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Possible Impacts Through The 1980s, Mark J. Lafratta Nov 2010

Possible Impacts Through The 1980s, Mark J. Lafratta

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of State Renewable Portfolio Standards: Square Pegs For Round Climate Change-Holes?, Ivan Gold, Nidhi Thakar Nov 2010

A Survey Of State Renewable Portfolio Standards: Square Pegs For Round Climate Change-Holes?, Ivan Gold, Nidhi Thakar

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Thirty states now have renewable portfolios standards that require generators of electricity to increase their use of renewable energy. Originally intended to promote “energy independence” and other environmental goals, today the programs are among the few U.S. programs which respond to the threat of global warming. This article considers how they work and whether they are effective. It concludes that, in the absence of comprehensive international or federal greenhouse gas controls, renewable portfolio standards are an effective and productive means to retard global warming.


So Much Up In The Air: The Carbon Dioxide Debate And Coal Plant Permitting In Virginia, Sam Robinson Nov 2010

So Much Up In The Air: The Carbon Dioxide Debate And Coal Plant Permitting In Virginia, Sam Robinson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform For Green Leadership?, Joel B. Eisen Nov 2010

China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform For Green Leadership?, Joel B. Eisen

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Are Renewable Portfolio Standards A Policy Cure-All?: A Case Study Of Illinois's Experience, David G. Loomis, Adrienne Ohler Nov 2010

Are Renewable Portfolio Standards A Policy Cure-All?: A Case Study Of Illinois's Experience, David G. Loomis, Adrienne Ohler

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Renewable Portfolio Standards (“RPS”) are stated to have a plethora of benefits: job creation, renewable energy growth, reduced carbon emissions, and a reduction in retail electricity prices. Often when a policy has multiple agendas, the policy fails to meet any of the objectives. Twenty-nine states have implemented an RPS, but state policies vary with regard to the sources considered eligible, out-of-state generation, credit trading, and the process of ensuring compliance. The various policy facets affect the growth of renewable energy within the state and affect the additional stated benefits of job creation and reduced emissions. This paper examines Illinois’s RPS …


When Prayer Trumps Politics: The Politics And Demographics Of Renewable Portfolio Standards, Joshua P. Fershee Nov 2010

When Prayer Trumps Politics: The Politics And Demographics Of Renewable Portfolio Standards, Joshua P. Fershee

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Averting Nuclear 9/11: The Need To Move Beyond Nepa And Transition To A Homeland Security-Administered Infrastructure Security Statement, Michael S. Munson Nov 2010

Averting Nuclear 9/11: The Need To Move Beyond Nepa And Transition To A Homeland Security-Administered Infrastructure Security Statement, Michael S. Munson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Creating A Legal Framework For Regulation Of Natural Gas Extraction From The Marcellus Shale Formation, Laura C. Reeder Apr 2010

Creating A Legal Framework For Regulation Of Natural Gas Extraction From The Marcellus Shale Formation, Laura C. Reeder

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Ethanol's Roots: How Brazilian Legislation Created The International Ethanol Boom, Vanessa M. Cordonnier Oct 2008

Ethanol's Roots: How Brazilian Legislation Created The International Ethanol Boom, Vanessa M. Cordonnier

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Nuclear Nonsense: Why Nuclear Power Is No Answer To Climate Change And The World's Post-Kyoto Energy Challenges, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher Cooper Oct 2008

Nuclear Nonsense: Why Nuclear Power Is No Answer To Climate Change And The World's Post-Kyoto Energy Challenges, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher Cooper

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Developing Wind Power In The Commonwealth: No Longer A Quixotic Quest To Build Wind Farms In Virginia, Brian E. Maxted Oct 2008

Developing Wind Power In The Commonwealth: No Longer A Quixotic Quest To Build Wind Farms In Virginia, Brian E. Maxted

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Making Renewable Energy A Reality-Finding Ways To Site Wind Power Facilities, Ronald H. Rosenberg Apr 2008

Making Renewable Energy A Reality-Finding Ways To Site Wind Power Facilities, Ronald H. Rosenberg

