Comments for Sustainability-Counsel.com

Comment on DOE Backing Efforts to Lower Solar Project Non-Hardware Costs by New DOE Funding Opportunity for Renewable Energy Innovations « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:14:38 +0000

[...] innovative renewable energy technology under DOE’s “SunShot” program. The SunShot program has already awarded $60 million in new technologies, in an effort to speed their transition from lab to marketplace. [...]

Comment on EPA and DOE Announce New Initiative to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites by New Year: New Resources for Renewable Energy Developers « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:28:30 +0000

[...] Together with a joint effort initiated in November 2011 with the Department of Energy (DOE), to conduct feasibility analyses on an array of potentially and previously contaminated sites through…, EPA is continuing to seek ways to help those interested in renewables projects get practical [...]

Comment on California’s Cap and Trade Program Back on Track by Deadline to Register for California’s GHG Cap and Trade Program Nears « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:12:34 +0000

[...] CARB will hold the first allowance auction in August 2012 and will issue additional guidance to assist program participants in the auction process. More information about the evolution of this program is available here. [...]

Comment on New California Supply-Chain Disclosure Requirements Will Have Far-Reaching Implications by Conflict Minerals Final Rule Deadline Postponed Again: SEC Makes it Official « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:44:34 +0000

[...] another supply chain-focused regime — the California Supply Chain Transparency Act – went into effect January 1, 2012. This law, which applies to manufacturers and retailers [...]

Comment on “Name and Shame” Scheme for Conflict Minerals by Conflict Minerals Final Rule Deadline Postponed Again: SEC Makes it Official « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:44:31 +0000

[...] The new regulations will require publicly traded companies to determine whether their products are derived from four minerals associated with the metals gold, tin, tungsten, and tantalum. These metals are widely used in electronics and a broad array of products, including jewelry, tools, engines, medical equipment, chemicals, packaging, and even ballpoint pens. If a company uses any of these metals, it must trace their origins through upstream supply sources to see whether any were mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or surrounding Central African countries. If they were, or if the possibility cannot be ruled out, the company must conduct extended diligence efforts, potentially including costly independent audits. More information is available here. [...]

Comment on INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE: FINALLY FINAL (OR ALMOST) by International Green Construction Code: Jumping the Gun and Veering off Track?

International Green Construction Code: Jumping the Gun and Veering off Track? — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:16:04 +0000

[...] noted in a prior post, the final International Green Construction Code (IGCC) has been approved and is scheduled for [...]

Comment on INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE: FINALLY FINAL (OR ALMOST) by International Green Construction Code: Jumping the Gun and Veering off Track? « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:37:31 +0000

[...] noted in a prior post, the final International Green Construction Code (IGCC) has been approved and is scheduled for [...]

Comment on NEW FRONT OPENING ON SOLAR PANEL IMPORTS? by Solar Panel Trade International Trade Case Moves Forward « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:21:45 +0000

[...] previously reported (http://sustainability-counsel.com/2011/09/30/new-front-opening-on-solar-panel-imports/), in early October a group of U.S. solar panel manufacturers initiated an international trade case [...]

Comment on DOE Awards More Than $145 Million for Solar Power by DOE Backing Efforts to Lower Solar Project Non-Hardware Costs « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:37:59 +0000

[...] For more on the SunShot initiative, see a prior blog post here. [...]

Comment on Energy Conservation Codes: A New Battlefront by Does DOE Have any Business Meddling in Building Codes? « Sustainability-Counsel.com

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:31:21 +0000

[...] this request for information matters. For those who object that revisions such as the 2009 IECC are too expensive, it may be that the most effective strategy is to move the battlefront from objecting to state [...]