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Students find obscure law that could make university fossil fuel investments illegal

Grist

What happens next could have broad implications, since UPMIFA is a uniform law that every state in the U.S., Plus, it has the support of another important figure — Bevis Longstreth, a lawyer and former member of the Securities and Exchange Commission whose work helped inform the creation of UPMIFA in 2006.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

In fact, when California passed its landmark 2006 climate law — which directed the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020 — supporters claimed that it would save thousands of lives through improved air quality alone. California has done exactly that. New York may offer an interesting model.

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Wind farms bring windfalls for rural schools, but school finance laws limit how money is spent

Renewable Energy World

That includes the 585-megawatt Sweetwater Wind Farm and the 735-megawatt Horse Hollow project , which was the largest in the world when it came online in 2006. We think it is due to state school finance formulas and state- and county-level tax laws, and the incentives they provide to school administrators. About the Authors.

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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on

GreenBiz

As I noted in a 2006 essay on the occasion of Friedman’s passing: We know better now. Moreover, under the laws of the state of Delaware, where 60 percent of Fortune 500 companies (and many smaller ones, including GreenBiz Group) are registered, corporate directors still have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of shareholders.

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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Charged

Case study: Early electric tugs designed specifically for GM In 2006, GM came to Eagle Tugs with a project to standardize its tow tractor (tugger) fleet across all its plants worldwide. Each bus can travel approximately 230 miles on a charge, and it takes four hours to fully recharge the bus.

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Time to get real?

Envirotec Magazine

Indeed, there is a cautionary note in the latter, which states that “You may use alternative methods to those set out in the Code in order to comply with the law. NIOSH Report of Investigations (RI) 9669, Laboratory and field performance of a continuously measuring respirable dust monitor, September 2006 4.

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The CSR Pyramid: Economic, Legal, Ethical, And Philanthropic Responsibility

Green Business Bureau

Exemplifying this, one 2006 study identified and analyzed 37 different CSR interpretations. . To obey the law, To be ethically responsible, To give to philanthropic causes. . Business Legal Responsibilities: Obey the Law. Law is born from society wanting to operate with a rudimental moral grounding.

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