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Is California Going to Ban Cows in the Name of Climate Change?

Green Building Law Update

So, with targets on the backs of cows, “for dairies, California will aim to reduce methane emissions. One of the many problems with that aim is California dairy cows already “produce low enteric fermentation emissions per gallon of milk“. About half of the emissions from the State’s 5.5 they belch less) when compared to other U.S.

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SEC Alters Environmental Disclosure Requirements for First Time in 30 Years But

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Longstanding Federal law requires disclosure of “any material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which a [public company] or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is subject.” And this intentional omission is in a climate when the subject is hot.

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Blockchain has come to Real Estate

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Real estate is a highly regulated industry and real estate transactions must be recorded in a government ledger to be recognized and enforceable by all. A California based private company, Propy, contracted with Ukraine’s e-government agency to serve as a duplicate official ledger facilitating the $60,000 Kiev apartment sale in September.

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

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There has been little litigation to date, but as far back as 2016 we wrote a blog post about “net zero energy” in California, False Advertising Claims over Net Zero and LEED Certified Homes. Done correctly our work for a client is also a defense of capitalism by limiting the need for future government regulation.

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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

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Carbon reporting will be required by organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in supplying a product or service in California. This is much more than only applying to Amazon and Walmart, and their supply chains. government and The Group of Seven. yes, this blog will continue).

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How Construction Attorneys Can Help Entities Benefit From California’s Newly Adopted Potable Water Regulations

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California has experienced drought conditions on and off for decades. Since 2010, the California State Water Resources Board (the Board) and the California State Legislature (the Legislature) have studied the potential use of an emerging water recycling process known as direct potable reuse (DPR). See Draft Regulations of Cal.

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California Legislature Further Helping Subcontractors

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I recently found a good article on JDSupra.com , always a great source for solid legal content, regarding California Senate Bill 474. It seems from the face of California Senate Bill 474 and many others like it across the country, that we are on a path toward heavy government regulation of our business relations.