Green Business Resources
Renewable Fuels & Alternative Energy
- American Wind Energy Association
- American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
- National Wind Coordinating Collaborative
- Solar Energy Industries Association
- U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Green Power Partnership
Climate Change
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change Science Facts
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Health Effects
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Ecosystems
- EPA Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Society
- EPA Website: Basic Information on Climate Change
- "Climate Change Legislation: Tax Considerations," a report prepared by the Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, June 12, 2009
Carbon Capture and CO2 Issues
- "The Carbon Emissions Continuum: From Production to Consumption" (slides from briefing on July 23, 2009)
The CCSReg project is publishing a series of policy briefs to address barriers to large-scale deployment of CCS in the United States.
- Policy Briefs: Summary (July 21, 2009)
- Comprehensive Regulation of Geologic Sequestration (July 20, 2009)
- Regulating Carbon Dioxide Pipelines for the Purpose of Transporting Carbon Dioxide to Geologic Sequestration Sites (July 13, 2009)
- Governing Access to and Use of Pore Space for Deep Geologic Sequestration (July 13, 2009)
- Compensation, Liability and Long-Term Stewardship for CCS (July 13, 2009)
Green Building & Sustainable Development
- DesignGreenConstruction.com
- GreenBuild365
- Green Building Certification Institute
- Green Building Initiative
- Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
- U.S. Green Building Council (LEED)
General Green Business
- Business.gov Green Business Guide
- Green Business Alliance
- Global Green USA
- National Resources Defense Council Green Business Center
Magazines, Blogs/RSS, and E*Newsletters
- Blog: AWEA's "Into the Wind"
- Blog: Building Green
- Blog: DesignGreenConstruction.com
- Blog: Green Business Alliance
- Blog: Mother Nature Network
- E*Newsletter: Global Green USA
- E*Newsletter: U.S. Green Building Council Newsletters
- Magazine: eco-structure Magazine
- Magazine: Environmental Design & Construction
- Magazine: Sustainable Facility
- RSS: Fortune: The Business of Green
- RSS: GreenBiz.com
Miscellaneous Resources
- EPA: Power Profiler
- EPA: Green Power Locator
- EPA: Green Power Purchasers
- Green Files: Green Resources and Sites
- Small Business Guide to Energy Efficiency
E*Communications Resource Center
Below are links to Jones Walker's green- and sustainability-related publications.
- E*Lerts:
- April 27, 2010: "EPA Says GHGs Are Regulated Under the CAA"
- March 16, 2010: "Council on Environmental Quality Issues National Environmental Policy Act Guidance"
- February 16, 2010: "Donald to Present at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law's Conference on Carbon and Climate Change" and "Interpretive Release Regarding Climate Change Disclosure"
- January 20, 2010: "Three Jones Walker Attorneys to Speak at GBRIA 2010 Conference Regarding Global Warming Laws" and "EPA Proposes to Lower Ozone Level for Cities"
- January 5, 2010: "EPA Makes Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding" and "EPA Issues Final Storm Water Rule for Construction Sites"
- December 8, 2009: "Jones Walker Listed in 2010 Vault Guide to Green Employers"
- October 27, 2009: "EPA Takes Steps Toward Regulating GHG Emissions"
- September 29, 2009: "EPA Sends Draft GHG Emissions Proposal to White House"
- August 4, 2009: "Jones Walker Hosts Carbon Capture Breakfast Briefing," "Jones Walker Sponsors ULI Seminar on 'The State of Real Estate in Louisiana'," and "State of Louisiana Report on 'Green' Legislation to Incentivize Green Technology"
- July 7, 2009: "Stanley A. Millan Receives LEED Certification," "State of Louisiana Report on 'Green' Legislation to Incentivize Green Technology," and "Jones Walker Hosts Carbon Capture Breakfast Briefing"
- April 28, 2009: "Louisiana and Texas Lay the Groundwork for Enhanced Oil Recovery Through Carbon Sequestration: A Possible Win-Win for Energy and the Environment" and "Ships in U.S. and Canada Waters Could Soon Be Subject to Air Pollution Limitations "
- April 14, 2009: "New Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill Introduced in House"
- March 17, 2009: "Proposed GHG Reporting Regulation," "Chernekoff Obtains Award of Tax Credits for Brownfield Cleanups," and "Energy and Environmental Provisions of the Stimulus Bill: Following the 'Green'"
- E*Bulletins:
- April 2010
- February 2010
- June 2009
- February 2009
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