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Canada's International Forest Protection Obligations: A Case Of Promises Forgotten In British Columbia And Alberta, Paul Stanton Kibel

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Part I of this Article sets forth Canada's,numerous international forest protection obligations. Part II reveals the pattern of forest destruction and provincial government corruption in British Columbia and Alberta. Part III examines why the Canadian federal government has thus far been reluctant to interfere with provincial forest management. The constitutional arguments supporting this "hands-off" policy are assessed and rejected. Therefore, this Article concludes that the Canadian federal government must ultimately be held accountable for provincial violations of international law.

State Reactions To The Trading Of Emissions Allowances Under Title Iv Of The Clean Air Act Amendments Of 1990, Deborah M. Mostaghel

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To cut down on the S02 emissions from coal-fired electric utilities, Title IV creates a two-pronged approach. First, it sets a national cap on emissions. Title IV allocates to each utility a number of pollution allowances to emit a certain amount of S02.11 The sum of all the allowances equals the nationwide cap. Second, Title IV recasts S02 as a commodity. If a utility does not need all of its allowances in a particular year, it may either trade them on a public exchange, or it may arrange private sales to a utility that needs more allowances to stay within …

Some Thoughts On The North American Free Trade Agreement, Political Stability And Environmental Equity, Colin Crawford

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This Article will focus on NAFTA and NAFTA's supplemental environmental side agreement - the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (Supplemental Agreement) -in light of recent events. In doing so, it will suggest that recent events in Chiapas demand a re-evaluation of NAFTA's environmental protections. This is not at all to suggest that stronger environmental protection alone would avert future Zapatista insurrections. The inequities of Mexican land distribution and the poverty of southern Mexican states such as Chiapas have historical roots that will hardly be rectified by more vigorous enforcement of environmental laws.

The argument is divided into two main …

A Great Loneliness Of Spirit, Charles F. Wilkinson

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An American Perspective On Environmental Impact Assessment In Australia, Mark Squillace

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International Environmental Law: Boundaries, Landmarks, And Realities, Lakshman Guruswamy

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