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Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John C. Dernbach, James R. May, Kenneth T. Kristl
Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John C. Dernbach, James R. May, Kenneth T. Kristl
John C. Dernbach
Facing Down The So-Called Agenda 21 'Conspiracy', John Dernbach
Facing Down The So-Called Agenda 21 'Conspiracy', John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
The Aba Embraces Sustainability: From The Earth Summit To Rio+20 And Beyond, John Dernbach, Ira Feldman
The Aba Embraces Sustainability: From The Earth Summit To Rio+20 And Beyond, John Dernbach, Ira Feldman
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
The Potential Meanings Of A Constitutional Public Trust, John Dernbach
The Potential Meanings Of A Constitutional Public Trust, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
A Response To The Ipcc Fifth Assessment, Sarah Adams-Schoen, Deepa Badrinarayana, Cinnamon Carlarne, Robin Craig, John Dernbach, Keith Hirokawa, Alexandra Klass, Katrina Kuh, Stephen Miller, Jessica Owley, Shannon Roesler, Jonathon Rosenbloom, Inara Scott, David Takacs
A Response To The Ipcc Fifth Assessment, Sarah Adams-Schoen, Deepa Badrinarayana, Cinnamon Carlarne, Robin Craig, John Dernbach, Keith Hirokawa, Alexandra Klass, Katrina Kuh, Stephen Miller, Jessica Owley, Shannon Roesler, Jonathon Rosenbloom, Inara Scott, David Takacs
John C. Dernbach
This collection of essays is the initial product of the second meeting of the Environmental Law Collaborative, a group of environmental law scholars that meet to discuss important and timely environmental issues. Here, the group provides an array of perspectives arising from the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Each scholar chose one passage from one of the IPCC’s three Summaries for Policymakers as a jumping-off point for exploring climate change issues and responding directly to the reports. The result is a variety of viewpoints on the future of how law relates to climate change, a result …
Can Shale Gas Help Accelerate The Transition To Sustainability?, John Dernbach, James May
Can Shale Gas Help Accelerate The Transition To Sustainability?, John Dernbach, James May
John C. Dernbach
The sudden and unexpected development of shale gas has the potential to accelerate or hinder the transition to sustainability, depending on how it is handled. Sustainable development is a useful evaluative framework for shale gas development. It would have us analyze its environmental, social, economic, and security dimensions at the same time, and look for ways to make all four dimensions mutually reinforcing. This article suggests that sustainable shale gas development: 1) requires a sophisticated and comprehensive regulatory system to protect the environment and public health as well as a legal and policy framework capable of both ensuring significant social …
A Legislative History Of Article I, Section 27 Of The Constitution Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, John Dernbach, Edmund Sonnenberg
A Legislative History Of Article I, Section 27 Of The Constitution Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, John Dernbach, Edmund Sonnenberg
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Recognition Of Environmental Rights For Pennsylvania Citizens: A Tribute To Chief Justice Castille, John Dernbach, Marc Prokopchak
Recognition Of Environmental Rights For Pennsylvania Citizens: A Tribute To Chief Justice Castille, John Dernbach, Marc Prokopchak
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Sustainable Development, John Dernbach
Essential Reading On Sustainable Development Law, Andrea Ross, John Dernbach
Essential Reading On Sustainable Development Law, Andrea Ross, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
This short bibliography identifies and describes twelve key readings in the law of sustainable development.
