by Karl Coplan | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
OK, so the title is a bit of hyperbole. But every social movement has its inspirational leaders, and Pete played a huge role in galvanizing the environmental movement. His great gift was the power of song — not [just] as performance but as political...
by Karl Coplan | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
So the Supreme Court has granted cert in the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius cases. In both of these cases, for-profit corporations are challenging the application of the birth control coverage employer mandates of the...
by John Nolon | Oct 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Land Use Law Center’s annual Land Use & Sustainable Development Conference is a significant educational event in the region, with more than 200 attorneys, business professionals, and local leaders learning about national, regional, and local challenges and...
by John Nolon | Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Advances in district energy systems, combined heat and power, and trigeneration technologies allow multiple building owners to cooperate to produce energy on-site and share power for heating and cooling to reduce energy consumption in buildings by over 70 percent;...
by Karl Coplan | Sep 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Fifth Assessment Report is out from the IPCC. Andy Revkin’s DotEarth blog has an excellent summary. No real surprises — the Earth has warmed, is warming, and will warm, the oceans are acidifying and human beings are in fact responsible for these...
by John Nolon | Sep 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Building technology and energy codes matured greatly during the last two decades making it possible for buildings, which consume 40 percent of the nation’s energy, to be net zero energy users, calling on government to translate technological advances into codes and to...
