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An Update: Ohio Legislature Gives Tax Relief to Solar, Wind and Other Renewable Energy Producers

To update the earlier posting, please note that yesterday Ohio Governor Strickland signed Senate Bill 232 with an emergency clause, making the new law effective June 17, 2010.

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Ohio Legislature Gives Tax Relief to Solar, Wind and Other Renewable Energy Producers

In the wee hours on Friday, June 4, 2010, the Ohio House adopted Amended Senate Bill 232 which was designed to provide a personal property tax exemption to owners of renewable energy projects.

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USGBC Announces Top 10 Pieces of Green Building Legislation

The US Green Building Council recently released its "Top Ten Pieces of Green Building Legislation in the 111th Congress."  Interestingly enough, only one of these pieces of legislation has actually been passed into law, and that is the often discussed American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (see our previous summary of that legislation).

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TAGS: Energy, Environmental Law, Green Team

Cap and Trade Delayed, Mandatory Green House Gas Reporting Is Here for Some

With federal health care reform garnering most of the attention these days, it seems fairly certain we will not see a Cap and Trade law for greenhouse gas emissions out of Washington any time soon.  Nonetheless, some companies will still find themselves subject to mandatory reporting requirements for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2010. 

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TAGS: Energy, Green Team, Sustainability
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