Posts from May 2015.
Georgia legislature warms up to solar panels, gets protective of coastal marshes, withdraws support for electric cars, and sacrifices LEED certifications in favor of jobs. April 2, 2015 marked final adjournment of the 2015 Georgia legislative session. Upon adjournment, the legislature sends five key environmental bills to Governor Deal for signing. (1) HB 57 - Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act of 2015 ("Solar Freedom Bill") The Solar Freedom Bill allows property owners to finance the addition of solar panels to their properties as they would finance cars or homes. The ...
Tags: coastal marshes, environmental law, environmental law matters, georgia, Green Certification Bill, HB 170 - Transportation Funding Act of 2015, HB 255, HB 397 - Soil and Water Commission Overhaul, HB 57 - Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act of 2015, LEED, LEED Certification, Salt-Water Marsh Bill, SB 101, Solar Freedom Bill, solar panels, Transportation Bill
A recent article in USA Today questions whether ethanol's days are numbered. While that article is written from the perspective of whether the stock of ethanol producing companies is a good investment, it focuses on some of the issues that frame the debate about continued support for ethanol as a fuel addictive. That use stems from a congressional mandate set out in 2005 requiring 10% of the nation's fuel to be blended with ethanol. Since over 130 billion gallons of gasoline are sold annually in the United States, that means approximately 13 billion gallons of ethanol are produced, the ...
Posted in: Ethanol
Tags: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, Corn-Based Ethanol, environmental law, ethanol, USA Today