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Sustainability And Global Environmental Constitutionalism, James R. May

James R. May

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It Takes A Global Sustainability Movement, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Next Generation Recycling And Waste Reduction: Building On The Success Of Pennsylvania's 1988 Legislation, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Next Generation Recycling & Waste Reduction: Building On The Success Of Pennsylvania’S 1988 Legislation, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101 of 1988) keeps millions of tons of materials out of landfills every year. It supports a multi-billion dollar industry that provides tens of thousands of jobs. It also probably affects human environmental behavior more than any other statute in state history. And it reduces greenhouse gas emissions at the same time because of the materials and energy that are saved.

Yet the program is now rudderless and drifting. While the Act contains specific goals, those goals have either been met or ignored, and no new goals have been set. …

Progress Toward Sustainability: A Report Card And A Recommended Agenda, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Environmental Law: The Policy Implications Of The Reaction To Climate Change, Jeffrey Sutton, Jonathan Adler, John Dernbach, Steven Hayward, Jeremy Rabkin

John C. Dernbach

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National Governance: Still Stumbling Toward Sustainability, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Navigating The U.S. Transition To Sustainability: Matching National Governance Challenges With Appropriate Legal Tools, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

Sustainable development would require the United States to maintain and improve human prosperity while at the same time greatly reducing its consumption of energy, materials, water, and land. The scope of the challenge includes, but is not limited to, climate change. This Article suggests the elements of a legal structure for achieving sustainability.

Because achieving sustainable development is a significant learning experience, the United States will need to employ a form of governance—reflexive governance—that requires constant learning and supportive citizens and stakeholders who are also working to ensure sustainability in their own activities. The two basic problems reflexive governance must …

Harnessing Individual Behavior To Address Climate Change: Options For Congress, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Overcoming The Behavioral Impetus For Greater U.S. Energy Consumption, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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In The Heat Of The Law, It's Not Just Steam: Geothermal Resources And The Impact On Thermophile Biodiversity, Donald J. Kochan, Tiffany Grant

Donald J. Kochan

Significant research has been conducted into the utilization of geothermal resources as a ‘green’ energy source. However, minimal research has been conducted into geothermal resource utilization and depletion impacts on thermophile biodiversity. Thermophiles are organisms which have adapted over millions of year to extreme temperature and chemical compositions and exist in hot springs and other geothermal resources. Their ability to withstand high temperatures makes them invaluable to scientific and medical research. Current federal and California case law classify geothermal resources as a mineral, not a water resource. Acquisition of rights to develop a geothermal resource owned or reserved by the …

Introduction, Symposium Facing Climate Change: Opportunity And Tool For States, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Achieving Sustainable Development: The Centrality And Multiple Facets Of Integrated Decisionmaking, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Why Lawyers Should Care, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Sustainable Versus Unsustainable Propositions, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Targets, Timetables And Effective Implementing Mechanisms: Necessary Building Blocks For Sustainable Development, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Sustainable Development: Now More Than Ever, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

This Article explains how and why sustainable development emerged as a conceptual framework, the basic concepts or principles on which this framework is based, why sustainability is primarily a matter for domestic national governance, and why the United States needs to play a leading role in fostering sustainable development. Because "sustainable" modifies "development," it is first important to understand what development means. Since the end of World War II, development has included at least four related elements: peace and security, economic development, social development, and supportive national governance. Each element is reflected in major multilateral treaties that provide a common …

Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies And Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study Of Increasing Transparency For Fiscal Policy, John Dernbach, Doug Koplow

John C. Dernbach

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From Rio To Johannesburg: Implementing Sustainable Development At The Global And Local Scale, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Our Common Future, American Style (Reviewing President’S Council On Sustainable Development, Sustainable America (1996)), John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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The Other Ninety-Six Percent, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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The Global Environment Facility: Financing The Treaty Obligations Of Developing Nations, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Book Review (Reviewing Bruce A. Ackerman & William T. Hassler, Clean Coal/Dirty Air (1981)), John C. Dernbach, Thomas Y. Au

John C. Dernbach

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Legislative Note, Metallic Mining And Reclamation In Michigan: Environmental Management As A Gentler Approach, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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