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Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, And Property Rights, Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson
Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, And Property Rights, Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson
Alexandra B. Klass
This Article considers the role of property rights in efforts to transport, inject, and store underground hundreds of million of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year from power plants and other industrial facilities in order to combat dangerous climate change. This technology, known as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), could provide deep emission cuts, particularly from coal power generation, on a worldwide basis. In order to implement CCS, private operators and state and federal governments must be able to access hundreds of millions of acres of “pore space” roughly a kilometer below the earth’s surface in which to store …
The Frontier Of Eminent Domain, Alexandra B. Klass
The Frontier Of Eminent Domain, Alexandra B. Klass
Alexandra B. Klass
The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London brought the issues of takings and public use into the national spotlight. A groundswell of opposition to government-initiated “economic development takings” the Court deemed a public use under the Fifth Amendment led to eminent domain reform legislation in over 30 states. Many people are surprised to learn, however, that another type of economic development taking is alive and well in many western states that are rich in natural resources. In those states, oil, gas, and mining companies have the power of eminent domain under state constitutions or state …
The Frontier Of Eminent Domain, Alexandra B. Klass
The Frontier Of Eminent Domain, Alexandra B. Klass
Alexandra B. Klass
The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London brought the issues of takings and public use into the national spotlight. A groundswell of opposition to government-initiated “economic development takings” the Court deemed a public use under the Fifth Amendment led to eminent domain reform legislation in over 30 states. Many people are surprised to learn, however, that another type of economic development taking is alive and well in many western states that are rich in natural resources. In those states, oil, gas, and mining companies have the power of eminent domain under state constitutions or state …