Communications & Media Law, Environmental Law

Crowdfunding Renewable Energy Projects in Early Stages and Growing in the U.S.

by Laura Neumeister | Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/21/2013

Direct investment in renewable energy projects has been an anticipated financing option among editorialists and bloggers the past year, and seems to finally be gaining traction in the United States....more

CPUC Seeks to Revisit Controversial Decision on CEQA Process for Telecommunications Projects - Public Agency Participation is...

by Gail A. Karish, Charity B. Schiller | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/7/2013

After a pause of more than a year, the CPUC has revived its effort to determine whether and how it will conduct environmental review of certain telecommunications projects under the California Environmental Quality Act...more

Texas Court Allows Defamation Claim Against Landowner to Proceed

by Cassie J. Dallas | BakerHostetler on 4/26/2013

On Monday, Texas’s Second District Court of Appeals partially affirmed a District Court order allowing Range Resources Corporation’s (“Range”) defamation and business disparagement claims against a landowner to...more

Earth Matters - April 2013: Update on Federal Trade Commission Guides for Green Marketing

by Susan Marriott | Phillips Lytle LLP on 4/25/2013

In the August 2010 issue of the Earth Matters newsletter, we provided recommendations for incorporating transparency into “green” marketing efforts based on the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims” (the...more

Earth Matters - April 2013

by Kimberly Barnashuk, Jennifer Dougherty, Patrick Fitzgerald, Morgan Graham, Kevin Hogan, Susan Marriott, Donald Ross, Adam Walters | Phillips Lytle LLP on 4/19/2013

In This Issue: - Making Solar Power More Affordable for New Yorkers - Fracking Moratorium Leads to Termination of Oil and Gas Leases - New Water Withdrawl Permit Requirements - Update on Federal Trade...more

Utility Pole Not A Point Source Under The Clean Water Act

by Keith Garner, Alex Merritt, Robert Uram | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/19/2013

Last week the Ninth Circuit held that utility poles are not “point sources” of stormwater discharge nor “associated with industrial activity,” and therefore do not require an NPDES permit to comply with the Clean Water Act....more

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-06 -- Mar 25, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/25/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon...more

Episode 92 – Ditto Sustainable Brands Reinvents the Hanger

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 3/25/2013

In Episode 92 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on March 16, 2013, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Gary Barker, founder and CEO...more

Episode 91 – Michael Funk Discusses Labeling Foods Containing GMOs March 14, 2013

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 3/15/2013

In Episode 91 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on March 9, 2013, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Michael Funk. Funk is a...more

Sustainability Claims Warrant Extra Caution

by Albert Cohen | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/12/2013

Originally published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on February 28, 2013. National Public Radio recently ran a series on "sustainable" seafood claims which raised concern regarding the validity of certain...more

Eco-Friendly Product? Be Careful How You Advertise It

by Elizabeth Partlow | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/11/2013

Everyone is “going green.” From recycling to reduced packaging, consumers want products they perceive to be environmentally friendly. But what do those “green” claims really mean? ...more

FTC Approves First Settlement Under Revised Green Guides

by Albert Cohen | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/8/2013

The Federal Trade Commission March 6, 2013, approved final orders C-4385 and C-4386 settling charges that two paint manufacturers made false and unsubstantiated claims that some of their paints contained zero volatile organic...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-03 -- Feb 8, 2013 .

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 2/8/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Regulatory

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

Communications Law: The Relentless Pursuit of Broadband Competition - As the Obama administration enters its second term, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is one of many federal agencies likely...more

Levick Weekly - January 18, 2013: I Was Wrong - How One Activist’s Apology Changes the GMO Debate

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick, Kathleen Wailes | LEVICK on 1/18/2013

In This Issue: - 'I Was Wrong’ How One Activist’s Apology Changes The GMO Debate - What’s Next From The CFPB - Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins Levick - Activist Investors IN 2013: “Success Begets...more

Advertising News & Analysis – December 13, 2012

by David G. Adams, Emilio W. Cividanes, Todd A. Harrison, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Claudia A. Lewis, Amy Ralph Mudge, Jonathan L. Pompan, Andrew D. Price, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, more +Randal M. Shaheen, Ralph S. Tyler | Venable LLP on 12/17/2012

In this issue: - It’s Easier Being Green - Off-Label Marketing Protected by First Amendment - Understanding New Restrictions on Advertising GI Bill Benefits - FTC Looks at "The Big Picture" - Upcoming...more

Advertising Law -- Dec 14, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/14/2012

In This Issue: Hotel Web Sites Receive Warning Letters From the FTC; Not So Lucky? Jeans Brand to Pay $10M to Settle Text Message Suit; NAD: Environmental Claims for Cookware Products Are Overstated; Another “Natural”...more

What is Vandalism and Graffiti (Penal Code § 594)?

by Greg HIll on 12/12/2012

California Penal Code § 594 defines vandalism as defacing another’s property with graffiti “or other inscribed material,” or damaging or destroying another’s property. To be convicted of...more

Green Marketing & Advertising Law Update

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 12/6/2012

In This Issue: - The Skinny: What's New? - So Who Now Has the Strictest Standards in the Land (World)? - Where the US Guide is Less Extensive - US Coming on Board with Other Guidelines - Green Advertising...more

Carbon Market Open for Business While Disputes Loom

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 12/6/2012

Results of California’s first cap-and-trade carbon auction are in and the results are mixed. The auction was for carbon permits that permit greenhouse gas emitting businesses the right to release carbon into the air. Each...more

FTC Revises “Green Guides”

by Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 11/21/2012

If You Make Any Environmental Claims About Or Use Certification Marks on Products or for Services…The FTC has News for You. On October 1, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued its revised Guides for the Use of...more

REGULATORY: D.C Regulatory: The FTC’s Revised Green Guides Provide Direction for Renewable Energy Marketing Claims by Harold Shaw...

by King & Spalding on 11/9/2012

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently adopted revised Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”).[1] The 2012 Green Guides, which modify a 1998 version, are not binding regulations but are...more

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