On May 16 the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) announced the selection of three renewable energy projects as part of the SPEED Standard Offer program's new Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The Read more »
Environmental & Natural Resources
Vermont Public Service Board Revamps Renewable Energy Standard-Offer Program; Establishes Market-Based Mechanism for New Projects
Back in May 2012, the Vermont Legislature enacted into law (Act 170) significant changes to the "SPEED" Standard Offer program for in-state renewable electric energy projects with a capacity of 2.2 Read more »
Vermont Energy Siting Commission to Evaluate Permitting Examples From Other New England States
Governor Shumlin’s Energy Siting Commission will convene again this week to consider potential changes to the process for siting and permitting energy facilities in Vermont. At the Commission’s first Read more »
Claiming Biodegradablility or Compostability – Patents, Labeling, and the FTC
As reported here earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised its Green Guides, guidance to marketers for the use of certain terms so as to prevent deception in the marketplace. Read more »
Brian Dunkiel Talks Green Advertising and FTC Green Guides at VBSR’s Spring Conference
On Tuesday, May 15, SRH Law’ Brian Dunkiel served as moderator for a panel discussion entitled “Green Marketing: How to Be Effective” at VBSR’s Spring Conference. The panel, which included Seventh Read more »
Elements of Proposed Vermont Environmental Reform Bill
The Vermont Senate Natural Resources Committee passed a bill out of committee this week that would bring some changes to the Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court and to the appeal Read more »
Green Marketing Claims – FTC Green Guides: Renewable Energy and Carbon Offsets
When informing customers, clients and consumers about the new solar panels located at your business, is there any difference between saying that the electricity is being “powered by solar energy” Read more »
Legislative Report on Vermont’s Environmental Permitting – Potential for Dissolution of Environmental Court and Natural Resources Board
For the past year, at the direction of Governor Shumlin and with the support of the General Assembly, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) have been engaged in Read more »
SRH Law Celebrates Opening of First Wind’s Sheffield Wind Project
A unique celebration took place last Wednesday on the top of Granby Mountain and Libby Hill in Sheffield, Vermont as the Sheffield Wind Project, developed by First Wind, was inaugurated with a Read more »
Shumlin Administration Looks at Improving Environmental Permitting Process in Vermont
Earlier this month the Shumlin Administration announced that it was beginning to evaluate the environmental permitting process in Vermont and was looking for public comments on ways to improve the Read more »
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