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A Tale Of Two Projects; Nepa’S Eis V. Mitigated Fonsis, K.K. Duvivier, Ian London
A Tale Of Two Projects; Nepa’S Eis V. Mitigated Fonsis, K.K. Duvivier, Ian London
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
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Book Review: Fuel Cycle To Nowhere: U.S. Law And Policy On Nuclear Waste, K.K. Duvivier
Book Review: Fuel Cycle To Nowhere: U.S. Law And Policy On Nuclear Waste, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Nuclear power remains controversial on many levels. On the up side, the lifecycle emissions for nuclear power are second lowest only to wind in comparison to all other primary sources of electricity generation. Nuclear power compares favorably against coal-generated electricity on additional fronts including fewer transportation impacts and before Fukushima, historically lower radiation releases than coal. Its land footprint per kilowatt hour is the smallest for any generation source, including renewables. Last, but not least, the United States has significant domestic reserves of uranium to fuel the plants. On the down side, the civilian nuclear power industry is not competitive …
The Right Of Nonuse, Jan G. Laitos
The Right Of Nonuse, Jan G. Laitos
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
The Right of Nonuse provides a fresh and remarkably different perspective on the real causes of the ills plaguing the world's resources and environment. It reexamines the very nature of nature, and from this new perspective, argues that what is needed is for humans to grant to natural resources a legal right to be left alone - a right of nonuse. In the process, it explores the following questions: Why do natural resources continue to be depleted and removed at an alarming rate? Why are species becoming extinct at a pace that may be unprecedented? Why does the environment continue …