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Recent Posts from Green Building Law Blog

• MSNBC Appearance Discussing Stimulus Money For Green

  Many of my readers have requested a clip of Green Building Law Blog's appearance on MSNBC discussing the amount of stimulus funding going to green projects.  The link is below: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34016904#34016904

• How Green Is Your Stimulus--Year End Check In On Green Spending Under The ARRA

  In July, I wrote an analysis of the “green” spending in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act—ARRA, also known as the “stimulus bill.” I concluded that as of July the spending on green programs accounted…

• Shari Shapiro On MSNBC

  I know, I said I was going on maternity leave, but before I do so, I will appear on MSNBC tomorrow, November 17, 2009 at 2:30 E.S.T. to discuss green spending through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, also known…

• Maternity Leave

  The time has come where I can no longer sit comfortably at my desk, meaning that Green Building Law Blog is going on maternity leave. I expect to post sporadically over the next couple of weeks until…

• Shari Shapiro Appears On Ecoman And The Skeptic

  Professors Rob Fleming and Chris Pastore, co-directors of Philadelphia University’s Engineering and Design Institute, an interdisciplinary research center focusing on green materials, sustainable design and community outreach, host a great radio show on sustianability, Ecoman and…

• When Good Regulations Go Bad

  I have discussed many issues related to regulating green here at GBLB (for the Regulating Green best practices series, go here).  Some communities seeking to regulate green building, clearly with the best of intentions, have gone astray. …

• What The Christie Election Means For Green Building In New Jersey

  On Tuesday, Chris Christie (R) was elected as Governor of New Jersey.  His predecessor, Jon Corzine (D), instituted a number of programs through the state's administrative agencies to promote sustainable practices and green building.  So, what…

• The Can't Do Attitude

  I had a stimulating (if decaf) coffee with my friend the Green Skeptic this afternoon.  Conversation drifted to how Philadelphia managed to avoid being too overbuilt in the real estate bubble.  Everyone here always complains about how…

• Sunshine Is The Best Disinfectant--SEC Changes Climate Risk Disclosure Rules

  Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued revisions to Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E (CF).  Why do we care about an obscure SEC procedural document here at GBLB? According to the RiskMetrics Group Blog, an earlier 2005…

• Boxer Climate Bill Redraft Adds Nothing To Energy Efficient Building Code Provisions

  On Friday, Senator Barbara Boxer released a 923-page climate change and energy bill.  A draft of the bill had been leaked to the media in late September, and I discussed it here.  Although the overall bill…