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Beyond Patents: Incentive Strategies For Ocean Plastic Remediation Technologies, Jacob Stotser Apr 2024

Beyond Patents: Incentive Strategies For Ocean Plastic Remediation Technologies, Jacob Stotser

Duke Law & Technology Review

With a garbage truck’s worth of plastic being dumped in the ocean each minute, there is a dire need for effective technological solutions aimed at mitigating the marine plastic pollution problem. However, the reliance of the U.S. patent system on market demand to incentivize this type of innovation has proven insufficient in light of the peculiarities of “green” technologies. To remedy this, this article proposes a multi-faceted incentivization approach that looks beyond the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to stimulate the development of remediation technologies through comprehensive regulatory interventions, the establishment of prize funds and other alternative incentive mechanisms, and …


From Shark Finning To Shark Fishing: A Strategy For The U.S. & Eu To Combat Shark Finning In China & Hong Kong, Jeremy Iloulian Jun 2017

From Shark Finning To Shark Fishing: A Strategy For The U.S. & Eu To Combat Shark Finning In China & Hong Kong, Jeremy Iloulian

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

Globally, the shark population is under extreme stress, primarily due to the rise of China and a growing middle class with a taste for a cultural dish: shark fin soup. Sharks play an important ecologic role and can be extremely beneficial to the local economy. They can also be an important food source for people if harvested sustainably and not in a manner that challenges the morality of humans’ relationship with the ocean; something the current shark finning practices do. Approaches to sustainable shark fishing at the international and domestic level have met some success. Even so, China and Hong …


The Red Dawn Of Geoengineering: First Step Toward An Effective Governance For Stratospheric Injections, Edward J. Larson Jan 2016

The Red Dawn Of Geoengineering: First Step Toward An Effective Governance For Stratospheric Injections, Edward J. Larson

Duke Law & Technology Review

A landmark report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued in 2015 is the latest in a series of scientific studies to assess the feasibility of geoengineering with stratospheric aerosols to offset anthropogenic global warming and to conclude that they offer a possibly viable supplement or back-up alternative to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The known past effect of major explosive volcanic eruptions temporarily moderating average worldwide temperatures provides evidence in support of this once taboo form of climate intervention. In the most extensive study to date, an elite NAS committee now suggests that such processes for adjusting global temperature, …


The U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act: Implications In Transnational Governance Of Food Safety, Food System Sustainability, And The Tension With Free Trade, Neal Fortin Apr 2015

The U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act: Implications In Transnational Governance Of Food Safety, Food System Sustainability, And The Tension With Free Trade, Neal Fortin

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Journal Staff Apr 2015

Journal Staff

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Food We Eat: Animal Drugs In Livestock Production, Susan A. Schneider Apr 2015

Beyond The Food We Eat: Animal Drugs In Livestock Production, Susan A. Schneider

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Creating Order Amidst Food Eco-Label Chaos, Jason Czarnezki, Andrew Homan, Meghan Jeans Apr 2015

Creating Order Amidst Food Eco-Label Chaos, Jason Czarnezki, Andrew Homan, Meghan Jeans

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


(M)Eat Local®: Market And Distribution Challenges In The Local Meat System, Michelle Nowlin, Emily Spiegel, Graham Mchenry Apr 2015

(M)Eat Local®: Market And Distribution Challenges In The Local Meat System, Michelle Nowlin, Emily Spiegel, Graham Mchenry

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Surveying The Threat Of Groundwater Contamination From Coal Ash Ponds, Ethan Goemann Apr 2015

Surveying The Threat Of Groundwater Contamination From Coal Ash Ponds, Ethan Goemann

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


The Farm Bill: A Wicked Problem Seeking A Systematic Solution, Sarah J. Morath Apr 2015

The Farm Bill: A Wicked Problem Seeking A Systematic Solution, Sarah J. Morath

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Journal Staff Oct 2014

Journal Staff

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Journal Staff Apr 2014

Journal Staff

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Civil Society In Environmental Governance In The United States And China, Robert V. Percival, Zhao Huiyu Oct 2013

The Role Of Civil Society In Environmental Governance In The United States And China, Robert V. Percival, Zhao Huiyu

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Urban Agriculture & The Modern Farm Bill: Cultivating Prosperity In America’S Rust Belt, Amy E. Mersol-Barg Oct 2013

