Gibson teams with ski maker
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 7:55 am
Gibson Guitar has developed a handful of one-of-a-kind instruments in conjunction with winter sports gear maker Marker Völkl. The guitars will be auctioned off in a few months to help raise awareness of climate change.
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How Delek already is suffering from climate legislation
Posted on October 27, 2009 at 9:52 am
Consulting firm Wood Mackenzie says climate legislation now being considered spells big potential trouble for oil refiners because of the limited availability of free emission permits. That helps explain why shares of Delek US Holding have trailed the S&P by some 50 points in the past six months. Brentwood-based Delek has since the end of 2005 booked 62 percent of its unit-level profits from refining.
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Legislating green construction
Posted on September 10, 2009 at 6:58 am
Their prospects for wholesale passage aren’t great, but the various versions of climate-change legislation include ambitious targets for lowering the energy usage of residential and commercial buildings. Baker Donelson’s construction practice breaks them down and says that, “if passed, the House bill will no doubt significantly increase the usage of the LEED rating system because all new buildings will already be meeting many of its provisions anyway.”
SEE ALSO: Our recent story on the legalities of green construction going bad, something that builders and developers will have to deal with more in the future
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