is especially important given the importance of encouraging the business world to cooperate with climate change mitigation strategies. Currently, the most important areas involving climate change in the law [...]

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Fracking Accidents

January 4, 2013

Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest law group dedicated to preserving the earth’s environment and all the species that benefit from it, has an interesting and highly comprehensive review of fracking in an interactive, map-based layout that is easy on the eyes and troubling to the brain. The organization, which has an unforgettable slogan (“Because the [...]

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Polluted Water and Fracking

January 3, 2013

Pollution and energy are seemingly synonymous; spills, leaks, and contamination are unfortunately very common when mining and producing energy. Explosions and poisons directly caused by drilling and excavating gas and minerals have been responsible for human & animal fatalities as well as environmental destruction. Although fracking is an undeniable job creator, it is also the [...]

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Environmental and Toxic Exposure

January 3, 2013

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA – the premier federal agency charged with screening, preventing and ameliorating toxic chemical releases (and thus protecting America’s environment), has a computer-based screening tool called Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators, or RSEI. RSEI is superb at analyzing large quantities of data and delivering results that model the health effects of [...]

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Green mortgages at home – What do you need to know about them?

June 21, 2012

Below is a guest blog post regarding green mortgages under US law. A ‘green mortgage’ is a kind of mortgage favorable to the environment. This means that the mortgage lenders will plant a particular number of trees for every loan that you may take out. The idea that lies here is to bring an equal [...]

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Continued Energy Curtailments Cause Compensation Feuds

June 2, 2012

A combination of excess hydro power and low electricity needs has caused the latest in curtailment feuds between Pacific Northwest windfarm operators and transmission operator, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The feud fired up as a result of excess hydropower being generated by melting mountain snow and a springtime-low in energy requirements. The BPA continues [...]

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Welcome to Renewables Blawg

April 24, 2011

Welcome to Renewables Blawg, a legal news blog on the laws regulating the renewable energy industry for renewables lawyers, renewables professionals and the general public.. A complex area of law requiring expert advice from solicitors, renewables law concerns the various branches of law which govern renewable energy and renewable energy projects throughout the world. More [...]

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