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NEW FRONT OPENING ON SOLAR PANEL IMPORTS? by sustainabilitypepper
September 30, 2011, 2:25 PM
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Reports are circulating that U.S. solar panel producers are preparing a trade complaint to be filed at the Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission, seeking remedies under the antidumping or countervailing duty laws against Chinese imports. The complaint would focus on greatly increased imports from China (more…)



Green Building and Environmental Responsibility CLE by sustainabilitypepper
September 28, 2011, 9:45 AM
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On Monday, October 3, 2011, the Cleantech Alliance Mid-Atlantic, in conjunction with the Support Center for Child Advocates, will present a Green Building and Environmental Responsibility CLE that will explore (more…)



Does a deed reservation for “minerals” include Marcellus Shale gas? Maybe; Maybe not. by sustainabilitypepper
September 27, 2011, 1:27 PM
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Pennsylvania has long followed a presumption, known as the Dunham Rule, that when a reservation or exception for “minerals” in a deed does not mention natural gas or oil, there is a rebuttable presumption that the word “minerals” does not include natural gas or oil.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently created uncertainty for many landowners when it held that (more…)



Corporations Moving Ahead On Climate Change Efforts by sustainabilitypepper
September 22, 2011, 5:33 PM
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While federal legislation is moribund and climate change regulatory developments have slowed, voluntary corporate action is moving forward. The Carbon Disclosure Project’s recently published survey of 396 of the 500 largest companies (based on market capitalization) found that (more…)



Oil Sands Pipeline Approval Process Moving into Final Stage by sustainabilitypepper
September 20, 2011, 8:19 AM
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In late August and early September, Hollywood celebrities Margot Kidder and Daryl Hannah, along with other less well known activists, made news for their arrests in front of the White House, protesting a proposed pipeline that would, if approved by the President, transport petroleum extracted from Canadian oil sands deposits some 1700 miles from Alberta, Canada, to Texas. Meanwhile, (more…)




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