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Possible Impacts Through The 1980s, Mark J. Lafratta Nov 2010

Possible Impacts Through The 1980s, Mark J. Lafratta

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Averting Nuclear 9/11: The Need To Move Beyond Nepa And Transition To A Homeland Security-Administered Infrastructure Security Statement, Michael S. Munson Nov 2010

Averting Nuclear 9/11: The Need To Move Beyond Nepa And Transition To A Homeland Security-Administered Infrastructure Security Statement, Michael S. Munson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform For Green Leadership?, Joel B. Eisen Nov 2010

China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform For Green Leadership?, Joel B. Eisen

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Are Renewable Portfolio Standards A Policy Cure-All?: A Case Study Of Illinois's Experience, David G. Loomis, Adrienne Ohler Nov 2010

Are Renewable Portfolio Standards A Policy Cure-All?: A Case Study Of Illinois's Experience, David G. Loomis, Adrienne Ohler

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Renewable Portfolio Standards (“RPS”) are stated to have a plethora of benefits: job creation, renewable energy growth, reduced carbon emissions, and a reduction in retail electricity prices. Often when a policy has multiple agendas, the policy fails to meet any of the objectives. Twenty-nine states have implemented an RPS, but state policies vary with regard to the sources considered eligible, out-of-state generation, credit trading, and the process of ensuring compliance. The various policy facets affect the growth of renewable energy within the state and affect the additional stated benefits of job creation and reduced emissions. This paper examines Illinois’s RPS …


So Much Up In The Air: The Carbon Dioxide Debate And Coal Plant Permitting In Virginia, Sam Robinson Nov 2010

So Much Up In The Air: The Carbon Dioxide Debate And Coal Plant Permitting In Virginia, Sam Robinson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of State Renewable Portfolio Standards: Square Pegs For Round Climate Change-Holes?, Ivan Gold, Nidhi Thakar Nov 2010

A Survey Of State Renewable Portfolio Standards: Square Pegs For Round Climate Change-Holes?, Ivan Gold, Nidhi Thakar

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Thirty states now have renewable portfolios standards that require generators of electricity to increase their use of renewable energy. Originally intended to promote “energy independence” and other environmental goals, today the programs are among the few U.S. programs which respond to the threat of global warming. This article considers how they work and whether they are effective. It concludes that, in the absence of comprehensive international or federal greenhouse gas controls, renewable portfolio standards are an effective and productive means to retard global warming.


When Prayer Trumps Politics: The Politics And Demographics Of Renewable Portfolio Standards, Joshua P. Fershee Nov 2010

When Prayer Trumps Politics: The Politics And Demographics Of Renewable Portfolio Standards, Joshua P. Fershee

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Creating A Legal Framework For Regulation Of Natural Gas Extraction From The Marcellus Shale Formation, Laura C. Reeder Apr 2010

Creating A Legal Framework For Regulation Of Natural Gas Extraction From The Marcellus Shale Formation, Laura C. Reeder

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.