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Solar Energy: New York City Sets Pace In Adopting Sound Policies, John R. Nolon, Jessica A. Bacher Aug 2008

Solar Energy: New York City Sets Pace In Adopting Sound Policies, John R. Nolon, Jessica A. Bacher

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Through state legislation and local land use powers, municipalities in New York have authority to facilitate solar energy usage and reduce carbon emissions. This article analyzes several specific New York and municipal legislative provisions enabling New York’s municipalities to encourage or discourage solar energy. Interestingly, many of the tools discussed in this article are variations of pre-existing traditional land use tools such as, variances, subdivision design requirements, or fee exemptions.


Brief For Stephen Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Appellee: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Caroline Brady, Preston Mclane, Ramona Thomas Jun 2008

Brief For Stephen Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Appellee: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Caroline Brady, Preston Mclane, Ramona Thomas

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brief For Industry Plaintiffs - Appellants: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, James Holder, Stephanie Rocha Jun 2008

Brief For Industry Plaintiffs - Appellants: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, James Holder, Stephanie Rocha

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brief For Laconic Baykeeper, Inc., Ima Fisher, Sam Schwimmer, Appellants/Cross-Appellees: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Alena Buitrago, Megan Bussey, Mindy Nunez Jun 2008

Brief For Laconic Baykeeper, Inc., Ima Fisher, Sam Schwimmer, Appellants/Cross-Appellees: Twentieth Annual Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Alena Buitrago, Megan Bussey, Mindy Nunez

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Externalities Of Nuclear Power: First, Assume We Have A Can Opener . . ., Karl S. Coplan May 2008

The Externalities Of Nuclear Power: First, Assume We Have A Can Opener . . ., Karl S. Coplan

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The nuclear power industry has latched on to global warming as an argument for its renaissance. Although even industry proponents acknowledge that the problem of disposing of spent nuclear fuel remains unsolved, the industry routinely assumes this problem will be solved in the future. Unfortunately, this is the same assumption made by nuclear energy proponents at the beginning of the nuclear industry fifty years ago. We haven’t solved the nuclear waste problem in the past half century, and there is no reason to think we will be more likely to do so in the next one. Like the shipwrecked economist …


Don't Take My Sunshine Away: Right-To-Light And Solar Energy In The Twenty-First Century, Tawny L. Alvarez Apr 2008

Don't Take My Sunshine Away: Right-To-Light And Solar Energy In The Twenty-First Century, Tawny L. Alvarez

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Review Of Barriers To Biofuel Market Development In The United States, Karl R. Rábago Jan 2008

A Review Of Barriers To Biofuel Market Development In The United States, Karl R. Rábago

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

In recent years, biofuel markets have begun a resurgence. At one time, biofuels were the only way humanity obtained useful energy, but they were almost totally displaced by fossil fuels during the last century. Now, due to a range of drivers, they have begun a small but seemingly solid comeback. This Article reviews the remaining barriers to full commercial success for biofuels in the United States with an emphasis on transportation fuels. While recent success has been impressive, markets for transportation biofuels are hardly “self-sustaining” in the purest sense of the concept. The author does not seek to disparage the …