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Nebraska senators urge SCC to reconsider plan to raise property tax levy
Sen. Robert Dover of Norfolk and 22 other state senators are objecting to Southeast Community College's plan to increase its property tax levy to the maximum allowed under law.
Is this tax break for commercial properties really a kickback?
State and local governments are vying for a federal subsidy intended to encourage energy-efficient technology in commercial properties. The applicatio
Budget measures on climate complicated by unrelated price hikes
Climate spend increased but carbon tax still critical to longer term decarbonisation
To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?
Sustainability funds eschew some of the biggest backers of green technology: oil companies. Research by Lauren Cohen offers reasons to re-evaluate the role of traditional energy companies in addressing climate change.
Why executives say no to energy projects and why they should reconsider
Factoring energy management into a strategic business plan is an effective way to increase revenues, improve cash flow, and increase productivity. Business strategist Amory Lovins projects that a business can increase productivity as much as 16% by using better energy...
IEA Urges More Use Of Hydrogen — Can It Be Made From Air & Sunshine?
The IEA is encouraging G20 leaders to consider hydrogen as a way to lower carbon emissions. Researchers around the world are seeking ways to make hydrogen from sunlight and air instead of fossil fuels.
What’s the Payback on Green Initiatives for Commercial Property Owners?
Today’s property owners are increasingly getting the message that going green can bestow both environmental and economic advantages.
This tax holiday on the rise...but is it worth it?
More states offer sales tax holidays for energy-efficient appliances, but are they the best way to save?
Can We Afford a Carbon Tax?
A big issue right now among manufacturers and policymakers alike is whether or not to put a price on carbon. The debate over implementing a tax to curb greenhouse gas...
The Death of Federal Geothermal Tax Credits?
“There has been a big push to develop alternative forms of energy–so-called green energy–from renewable sources. That’s a big mistake. To begin with, the whole push for rene…
Urging households to adopt renewable tech may increase energy use
Dublin academics find Government policy may have opposite effect to that intended
Misplaced Table?, Vacation Bible School, Raising Walls
Work with an expert and choose combined heat and power (CHP) for your property
Combined heat and power (CHP) is an integrated energy system that can generate electricity and heat on-site from a single fuel source. It is a solution that can...
As utilities build toward RPS standards, costs, carve-outs raise concerns
An LBNL report shows utilities are largely meeting their renewable energy targets, but new challenges are emerging.
3 Things You Have To Know About Electric Cars And Why Property Should Love Them
Electric vehicle charging increases retail dwell time, improves residential sales and grows tenant interest in offices
Raising the Bar: States Move to Increase Renewable Portfolio Standards
Have you missed out on some of the latest renewable portfolio standard (RPS) updates? Don’t worry – we’ve got some of the major markets covered for you, and in one place.
Hope for Commercial-Building Energy-Efficiency Tax Deductions Lives On
There is one final hope for extension of legislation addressing the issues of jobs, climate change, and our still-lagging construction and design industry.
The 5 most important questions about carbon taxes, answered
A carbon tax can lower emissions, but it needs to be pretty damn high.
What Are You Doing to Raise Up the Next Generation of Preachers?
It's amazing the amount of men in local churches desiring to be pastors and considering a call to preach, but are never given the opportunity to actually preach.
How Planting a Church Made Me Reconsider My Beliefs about Gender Roles
“Kay should be an elder.”<br>It was handwritten in black sharpie on a big white page—just one quote among many others on one of those big flip chart tripods. Some life moments sparkle
When Cops Seize Property
Civil asset forfeiture is being massively abused by law-enforcement agencies, since all the incentives encourage them to do so ...
