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Cows, Congress, And Climate Change: Authority And Responsibility For Federal Agencies To End Grazing On Public Lands, Marya Torrez Oct 2012

Cows, Congress, And Climate Change: Authority And Responsibility For Federal Agencies To End Grazing On Public Lands, Marya Torrez

Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Can Governments Ensure Adherence To The Polluter Pays Principle In The Long-Term Ccs Liability Context?, Paul Bailey, Elizabeth Mccullough, Sonya Suter Sep 2012

Can Governments Ensure Adherence To The Polluter Pays Principle In The Long-Term Ccs Liability Context?, Paul Bailey, Elizabeth Mccullough, Sonya Suter

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Coupling Environmental Justice With Carbon Trading, Joseph Lam Sep 2012

Coupling Environmental Justice With Carbon Trading, Joseph Lam

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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An Alternative Approach For Addressing Co2-Driven Ocean Acidification, Verónica González Sep 2012

An Alternative Approach For Addressing Co2-Driven Ocean Acidification, Verónica González

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Offsetting Programs: Struggling To Find An Equitable Solution Internationally, Silvia Fejka Sep 2012

Offsetting Programs: Struggling To Find An Equitable Solution Internationally, Silvia Fejka

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Preventing Coral Grief: A Comparison Of Australian And French Coral Reef Protection Strategies In A Changing Climate, Anne Caillaud, Florence Damiens, Bernard Salvat, Clive Wilkinson Sep 2012

Preventing Coral Grief: A Comparison Of Australian And French Coral Reef Protection Strategies In A Changing Climate, Anne Caillaud, Florence Damiens, Bernard Salvat, Clive Wilkinson

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Recognition Of Property Rights In Carbon Credits Under California’S New Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Program, John Monterubio Sep 2012

Recognition Of Property Rights In Carbon Credits Under California’S New Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Program, John Monterubio

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Abcs Of Governing The Himalayas Inresponse To Glacial Melt: Atmospheric Brownclouds, Black Carbon, And Regional Cooperation, Erwin Rose Sep 2012

The Abcs Of Governing The Himalayas Inresponse To Glacial Melt: Atmospheric Brownclouds, Black Carbon, And Regional Cooperation, Erwin Rose

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The East African Community And Theclimate Change Agenda: An Inventory Of Theprogress, Hurdles, And Prospects, James Forole Jarso Sep 2012

The East African Community And Theclimate Change Agenda: An Inventory Of Theprogress, Hurdles, And Prospects, James Forole Jarso

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Montreal Protocol: Fit For Hydroflurocarbons, Veronica Kennedy Sep 2012

The Montreal Protocol: Fit For Hydroflurocarbons, Veronica Kennedy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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An Un-Conventional Approach: Ecuador’S Yasuní-Itt Initiative Is In Discord With The Unfccc, Ryan Haddad Sep 2012

An Un-Conventional Approach: Ecuador’S Yasuní-Itt Initiative Is In Discord With The Unfccc, Ryan Haddad

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Unconstructive Ambiguity In The Durban Climate Deal Of Cop 17 / Cmp 7, Remi Moncel Sep 2012

Unconstructive Ambiguity In The Durban Climate Deal Of Cop 17 / Cmp 7, Remi Moncel

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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What Litigation Of A Climate Nuisance Suit Might Look Like, Michael B . Gerrard Sep 2012

What Litigation Of A Climate Nuisance Suit Might Look Like, Michael B . Gerrard

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Editors' Note, Braunson Virjee, Chelsea Tu Sep 2012

Editors' Note, Braunson Virjee, Chelsea Tu

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Introductory Remarks, Charles E. Di Leva Sep 2012

Introductory Remarks, Charles E. Di Leva

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Making The Case For Wilderness: The Bureau Of Land Management’S Wild Lands Policy And Its Role In The Storied History Of Wilderness Protection, Maureen O’Dea Brill Aug 2012

Making The Case For Wilderness: The Bureau Of Land Management’S Wild Lands Policy And Its Role In The Storied History Of Wilderness Protection, Maureen O’Dea Brill