Urban Agriculture & The Modern Farm Bill: Cultivating Prosperity In America’S Rust Belt, Amy E. Mersol-Barg

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


The Role Of China’S Banking Sector In Providing Green Finance, Yuwen Bai, Michael Faure, Jing Liu Oct 2013

The Role Of China’S Banking Sector In Providing Green Finance, Yuwen Bai, Michael Faure, Jing Liu

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


The Importance Of Being Factual: The U.S., China, And The Future Of The Kyoto Protocol, Aarthi S. Anand Oct 2013

The Importance Of Being Factual: The U.S., China, And The Future Of The Kyoto Protocol, Aarthi S. Anand

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

By most accounts, the December 2012 Doha Round negotiations achieved little. The continued failure of member governments to reach consensus increases the risk of a catastrophic rise in global emissions. The current impasse is due in no small measure to the expressed concern of the United States that a climate change treaty will end up transferring enormous wealth from the United States to China.

Analyzing the relevant market data, this Article concludes that there is little or no evidence to support the notion that ratification of the Kyoto Protocol will lead to the massive wealth transfers feared by the United …


The Elaborate Paper Tiger: Environmental Enforcement And The Rule Of Law In China, Erin Ryan Oct 2013

The Elaborate Paper Tiger: Environmental Enforcement And The Rule Of Law In China, Erin Ryan

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


The Wal-Mart Effect On Organics: A Defense Of Large-Scale Organic Production, Julia Johnson Oct 2013

The Wal-Mart Effect On Organics: A Defense Of Large-Scale Organic Production, Julia Johnson

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


The Wind Production Tax Credit And The Case For Ending All Energy Subsidies, Nicolas Loris Apr 2013

The Wind Production Tax Credit And The Case For Ending All Energy Subsidies, Nicolas Loris

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Teaching Policy Instrument Choice In Environmental Law: The Five P’S, James Salzman Apr 2013

Teaching Policy Instrument Choice In Environmental Law: The Five P’S, James Salzman

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Conservative Principles For Environmental Reform, Jonathan H. Adler Apr 2013

Conservative Principles For Environmental Reform, Jonathan H. Adler

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Bound And Gagged: Potential First Amendment Challenges To “Ag-Gag” Laws, Jessalee Landfried Apr 2013

Bound And Gagged: Potential First Amendment Challenges To “Ag-Gag” Laws, Jessalee Landfried

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Balancing Hydraulic Fracturing’S Environmental And Economic Impacts: The Need For A Comprehensive Federal Baseline And The Provision Of Local Rights, Adam Garmezy Apr 2013

Balancing Hydraulic Fracturing’S Environmental And Economic Impacts: The Need For A Comprehensive Federal Baseline And The Provision Of Local Rights, Adam Garmezy

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Bumper Sticker Debates, David Roche, Sara Dewey Apr 2013

Introduction: Bumper Sticker Debates, David Roche, Sara Dewey

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Putting Free Enterprise To Work: A Conservative Vision Of Our Environmental Future, Bob Inglis Apr 2013

Putting Free Enterprise To Work: A Conservative Vision Of Our Environmental Future, Bob Inglis

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


A Conservative Approach To Environmental Law: Be Data Driven, Shi-Ling Hsu Apr 2013

A Conservative Approach To Environmental Law: Be Data Driven, Shi-Ling Hsu

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Public Wildlife On Private Land: Unifying The Split Estate To Enhance Trust Resources, Reed Watson Apr 2013

Public Wildlife On Private Land: Unifying The Split Estate To Enhance Trust Resources, Reed Watson

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Strange Bedfellows: Smartersafer.Org And The Biggert-Waters Act Of 2012, Eli Lehrer Apr 2013

Strange Bedfellows: Smartersafer.Org And The Biggert-Waters Act Of 2012, Eli Lehrer

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


United States Flood Control Policy: The Incomplete Transition From The Illusion Of Total Protection To Risk Management, A. Dan Tarlock Oct 2012

United States Flood Control Policy: The Incomplete Transition From The Illusion Of Total Protection To Risk Management, A. Dan Tarlock

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


The End Game Of Deregulation: Myopic Risk Management And The Next Catastrophe, Thomas O. Mcgarity, Rena I. Steinzor Oct 2012

The End Game Of Deregulation: Myopic Risk Management And The Next Catastrophe, Thomas O. Mcgarity, Rena I. Steinzor

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.