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Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge Shortlists 2012 Projects
Posted on 14 Jun 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

Five projects bringing safe water and sanitation in final race for 1st and 2nd prize The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge shortlist was announced on June 12, highlighting five innovative ideas to provide sustainable access to safe water and sanitation... Read More

Environmental Initiatives and the Role of the Green Technology Pilot Program
Posted on 2 Feb 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

By Sarah M. Wong, Marquette University Law School The United States has entered a heightened state of environmental awareness. America's history of industrialization and consumerism in the early 1900s resulted in the realization that an increasing... Read More

Ballard Spahr LLP: U.S. Army Plans To Issue Up to $5 Billion in Renewable Energy Contracts
Posted on 18 Oct 2011 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By Roger D. Stark and Darin Lowder The U.S. Army has announced plans to solicit and award multiple indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts which will be used in awarding Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) task orders for up to an aggregate... Read More

Ballard Spahr Legal Alert: U.S. Army Seeks Comments on $7 Billion in Renewable Energy Contracts
Posted on 19 Mar 2012 by Ballard Spahr LLP

By Roger D. Stark and Darin M. Lowder The U.S. Army has issued a Request for Information seeking public comment on a draft solicitation to procure up to $7 billion in large-scale locally generated renewable and alternative energy on or near Army... Read More

Wind Projects: Bald Eagles Don't Surf
Posted on 13 Feb 2013 by J. Wylie Donald

By J. Wylie Donald, Partner, McCarter & English One would think that preliminary estimates of bird fatalities at a proposed 78 MW wind farm in southeastern Minnesota were hardly news. After all, there are over 60,000 MW of wind energy installed... Read More

Taking a Cue From Brazil's Sustainable Development Practices Past and Present
Posted on 23 Jan 2012 by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

By Whitney A. Hodges Brazil's Long-Standing Commitment to Sustainability Brazil arguably boasts some of the most breathtaking natural wonders and extensive natural resources worldwide. Covering a total area of over eight and a half million... Read More

Environmental Initiatives and the Role of the Green Technology Pilot Program
Posted on 2 Feb 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

By Sarah M. Wong, Marquette University Law School The United States has entered a heightened state of environmental awareness. America's history of industrialization and consumerism in the early 1900s resulted in the realization that an increasing... Read More

Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge Shortlists 2012 Projects
Posted on 14 Jun 2012 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

Five projects bringing safe water and sanitation in final race for 1st and 2nd prize The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge shortlist was announced on June 12, highlighting five innovative ideas to provide sustainable access to safe water and... Read More