Evolution Of U.S. Climate Policy, John Dernbach, Robert Altenburg
Evolution Of U.S. Climate Policy, John Dernbach, Robert Altenburg
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
The Sustainable Relationship: What The United States And The United Kingdom Can Teach Each Other About Climate Change And Sustainable Development At The National Level, John Dernbach, Andrea Ross
The Sustainable Relationship: What The United States And The United Kingdom Can Teach Each Other About Climate Change And Sustainable Development At The National Level, John Dernbach, Andrea Ross
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Hitting The Sustainability Accelerator: 51 Sustainability Experts, 4 Approaches, John Dernbach
Hitting The Sustainability Accelerator: 51 Sustainability Experts, 4 Approaches, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Acting As If Tomorrow Matters: Mapping The Obstacles To Sustainability, John Dernbach
Acting As If Tomorrow Matters: Mapping The Obstacles To Sustainability, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
What Motivates Sustainability Efforts In The U.S.?, John Dernbach
What Motivates Sustainability Efforts In The U.S.?, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
U.S. Sustainability Efforts: Modest Progress But An Increasingly Distant Goal, John Dernbach
U.S. Sustainability Efforts: Modest Progress But An Increasingly Distant Goal, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating Progress Toward Sustainability, John Dernbach
As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating Progress Toward Sustainability, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
The Unfinished Story Of The Rio Plus 20 Conference, John Dernbach
The Unfinished Story Of The Rio Plus 20 Conference, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
Reporting on the 2012 U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (or Rio+20 conference) has generally followed two lines: the conference was essentially a failure because of its tepid official response to the enormous and related problems of global environmental degradation and global poverty; and the conference successfully managed to mobilize hundreds of voluntary commitments and at least $513 billion for specific sustainability goals. A third story line has received little attention, however, and may redeem the account of official failure. This article addresses that story line, reviewing a series of processes set in motion by the parties to the conference that …
When Will America, World Make Sustainability A Priority?, John Dernbach
When Will America, World Make Sustainability A Priority?, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Federal Energy Efficiency And Conservation Laws, John Dernbach, Marianne Tyrrell
Federal Energy Efficiency And Conservation Laws, John Dernbach, Marianne Tyrrell
John C. Dernbach
This paper provides an overview of U.S. law and policy concerning energy efficiency and conservation. The United States appears torn between two narratives - one expressing the abundant demonstrated opportunities provided by energy savings and the other based on a fear of deprivation from using less energy. Rather than choosing between the two, U.S. law and policy splits the difference - embracing efficiency and conservation more or less halfheartedly. Energy efficiency and conservation policy thus has a Groundhog Day aspect, in which the same or similar arguments are made year after year, decade after decade, and often (it appears) to …
The Essential And Growing Role Of Legal Education In Achieving Sustainability, John Dernbach
The Essential And Growing Role Of Legal Education In Achieving Sustainability, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
This article suggests that law schools need to play a leading role in the national and global effort to achieve sustainability, including the effort to address climate change. The article first describes the various drivers for sustainability in law schools. Clients are increasingly demanding that their lawyers 'walk the talk,' as many businesses and corporations already are. The universities that provide an institutional home for most law schools are also adopting sustainability policies and practices that influence their law schools. Within the legal profession, the American Bar Association, as well as many state and local bar associations, have adopted a …
Creating The Law Of Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development, John Dernbach
Creating The Law Of Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
This article argues that a key to sustainability is redirecting the law of economic development. From a historical perspective, sustainable development is an effort to integrate environmental protection and restoration with development. As a result, it is not possible to fully understand sustainable development unless we understand what development means. While that term is reasonably well understood at the international level, our closest analogue in the United States is not development in general but rather economic development. A great many recently enacted laws that move the United States toward sustainability can be understood as economic development laws. By understanding these …
The "Cash For Clunkers" Program: A Sustainability Evaluation, Marianne Tyrrell, John Dernbach
The "Cash For Clunkers" Program: A Sustainability Evaluation, Marianne Tyrrell, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
This article describes and evaluates the effectiveness of the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009, also known as the “Cash for Clunkers” legislation. Under this law, Congress authorized persons trading in older and less fuel-efficient motor vehicles for newer and more fuel-efficient vehicles to receive a voucher worth up to $4,500 toward the purchase of the new vehicle. The article reviews various studies assessing the effectiveness of this legislation based on economic, social, and environmental criteria. Because these criteria are consistent with the goals of sustainable development, the legislation provides important lessons for future efforts to achieve …
Making The States Full Partners In A National Climate Change Effort: A Necessary Element For Sustainable Economic Development, John Dernbach, Robert Mckinstry, Thomas Peterson
Making The States Full Partners In A National Climate Change Effort: A Necessary Element For Sustainable Economic Development, John Dernbach, Robert Mckinstry, Thomas Peterson
John C. Dernbach
This article explains why states and localities need to be full partners in a national climate change effort based on federal legislation or the existing Clean Air Act. A large share of reductions with the lowest cost and the greatest co-benefits (e.g., job creation, technology development, reduction of other pollutants) are in areas that a federal cap-and-trade program or other purely federal measures will not easily reach. These are also areas where the states have traditionally exercised their powers—including land use, building construction, transportation, and recycling. The economic recovery and expansion will require direct state and local management of climate …
Book Review (Reviewing Kenneth P. Murchison, The Snail Darter Case: Tva Versus The Endangered Species Act, 2007), John Dernbach
Book Review (Reviewing Kenneth P. Murchison, The Snail Darter Case: Tva Versus The Endangered Species Act, 2007), John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.
Agenda For A Sustainable America, John Dernbach
Agenda For A Sustainable America, John Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
No abstract provided.