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Green Beer: Incentivizing Sustainability In California's Brewing Industry, Timothy R. Sloane
Green Beer: Incentivizing Sustainability In California's Brewing Industry, Timothy R. Sloane
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
Part II of this Article examines the role of alcoholic beverages in human history, paying special attention to alcohol as a motivating factor in large-scale social change. Part III examines the prominence of California’s unique brewing industry and the economic and social ubiquity of Californian beer. As discussed in Parts IV and V, that ubiquity and prominence, as well as California’s historical leadership on environmental issues, make the state an ideal testing ground for sustainable brewing legislation. After an examination of California’s energy use in producing beer, Parts VI and VII break down the brewing process and explain a selection …