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Ramifications Of The W.H. Sammis Settlement: Why Jobs Are Being Lost, The Air Remains Unclean, And This Landmark Settlement Is Making Progress In The Wrong Direction, Michael Paul Pegman Feb 2007

The Ramifications Of The W.H. Sammis Settlement: Why Jobs Are Being Lost, The Air Remains Unclean, And This Landmark Settlement Is Making Progress In The Wrong Direction, Michael Paul Pegman

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


A Grassroots Vehicle For Sustainable Energy: The Conservation Reserve Program & Renewable Energy, Jared Wiesner Feb 2007

A Grassroots Vehicle For Sustainable Energy: The Conservation Reserve Program & Renewable Energy, Jared Wiesner

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


A Time To Act Anew: A Historical Perspective On The Energy Policy Act Of 2005 And The Changing Electrical Energy Market, Brad Sherman Oct 2006

A Time To Act Anew: A Historical Perspective On The Energy Policy Act Of 2005 And The Changing Electrical Energy Market, Brad Sherman

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Getting The Camel Out Of The Tent: Behind The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rise To Power And The Importance Of States' Continued Regulatory Oversight, Samuel R. Brumberg Apr 2006

Getting The Camel Out Of The Tent: Behind The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rise To Power And The Importance Of States' Continued Regulatory Oversight, Samuel R. Brumberg

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


No Blood For Oil? United States National Security, Oil, And The Arctic Wildlife Refuge, Christopher R. Clements Oct 2003

No Blood For Oil? United States National Security, Oil, And The Arctic Wildlife Refuge, Christopher R. Clements

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Waiting For The Mountain To Come To Doe: Existing Options For Compromise Between The Department Of Energy And Nuclear Utilities Regarding The Disposal Of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Timothy P. Cairns Dec 2001

Waiting For The Mountain To Come To Doe: Existing Options For Compromise Between The Department Of Energy And Nuclear Utilities Regarding The Disposal Of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Timothy P. Cairns

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Shall It Be Said That My Dusk Was In Truth My Dawn? What States Can Gleam From The Environmental Consequences Of Deregulating Electricity In California, Michael Kantro Dec 2000

Shall It Be Said That My Dusk Was In Truth My Dawn? What States Can Gleam From The Environmental Consequences Of Deregulating Electricity In California, Michael Kantro

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Changing Political Landscape Of Hydropwer Project Relicensing, Sarah C. Richardson Dec 2000

The Changing Political Landscape Of Hydropwer Project Relicensing, Sarah C. Richardson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Taking Nature Into Account: Observations About The Changing Role Of Analysis And Negotiation In Hydropower Relicensing, Kurt Stephenson Dec 2000

Taking Nature Into Account: Observations About The Changing Role Of Analysis And Negotiation In Hydropower Relicensing, Kurt Stephenson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Preservation Of The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A Theoretical Approach, Caroline A. Leonard Oct 1991

Preservation Of The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A Theoretical Approach, Caroline A. Leonard

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Portsmouth, Virginia: Oil In - Or Coal Out?, Mark J. Lafratta May 1981

Portsmouth, Virginia: Oil In - Or Coal Out?, Mark J. Lafratta

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Conversion Of Vepco's Yorktown Power Station From Oil To Coal Faces Problems, Albert Barker May 1981

Conversion Of Vepco's Yorktown Power Station From Oil To Coal Faces Problems, Albert Barker

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Comment: It's All Over, John W. Hall Mar 1980

Comment: It's All Over, John W. Hall

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Create A Solar Easement Nov 1979

Create A Solar Easement

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Alternative Energy Source: Moonshine, Bill Wells Nov 1979

Alternative Energy Source: Moonshine, Bill Wells

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Energy Savers Get Financial Relief From State, Bruce Glendening Nov 1979

Energy Savers Get Financial Relief From State, Bruce Glendening

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Portsmouth Oil Refinery: Recent Developments Apr 1978

Portsmouth Oil Refinery: Recent Developments

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Offshore Platform Fabrication Facility For North Hampton County Apr 1978

Offshore Platform Fabrication Facility For North Hampton County

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.