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2015 Winner of Ronald M. Carvalho Memorial Scholarship

June, 2015/in Community, Environmental, News /by Carvalho-admin

WASHINGTON, DC – On June 1, 2015, Michael Carvalho presented the 13th Annual Ronald M. Carvalho Environmental Policy Award & Scholarship for outstanding EnvironMentors Project. The recipient of this years award is Xui Chen for her project entitled, “The Effects of Copper on the Fecundity of Caenorhabditis elegans”. Ms. Chen attends The School Without Walls in Washington, DC. and represents the Washington, DC Chapter of EnvironMentors.

For more information about the EnvironMentors program, please visit www.ncseonline.org

Southface Update: SART tomorrow

April, 2015/in Energy, Environmental, Events, News /by Carvalho-admin

Atlanta is the number two metropolitan market for electric vehicles (EVs) in the nation, largely due to state subsidies above the national average, electric power prices below the national average and access to carpool lanes on congested highways. Georgia Power’s $12 million “Get Current” program, which incentivizes property owners to construct new EV charging stations, is contributing to further market expansion.

As the market for EVs continues to expand, so does the need for standard practices and protocols among EV drivers. Join us to discuss the market for EVs in Georgia as well as how we can foster EV driver behavior that will help the market flourish.

To register for this event, please go to: SART Tomorrow

Carvalho & Associates, P.C. Goes Solar

February, 2015/in Climate Change, Community, Energy, Environmental, News, Sustainability /by Carvalho-admin

Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA – Carvalho & Associates, P.C.’s Massachusetts Coastal Office is now solar powered. In late 2014, Atlanta-based Carvalho & Associates, P.C., a law firm specializing in environmental, energy and real estate matters, installed a 14,000 kWh photo-voltaic (PV) solar system at the firm’s Massachusetts Coastal Office in the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea. The system, consisting of 40 ‘Signature Black’, high efficiency PV panels and dual inverters manufactured by SunPower, was connected to the grid in January 2015 and will supply the law firm’s daytime electrical power needs. The system is backed up by a natural gas fired high efficiency backup generator, and remains connected to the grid through net metering. “PV solar power makes sense for a lot of reasons”, says the firm’s President and Founder, Michael P. Carvalho, Esq. “We hedge future energy costs by using domestically produced energy, contribute to local job creation, enjoy tax incentives and reduce our contribution to global warming. It looks cool, too,” says Carvalho. The system was designed and installed by Colorado-based Independent Power Systems.

Pulte Homes to pay Grafton $1.3M to Settle Affordable Housing Lawsuit

January, 2015/in Civil Litigaiton, News /by Carvalho-admin

GRAFTON, MA – Pulte Homes of New England agreed to pay Grafton $1.3 million after settling with the town Dec. 30 over the town’s claim that the developer hid profits on the Hilltop Farms affordable-housing development. In 2011, the Office of the Inspector General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts found that Pulte Homes of New England hid approximately $8.5 million in excess profits from the Hilltop Farms condominium project. In February 2012, the town filed a lawsuit in Worcester Superior Court. The case was moved to the U.S. District Court in spring 2012. CARVALHO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. is honored to have served as co-counsel to the Town of Grafton, MA in this matter.