In a press release today, Office Depot said that all 14 of their stores slated to open this year will be LEED certified for Commercial Interiors. Office Depot, who sells $14B of office supplies annually, should be commended for that commitment in their new build strategy. An Austin green concept store opened in 2008 is [...]
The University of Louisville’s Clinical and Translational Research Building has received a top rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington-based non-profit that promotes sustainability in building design, construction and operation. The building is one of 34 research buildings in the United States that have earned a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [...]
Earlier this week, President Obama announced new loan guarantees for new construction projects for new American nuclear plants. The US has not built new large scale nuclear plants for 30 years. As most expect, he caught flack for this new stance (even from those in his own party). As a pragmatist, I think it is [...]
With the record breaking D.C. snow, many detractors of climate change / global warming science are feeling emboldened in their argument against the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence. First, the record breaking D.C. snow is of itself evidence of climate change as one of the key pillars of climate change science is an increase in [...]
I have been a part of more than my share of 10Ks and S-1s through the years, so I found this blog post very interesting. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an interpretive release on February 2, 2010, entitled Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change. The release does not create any new [...]
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