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December 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Review the OSHA regulations cited in each violation. Check to see whether the facts of the situation correctly match the regulation alleged to have been violated. Any appeal from the hearing officer goes to the three-member OSHA Review Commission. Make sure the allegations made in the citation are correct.

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Demand Response Needs a Mulligan

Green Building Law Update

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. Specifically, on May 23, 2014, in Electric Power Supply Association v. shall be encouraged.

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Demand Response Needs to a Mulligan

Green Building Law Update

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. Specifically, on May 23, 2014, in Electric Power Supply Association v. shall be encouraged.

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SEC Assessment of Climate Change Risks Still Mandated

Green Building Law Update

While I was on the Baltoro glacier making my way down from K2 in Pakistan earlier this month the Securities and Exchange Commission informed Exxon Mobil Corp. that it closed its investigation into whether the company had misled investors about the risks that climate change posed to its business.

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Green Building Codes Not Eligible for Copyright Protection

Green Building Law Update

Ruling that “the law,” whether by statute, ordinance, regulations, or code, and even when its source is a judicial opinion, is not subject to federal copyright law, has broad implications, particularly for green building. This case is Code Revision Commission v. This is a true today as it was in 1787. Public Resource Org, Inc.

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

Maryland ratepayers already were assessed over $104 million dollars for renewable energy credits in 2014 (the last year for which data is available), most of which went to subsidize solar installations. House Bill 1106 would have imposed an additional burden on ratepayers each year. and the very highest among all south Atlantic states.

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

The new construction may be under any of several LEED ratings systems: Commercial Interiors, Core and Shell Development, Healthcare, Retail: New Construction, Schools: New Construction, or Retail: Commercial Interiors; for work completed after the November 14, 2014 retroactive start date.

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