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Learn What's New With LNG and CNG

May 5, 2014 | Blog | By Katy Ward

Check out New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) panel on LNG and CNG from 4-6pm at Brattle Group on May 15.
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NEWIEE Fourth Annual Achievement Awards

April 10, 2014 | Blog | By Katy Ward

On Tuesday, Mintz Levin sponsored New England Women in Energy and the Environment's (NEWIEE) Fourth Annual Achievement Awards, which recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of women leaders in the fields of energy and the environment.
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Clean Edge 2014 Clean Energy Trends Report: Key Trends Emerging from 2013

April 8, 2014 | Blog | By Thomas Burton, Sahir Surmeli, Paul Dickerson

Mintz Levin is proud to be a part of the Clean Edge 2014 Clean Energy Trends Report. The annual report, now in its 13th year, provides substantive data analysis of happenings in the cleantech marketplace and insights into issues which will be impactful in the near future.
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ML Strategies' Energy and Environment Weekly Update - Week of March 31, 2014

April 1, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

Congress is increasingly likely to complete the appropriations process this year, in part because committee leaders in both houses, led by Senate Appropriations Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and House Appropriations Chair Hal Rogers (R-KY), are determined to finalize the bills before the 2015 fiscal year begins in the fall.
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ML Strategies' Energy and Environment Weekly Update - Week of March 3, 2014

March 5, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

With the reintroduction of energy efficiency legislation and a first move on comprehensive tax reform, energy issues received significant attention in Washington last week.
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9th Annual MIT Energy Conference: February 21-22, 2014

February 12, 2014 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

On February 21st and 22nd, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host its 9th annual Energy Conference, bringing together thought-leaders in energy from technology, policy, industry, and finance to formulate powerful, productive ideas in the face of a rapidly changing industry.
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ML Strategies' Weekly Energy and Environment Update - Week of February 3, 2014

February 4, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

President Obama used his annual State of the Union address January 28 to call for a year of action on a broad array of issues, highlighting energy efforts and his climate action plan amongst 12 executive actions he hopes to undertake this year to increase “opportunit[ies] for all.”
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ML Strategies’ Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of January 27, 2014

January 28, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

While Congress was in recess last week, many Obama Administration and Congressional officials traveled to Davos, Switzerland, to participate in the annual World Economic Forum.
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ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of January 13, 2014

January 14, 2014 | Blog | By David Leiter

Following a week during which energy and climate issues garnered significant national attention, via both Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) energy export white paper and the Environmental Protection Agency’s release of greenhouse gas rules for new power plants, Washington will focus on budget and tax issues this week, while policymakers also nod toward a continued focus on energy issues.
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60 Minutes’ “The Cleantech Crash”: CBS News Program’s Criticism of the Clean Energy Industry and the Reaction of Clean Energy Advocates

January 9, 2014 | Blog | By Paul Dickerson

On January 5, 2014, CBS news program 60 Minutes aired a segment featuring correspondent Lesley Stahl, titled “The Cleantech Crash.” The news program asserted that “despite billions invested by the U.S. government in so-called ‘Cleantech’ energy, Washington and Silicon Valley have little to show for it.”
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ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of December 9, 2013

December 13, 2013 | Blog | By David Leiter

When the President outlined his Climate Action Plan on June 25, he stressed the importance of federal leadership on emissions reduction efforts.  A little over five months later, he signed a presidential memorandum directing the federal government to obtain 20 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2020.
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MIT Clean Energy Prize 2014 Kick-Off Event at Mintz Boston Offices on Friday, December 13

December 10, 2013 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

The MIT Clean Energy Prize Competition awards over $350,000 to new businesses and aims to help develop a new generation of energy entrepreneurs and great new companies. 
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Panel Gives Startups Valuable Legal and Financial Advice

December 6, 2013 | Blog | By Katy Ward

Startups were kick-started at Wednesday’s engaging panel discussion at Grant Thornton.  The panel, “Kick-Start Your Startup,” was a collaborative effort between Grant Thornton, New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC), New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE), and Mintz Levin.
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ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of November 4, 2013

November 6, 2013 | Blog | By David Leiter

Renewable electricity standards were the hot topic in Congress last week with the introduction of not one, but two bills establishing such a mandate.
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Mintz's Tom Burton to Moderate Energy Panel at Boston College - Friday, October 25

October 23, 2013 | Blog | By Thomas Burton

Mintz's own Tom Burton, chair of the firm's Energy & Clean Technology Practice, will moderate a panel at a Boston College symposium titled "Energy: From the Last to the Next 150 Years" on Friday, October 25.
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ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of October 14, 2013

October 15, 2013 | Blog | By David Leiter

As the federal government shutdown continued last week, Congressional debates continued over a continuing resolution and the debt ceiling.  The impact of the shutdown continues to progress at the agency level with the Energy Information Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announcing that they would furlough employees as leftover funding was spent last week. 
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Mintz Energy & Clean Technology Connections – October 2013

October 3, 2013 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

In the October edition of Energy Technology Connections, we’ve gathered recent information from a wide variety of sources in an effort to keep you abreast of what’s new in the world of clean energy.
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California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Upheld after Initial Defeat in Federal Court

September 19, 2013 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

California lawmakers passed the “California Global Warming Solutions Act,” AB32, which included regulations known as the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. 
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Mintz Energy & Clean Technology Connections - September 2013

September 5, 2013 | Blog | By Sahir Surmeli

In the September edition of Energy & Clean Technology Connections, we’ve gathered recent information from a wide variety of sources in an effort to keep you abreast of what’s new in the world of clean energy.
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ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environment Update – Week of September 2, 2013

September 3, 2013 | Blog | By David Leiter

Administration officials used the week before the Labor Day holiday to undertake domestic public outreach events. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy hit the road to discuss the administration’s energy and environment priorities, often with other federal officials. 
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