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International Marine Environment Law: A Case Study In The Wider Caribbean Region, Benedict C. Sheehy

ExpressO

Abstract: This study examines the effectiveness of international marine environment law in controlling and abating contamination of the marine environment in the Wider Caribbean Region. The main international agreement covering the region is the Cartagena Convention which came into force in 1983. This convention, initiated by the UNEP under its Regional Seas Program, is considered one of the most successful of the programs. The study examines that claim in light of events since the adoption of the Cartagena Convention by the majority of nations bordering on the region. Mexico, because of its stature as a leading Latin American nation, is …

From Schweizerhalle To Baia Mare: The Continuing Failure Of International Law To Protect Europe's Rivers, Aaron Schwabach

Law Faculty Scholarship

Beginning on January 31, 2000, at least 100,000 cubic meters of highly polluted water escaped from a tailings dam at the Aurul gold mine in Baia Mare, Romania. The water flowed into the Somes, Tisza, and Danube Rivers, causing enormous environmental damage. Most of the damage occurred in Hungary, downstream from Baia Mare. Hungarian politicians called the spill “the first, most serious environment[al] catastrophe in the 21st century,” and “the worst ecological disaster in central Europe since Chernobyl in 1986.”

More striking than the resemblance to the Chernobyl disaster, though, was the resemblance to another 1986 environmental catastrophe: the Sandoz …

Dec. 2003, Cao Operational Guidelines. Consultation Draft., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.

Developing Internationally Uniform Liability Principles For Harms From Genetically Modified Organisms , Ryan C. Hansen

ExpressO

This paper analyzes the current legal principles regarding liabillity for harms from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the U.S. and E.U., as well as the various international policies and mechanisms affecting GMOs

Slides: Encana, John Moran

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: John Moran, Reservoir Engineer, Encana Oil & Gas

23 slides

Abstract: For companies doing directional drilling, what are the direct and indirect costs and benefits? When is it economical and what factors does industry take into account in making the decision to utilize directional drilling?

Notes From The Directional Drilling Workshop, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

20 pages

"These notes were taken by one of our law students attending the workshop. They are not a verbatim transcript and they were not supplied by, and may not have been reviewed by, the speakers. There may be errors or gaps in the notes and for these we apologize in advance. Where the speaker provided an abstract of their talk, these are included and noted as such."

Agenda: Workshop On Directional Drilling In The Rocky Mountain Region, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, Colorado School Of Mines

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

The Rocky Mountain region is seeing a large increase in the amount of exploration and production of oil and gas resources. Many people are interested in the use of directional and horizontal drilling technology but not much is understood about these technologies outside of the oil and gas industry. Many hold out the promise that directional drilling can minimize environmental impacts and the footprint of development. The technological, environmental, legal and policy implications of directional drilling for oil and gas in the Rocky Mountain region are the focus of this workshop.

Slides: Directional Drilling: The Promise And The Peril, Alfred W. Eustes Iii

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Dr. Bill Eustes, Ph.D., P.E., Department of Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

63 slides

Abstract: What is it, where can it be done and how does it fit into full field development for oil and gas? This segment will set the foundation and bring everyone up to a basic level of understanding of the technology of directional drilling.

Slides: Untitled [British Petroleum], Rusty Riese

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Dr. Rusty Riese, Consulting Geologist, BP American Production Co.

6 slides

Abstract: For companies doing directional drilling, what are the direct and indirect costs and benefits? When is it economical and what factors does industry take into account in making the decision to utilize directional drilling?

Slides: Untitled [Western Resource Advocates], Mike Chiropolos

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Mike Chiropolos, Attorney, Western Resource Advocates

10 slides

Abstract: What are the environmental considerations involved with directional drilling? How should the NEPA analysis take this technology into account? When should it be analyzed as an alternative to conventional vertical drilling?

