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FYI: Excerpted from SEC press release regarding guidance relating to climate change

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FYI: Excerpted from SEC press release

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MIT Enterprise Forum

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ESIG in October

Please join us for our latest in a series of events brought to you by the Energy Special Interest Group (ESIG) of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge.  Last month, we had 150 attendees -- we hope you can be a part!
 
Energy Buyers, Sellers, Equipment Makers and Policy - A Global View from Here at Home

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Renewable Energy Business Interest

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How will Massachusetts' new Net Metering regulations help businesses, communities, and non-profits develop renewable energy?

On August 20th, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued a new "Net Metering" Order that will provide significant financial assistance to builders of new wind turbines and solar facilities.

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Innovation and Sustainability

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Thought this event would be of interest to my fellow Greenopolis.com-ers!

http://www.ixl-center.com/insights_speaker_bios_devito.html

OVERVIEW: The Sustainability Innovation Forum 2009 will explore the challenges and opportunities relate to creating and funding commercially viable sustainable innovations. This forum will feature leaders in resource efficiency, clean and renewable energy, and sustainable construction and development.

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Getting Your Money's Worth - Judith West

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Vincent DeVito - Energy and Climate Change Attorney, Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
If you're confused about our energy policy, you're not alone. Vincent DeVito, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy, discusses Obama's energy policy goals. One thing we know for sure: the U.S.'s future energy policy will undergo a dramatic shift. One hundred fifty billion dollars has been pledged as well as millions of "green" jobs. Hear how this might affect you on Getting Your Money's Worth with Judith West.

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Energy Spending in Obama Administration

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Energy Spending in the Obama Administration: The Energy Daily

 

http://www.theenergydaily.com/events/energyspending/

Vincent DeVito, Partner

Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

One International Place, 44th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: +1 617 757 6518

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The Federal Economic Stimulus Bill

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Renewable Energy

The federal economic stimulus bill has been signed into law.

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Law Firm Goes Green

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Law Firm Goes Green

Green means money: Pro-environment policies save on expense

By George Barnes TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

In the 1970s, as the modern computer age dawned, saving paper was seen as one of the great pluses.

Almost 40 years later, computer owners have discovered, as Kermit the Frog once lamented in song, "It’s not easy bein’ green." Increasing data storage has not yet resulted in the paperless office.

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Exxon supports carbon tax

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http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=e8aecbbb-16c6-412d-8054-7e64e2b176ef

Exxon supports carbon tax
Friday, January 09, 2009
Exxonmobil corp., the world's largest crude oil refiner, supports taxing carbon dioxide as the most efficient way of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, its chief executive said.

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US Carbon Market 2009 updates

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Happy New Year! OK, we begin the push towards a carbon constrained market in the United States this year. At the state level things are already underway. And, with the next Administration and the Congress we will face "new and improved" versions of a federal carbon cap and trade program.

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renewable energy tranmission constraints

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Wind development and transmission constraints is really an issue that folks need to be focused on during the next session. US DOE vehicle fuel programs will be well protected for years to come and are not the answer to getting renewbale electricty into our regional grid systems. As US Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs, I found one of the greatest underdeveloped efforts is the pursuit of a modern grid interconnection between the United States and Canada.

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Obama's Energy Plan

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Obama Energy plan:

  • Provide short-term relief to American families facing pain at the pump
  • Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future.
  • Within 10 years save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined.

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clean tech business

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Renewable energy developers and clean technology entrepreneurs are all very much alive in this financial swirl. The state of play is that government mandates for state-wide renewable portfolio standards, regional carbon reduction schemes, and regulatory incentives and tax credits are still in place despite Wall Street new normal. This is why your business hub should be the one you or your professional counsel is most comfortable operating in in terms of understanding the tenants of the jurisdiction.

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Carbon Tax Break

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