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The Case For Vertical Integration In The Developing Bioenergy Industry, Isabel F. Peres, Timothy A. Slating, Jay P. Kesan May 2015

The Case For Vertical Integration In The Developing Bioenergy Industry, Isabel F. Peres, Timothy A. Slating, Jay P. Kesan

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

For many countries, money grows on trees: woody biomass is one of the most important sources of renewable energy in the European Union. In the United States, biomass was the input for almost half of the renewable energy generated in 2000; of the energy generated by biomass, seventy-six percent was produced from wood.1 Currently, biomass is the largest source of renewable energy in the country. The ability to secure a reliable and stable supply of biomass is therefore extremely important for the future of the renewable energy industry. According to the United States Department of Energy, the success of the …


Water Quality Conflict Resolution And Agricultural Discharges: Lessons From Waterkeeper V. Hudson, Jennifer M. Egan, Joshua M. Duke May 2015

Water Quality Conflict Resolution And Agricultural Discharges: Lessons From Waterkeeper V. Hudson, Jennifer M. Egan, Joshua M. Duke

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article presents a comparative institutional analysis of an increasingly important type of environmental conflict—the agricultural-waste-discharge and water-land-nexus conflict—using the recent citizen suit Waterkeeper v. Hudson as a case study. The objective is to assess the resource allocation efficiency and procedural fairness of the dispute processing in Hudson. The Hudson setting involves substantial scientific complexity, including ecological interdependencies, unobservable and observable land management decisions, pollutant transport, in-stream removal, and the problem of multiple and diverse sources of water quality pollution. Although the Hudson farm does fall under a regulated point source category in a state legislative definition, not all agricultural …


Harmony At The Farm: Rediscovering The “Community” In Community Supported Agriculture, Christopher Kaltsas Feb 2015

Harmony At The Farm: Rediscovering The “Community” In Community Supported Agriculture, Christopher Kaltsas

William & Mary Law Review

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