Slides: Untitled [Colorado Attorney General's Office], Carol Harmon

Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13)

Presenter: Carol Harmon, Colorado Attorney General's Office

8 slides

Abstract: When does the State require directional drilling? Can landowners require it in Surface Use Agreements? What does Colorado's version of the accommodation doctrine mean for directional drilling?

Table Of Contents

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Court Reports. United States District Reports

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Property Damage In The Environmental Context: When Contaminated Carbon Dioxide Contaminates Carbonated Drinks. National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pittsburgh, P.A. V. Terra Industries, Inc. , Adam Kruse

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Cercla's Federally Required Date "Cleans Up The Mess" In Toxic Tort Litigation. Freier V. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., Kelly E. Shamel

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Wetland Restoration Agreements Under The Swampbuster Act. Branstad V. Veneman, Laurie J. Widenhoff

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Protection Of Traditional Biodiversity-Related Knowledge: Analysis Of Proposals For The Adoption Of A Sui Generis System , Eliana Torelly De Carvalho

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Missouri Legislative Update

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Recent Environmental Law News

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Investigating The Convention On Biological Diversity's Protections For Traditional Knowledge , Jennifer Amiott

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Ifc, Safeguard Policies Gap Analysis, By J. Thorpe, Sustainability, Nov. 2003, Jodie Thorpe, Seb Beloe, Philippa Moore, Peter Zollinger

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.

19th Annual Environmental Law Institute, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law

Continuing Legal Education Materials

Materials from the 19th Annual Environmental Law Institute held by UK/CLE in November 2003.

Building An Environmental Ethic From The Ground Up, Alyson C. Flournoy

UF Law Faculty Publications

Over the last twenty years there has been a remarkable theoretical flourishing in the field of environmental philosophy, with the development of biocentric ethics, animal rights theories, deep ecology, ecofeminism, modified utilitarianism, moral pluralism and theories drawing on numerous religious and cultural traditions. These theories explore the intellectual and moral causes for the environmentally destructive practices of the dominant western industrial and economic culture, and propose alternatives that might avoid these consequences. This symposium raises a worthy question: to what extent have these theories had practical impact on environmental law and policy. I come to this question as a lawyer …

The Jurisprudence Of Information Flow: How The Constitution Constructs The Pathways Of Information, Marci A. Hamilton, Clemens G. Kohnen

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ecocide And Genocide In Iraq: International Law, The Marsh Arabs, And Environmental Damage In Non-International Conflicts, Aaron Schwabach

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Frictions Of Federalism: The Rise And Fall Of The Federal Common Law Of Interstate Nuisance, Robert V. Percival

Faculty Scholarship

Prior to the erection in the 1970s of a comprehensive federal regulatory infrastructure to protect the environment, transboundary pollution disputes frequently were adjudicated by the U.S. Supreme Court, exercising its original jurisdiction over disputes between states. In a series of cases commencing at the dawn of the Twentieth Century, the Court served as a national arbiter of interstate pollution disputes. This paper reviews the history of the Supreme Court's use of these cases to develop a federal common law of interstate nuisance.

The paper argues that while federal common law initially performed a zoning function by encouraging polluters to relocate …

What Are The Respective Rights Of Virginia And Maryland In Relation To The Potomac River?, Robert H. Abrams

Journal Publications

No abstract provided.

Environmental Justice: Stakes, Stakeholders, Strategies, Eileen Gauna, Shiela Foster

Faculty Scholarship

A quick review of the beginning prominence of and continued work for environmental justice.

Ecological Effects Know No Boundaries: Little Remedy For Native American Tribes Pursuing Transboundary Pollution Under International Law, Peter D. Lepsch

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Interior Department's Water 2025: Blueprint For Balance, Or Just Better Business As Usual?, Reed D. Benson

Faculty Scholarship

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR or the Bureau) observed its centennial in 2002, and celebrated 100 years of building dams and supplying water for irrigation and other purposes in the western United States. In 2003, the U.S. Department of the Interior (the Interior) and the Bureau shifted their focus to the future of the West and its water supply needs, producing a document called Water 2025: Preventing Crises and Conflict in the West.