Tag Archives: Maryland BEPS

Citizens and Businesses Join Suing Maryland to Halt BEPS

The Maryland BEPS regulations are preempted by federal law because they concern the energy use of appliances covered by the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act and are therefore void and unenforceable.… Continue Reading

The Change in Administration will be “the” Environmental Issue of 2025

By Stuart Kaplow on January 5, 2025 Posted in Codes and Regulations, Environmental, greenhouse gas, Paris Accord

A legacy of deregulation… Continue Reading

Top 10 (or 12!) List of Environmental Blog Posts

By Stuart Kaplow on December 29, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, Environmental, LEED

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the environmental matters that dominated the year, those that captured attention, sparked debate, and influenced the trajectory of environmental policy and innovation. In the spirit of David Letterman’s iconic countdowns, we present a Top 10 List (with a bonus two for good measure!) of … Continue Reading

Net Zero with GBI: A Path to Verified Sustainability

By Stuart Kaplow on December 22, 2024 Posted in GHG, Green Globes, greenhouse gas

GBI offers a credible and transparent pathway to Net Zero energy and carbon certification… Continue Reading

Maryland’s War on Fossil Fuel Appliances: Criminalizing Plumbers?

By Stuart Kaplow on November 24, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, Codes and Regulations, Energy, GHG, greenhouse gas

In the name of combating climate change, the Maryland government is driving policies to create an artificial energy scarcity that will require billions of dollars in new expense.… Continue Reading

Gas Stoves Saved: Washington Voters Reject All Electric Building Mandates

By Stuart Kaplow on November 10, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, Energy, GHG, State

While many Americans were focused on the presidential election last Tuesday, citizens from Washington State and others interested in energy were paying attention to a successful Washington voter initiative protecting access to natural gas for homes and businesses, including preventing regulatory actions to limit access to gas in favor of all electric buildings. On November … Continue Reading

Lawsuit Challenges Montgomery County Gas Appliance Ban as Federally Preempted and Void

By Stuart Kaplow on October 20, 2024 Posted in Codes and Regulations, Energy, Local Government

There is no set of circumstances under which Montgomery County Bill 13-22 would be valid.… Continue Reading

Greenstalling Isn’t Real: Understanding Business Realities in Climate Action

By Stuart Kaplow on September 29, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, greenwashing

What’s clear is that “greenstalling” isn’t real. … Continue Reading

Eyeglasses versus Emissions: Are We Losing Sight of the Bigger Picture?

By Stuart Kaplow on September 22, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, GHG, greenhouse gas

After all, the goal of climate change mitigation should not blind those who already face a vision crisis, it should illuminate a way forward that supports both the environment and human progress.… Continue Reading

Maryland 2024 BEPS Regulations: A Critical Analysis of Legal and Economic Risks

By Stuart Kaplow on September 8, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, GHG, greenhouse gas, State

We are available to assist Maryland businesses in navigating these regulatory challenges, including providing turnkey services for GHG tracking and compliance.… Continue Reading

Berkeley’s Natural Gas Tax is a Warning to Building Owners Nationwide

By Stuart Kaplow on August 11, 2024 Posted in Uncategorized

Attempts to ban natural gas, be it by building codes, BEPS mandates, or the like, will all fail as preempted by Federal law and this new tactic of taxing fossil fuel out of existence is coming to a jurisdiction where you live or operate a business.… Continue Reading

With ‘new’ proposed Maryland BEPS regulations what does a Building Owner do now?

By Stuart Kaplow on July 28, 2024 Posted in Climate Change, GHG, greenhouse gas, State

After this was posted, on January 13, 2025 citizen groups and business associations jointly filed suit in the U.S. District Court against the Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment challenging the Maryland BEPS program as preempted by Federal statute and unenforceable as a matter of law. Read more here. After this blog was … Continue Reading

The Government is Coming For Your Gas Stove But Voters May Save You

By Stuart Kaplow on July 7, 2024 Posted in Codes and Regulations, Energy, Environmental

Washinton state citizens are going to vote in the November elections to repeal government's efforts to mandate decarbonization because all electric building laws are wronngheaded environmental public policy.… Continue Reading

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