Green Legal in the News

We were recently featured in an article by BestOfNewOrleans.com. The article discusses how the conference was originally conceived as being strictly a legal conference for lawyers to discuss the implementation of new environmental laws, regulations, etc. Then it morphed into something much broader. It’s now something for anyone looking to learn more about the green movement, including green building design, sustainable products design, how businesses are saving money by becoming more eco-friendly, and everything you can do to reduce your impact on the environment.

Another theme of the conference is how New Orleans can launch itself into the list of “green” cities and what benefits that would provide for its citizens and economy. Below is an excerpt from the article discussing how New Orleans is becoming more recognized in the green community:

The Washington D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council has set up an office here; there are green neighborhoods (the ReUse and the Green Light districts); and Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is a former Pontchartrain Park resident and St. Mary’s Dominican alum. Signs point to New Orleans possibly becoming a nationwide leader for green building — but not quite yet. Of the more than 75,000 people in the U.S. who have completed LEED certification programs, the green standard for building, few are attorneys. In Louisiana, there are only four.

And another excerpt talking about the agenda for the conference:

The first track of the conference, focusing on legal issues, looks at “the new normal,” as one seminar calls it. Debbie Belletto of the New Orleans Convention Company Inc., one of the convention’s co-organizers, says addressing “green” issues and taking them beyond a meaningless buzzword is one of the hurdles companies face with sustainability.   Other legal seminars at the conference address LEED certification, building codes, real estate development and liability — “Where Green Goes Wrong” explains, naturally, how do it right.

To read the full article, visit: http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/the-inaugural-green-matters-legal-conference-makes-a-case-for-green-law-in-new-orleans-new-green-economy/Content?oid=1342252