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Using Federal Public Lands To Model A New Energy Future: Why The Biden Administration Should Prioritize Renewable Energy Development On Public Lands, Meghen Sullivan Mar 2023

Using Federal Public Lands To Model A New Energy Future: Why The Biden Administration Should Prioritize Renewable Energy Development On Public Lands, Meghen Sullivan

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Oil and gas extraction on public lands and waters is responsible for twenty percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. If American public lands were their own country, they would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. As of 2020, only twenty percent of total U.S. electricity generation came from renewable energy sources. While renewable energy development on public lands has increased, most renewable energy comes from private lands. However, public lands contain immense renewable energy potential; for example, it is estimated that half of this country’s geothermal resources are found on public lands. Despite underutilized renewable energy potential …


Pedal Into The Future, Elliot Wiley Mar 2023

Pedal Into The Future, Elliot Wiley

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Congress severely weakened the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment Act (E-Bike Act) when the bill was absorbed into the Build Back Better Bill. Electricity is the future, yet Congress has defanged a bill that could create significant progress in making bicycling a more accessible option for commuters.


Fighting The Wrong Fight: Why The Mlp Parity Act Is A Misguided Attempt At Achieving Renewable Energy Capital Raising Parity, David Powers Oct 2017

Fighting The Wrong Fight: Why The Mlp Parity Act Is A Misguided Attempt At Achieving Renewable Energy Capital Raising Parity, David Powers

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Finding The Balance: Harmonizing Renewable Energy With Wildlife Conservation, Tina R. Goel Jan 2010

Finding The Balance: Harmonizing Renewable Energy With Wildlife Conservation, Tina R. Goel

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Avoiding The Derailment Of Wind Power Development: Why Federal Siting Regulations Are Necessary Now For U.S. Development, Nathan Borgford-Parnell Jan 2009

Avoiding The Derailment Of Wind Power Development: Why Federal Siting Regulations Are Necessary Now For U.S. Development, Nathan Borgford-Parnell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Overcoming Institutional Barriers To Biomass Power In China And India, Craig A. Hart, M.L Rajora Jan 2009

Overcoming Institutional Barriers To Biomass Power In China And India, Craig A. Hart, M.L Rajora

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Evolving U.S. Clean Tech: Legislative Trends, Ursula Kazarian Jan 2009

Evolving U.S. Clean Tech: Legislative Trends, Ursula Kazarian

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Conference Proceedings: 21st Century Infrastructure: Opportunities And Hurdles For Renewable Energy Development, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2009

Conference Proceedings: 21st Century Infrastructure: Opportunities And Hurdles For Renewable Energy Development, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


China’S Renewable Energy Law: Not Enough To Overcome China’S Energy And Environmental Problems, Nathan Borgford-Parnell Jan 2008

China’S Renewable Energy Law: Not Enough To Overcome China’S Energy And Environmental Problems, Nathan Borgford-Parnell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Legal And Policy Frameworks For Renewable Energy To Mitigate Climate Change, Xiaodong Wang Jan 2007

Legal And Policy Frameworks For Renewable Energy To Mitigate Climate Change, Xiaodong Wang

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


State Efforts To Promote Renewable Energy: Tripping The Horse With The Cart?, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher Cooper Jan 2007

State Efforts To Promote Renewable Energy: Tripping The Horse With The Cart?, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher Cooper

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.