Legislation and Policy Brief

On December 23, 2010, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, issued Secretarial Order No. 3310, commonly referred to as the Wild Lands Policy. The Wild Lands Policy established a two-step process through which the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the Department of the Interior, was to inventory and to manage its lands with wilderness characteristics (LWCs). The policy continued the requirement that the BLM maintain a current inventory of LWCs and evaluate these LWCs during the previously established land use planning process. The Wild Lands Policy further required that the BLM protect LWCs …


Tribes, Land, And The Environment, 1d, Sarah Krakoff, Ezra Rosser Apr 2012

Tribes, Land, And The Environment, 1d, Sarah Krakoff, Ezra Rosser

Books

Legal and environmental concerns related to Indian law and tribal lands remain an understudied branch of both indigenous law and environmental law. Native American tribes have a far more complex relationship with the environment than is captured by the stereotype of Indians as environmental stewards. Meaningful tribal sovereignty requires that non-Indians recognize the right of Indians to determine their own relationship to the land and the environment. But tribes do not exist in a vacuum: in fact they are deeply affected by off-reservation activities and, similarly, tribal choices often have effects on nearby communities. This book brings together diverse essays …


The Arctic Council: Gatekeeper Or Doormat To The World’S Next Major Resource Battle?, Oded Cedar Mar 2012

The Arctic Council: Gatekeeper Or Doormat To The World’S Next Major Resource Battle?, Oded Cedar

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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A Case For The United States’ Opposition Of International And Domestic Coal Subsidies, Josh Fieldstone Mar 2012

A Case For The United States’ Opposition Of International And Domestic Coal Subsidies, Josh Fieldstone

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Weak Planning Process Frustrates Protection Of Puerto Rico’S Threatened Coastline, Mark Borak Mar 2012

Weak Planning Process Frustrates Protection Of Puerto Rico’S Threatened Coastline, Mark Borak

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Real Cost Of China’S Rare Earth Export Quotas On American Job Security, Katherine Weatherford Mar 2012

The Real Cost Of China’S Rare Earth Export Quotas On American Job Security, Katherine Weatherford

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Collaboration And The Ecology Of Democracy, Daniel Kemmis, Matthew Mckinney Mar 2012

Collaboration And The Ecology Of Democracy, Daniel Kemmis, Matthew Mckinney

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Water Crisis In The Murray-Darling Basin: Australia Attempts To Balance Agricultural Need With Environmental Reality, Joshua Axelrod Mar 2012

Water Crisis In The Murray-Darling Basin: Australia Attempts To Balance Agricultural Need With Environmental Reality, Joshua Axelrod

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Threats To A Sustainable Future: Water Accumulation And Conflict In Latin America, Rutgerd Boelens, Mourik Bueno De Mesquita, Antonio R Gaybo, Francisco Peña Mar 2012

Threats To A Sustainable Future: Water Accumulation And Conflict In Latin America, Rutgerd Boelens, Mourik Bueno De Mesquita, Antonio R Gaybo, Francisco Peña

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Cuban Offshore Drilling: Preparation And Prevention Within The Framework Of The United States’ Embargo, Richard Sadowski Mar 2012

Cuban Offshore Drilling: Preparation And Prevention Within The Framework Of The United States’ Embargo, Richard Sadowski

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Natural Resource “Conflicts” In The U.S. Southwest: A Story Of Hype Over Substance, Laura Peterson, Jay C. Lininger, Marty Bergoffen, Bill Snape, Curt Bradley Mar 2012

Natural Resource “Conflicts” In The U.S. Southwest: A Story Of Hype Over Substance, Laura Peterson, Jay C. Lininger, Marty Bergoffen, Bill Snape, Curt Bradley

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Liquid Challenges: Contested Water In Central Asia, Christine Bichsel Mar 2012

Liquid Challenges: Contested Water In Central Asia, Christine Bichsel

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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High-Value Natural Resources: A Blessing Or A Curse For Peace?, Päivi Lujala, Siri Aas Rustad Mar 2012

High-Value Natural Resources: A Blessing Or A Curse For Peace?, Päivi Lujala, Siri Aas Rustad

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Natural Resources Conflict In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo: A Question Of Governance?, Clementine Burnley Mar 2012

Natural Resources Conflict In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo: A Question Of Governance?, Clementine Burnley

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Bankrupting Peace Spoilers: What Role For Un Peacekeepers?, Philippe Le Billon Mar 2012

Bankrupting Peace Spoilers: What Role For Un Peacekeepers?, Philippe Le Billon

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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