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Full-Text Articles in Law
Global Trends And The Future Of National Forests, Nels C. Johnson
Global Trends And The Future Of National Forests, Nels C. Johnson
The National Forest Management Act in a Changing Society, 1976-1996: How Well Has It Worked in the Past 20 Years?: Will It Work in the 21st Century? (September 16-18)
23 pages.
Contains 3 pages of references.
The Ethical Aspects Of Biodiversity Protection: Duties To Human Beings And Duties To Other Species, Dale Jamieson
The Ethical Aspects Of Biodiversity Protection: Duties To Human Beings And Duties To Other Species, Dale Jamieson
Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)
11 pages.
Contains 2 pages of references.
Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Transboundary environmental problems do not distinguish between political boundaries. Global warming is expected to cause thermal expansion of water and melt glaciers. Both are predicted to lead to a rise in sea level. We must enlarge our paradigms to encompass a global reality and reliance upon global participation.
Controlling The Environmental Consequences Of Power Development In The People's Republic Of China, Homer Sun
Controlling The Environmental Consequences Of Power Development In The People's Republic Of China, Homer Sun
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Note proposes a strategy to mitigate the environmental degradation resulting from China's power development. Part I introduces China's power industry - its excessive dependence on coal, its antiquated and inefficient infrastructure, its pollutive effects, and its projected expansion. Part II appraises the ways in which China's environmental laws, macroeconomic controls, and foreign investment restrictions influence the growth of power development and its corresponding effect on the environment. Part III assesses the role that governments, development banks, and international organizations can play in curbing the environmental impact of Chinese power projects. Considering the problems associated with current Chinese and international …
Comparative Risk Assessment In New York, Michael B. Gerrard, Deborah Goldberg
Comparative Risk Assessment In New York, Michael B. Gerrard, Deborah Goldberg
Faculty Scholarship
Comparative risk assessment (CRA) is the examination of the relative risks posed by different dangers, with a view to deciding which dangers deserve the most governmental attention. CRA frequently tries to reduce different problems to a common metric, usually the statistical lives saved by a program, so that apples can be weighed against oranges. This article will discuss and assess the growing use of CRA in New York State.
There are two principal arguments for the use of CRA in the environmental context. The first is that we do not have unlimited resources; we cannot move against all problems simultaneously. …
White Paper On Climate Change, David Hodas