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Lessons Learned From The European Union’S Climate Policy, David Hunter, Nuno Lacasta

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION The United States, after ignoring climate policy for the last decade, now finds itself debating the merits of a national cap-and-trade policy. Currently, U.S. environmentalists are divided over whether to support the watered-down American Climate and Energy Security bill (ACES), also known as the Waxman-Markey bill. ACES passed the U.S. House of Representatives only after significant changes were made to address concerns from the coal industry and other powerful forces; and the bill likely faces even more compromises if it is to be passed in the U.S. Senate.' Supporters of the Waxman-Markey bill believe it is best to establish …

Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Integrating Global Health Into The International Response To Climate Change, Lindsay Wiley

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The potentially groundbreaking negotiations currently underway on the international response to climate change and national implementation of commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) include a number of hotly contested issues: (1) what degree of climate change is acceptable as a basis for emissions targets, (2) to what extent and in what ways climate change mitigation should incorporate emissions reductions or increased sinks for developing countries, (3) whether the legal regime governing mitigation can take advantage of the huge mitigation potential of changed practices in the land use and agricultural sectors, (4) how adaptation should be …

A Comparative Study Of Implementation Of Existing Measures For Oil Spill Response In Northern Indian Ocean And Investigate Improvment Mechanisms, Deepak R. Sharma

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Shipping In Antarctica : Can Safety And Environmental Protection Be Addressed Considering The Existing Legal Regimes?, Javier C. Erazo

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Agenda: Managing Oil And Gas Development In Colorado: The New Cogcc Rules, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Managing Oil and Gas Development in Colorado: The New COGCC Rules (December 16)

NRLC Hot Topic held on December 16, 2008 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the offices of Hogan and Hartson, Denver, Colorado.

Panelists from COGCC, the oil & gas industry, and environmental community, will present their perspectives on the soon-to-be-issued rules on oil and development in Colorado. Discussion and questions from attendees will follow.

A Hybrid Marine Protection System As A Model For The Marine Conservation Efforts Of The United States, Jessica D'Ardenne

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

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National Security Vs. Whales: The Navy And The Natural Resources Defense Counsel Battle Their Way To The Supreme Court, Alicia Schaffner

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

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How Much Can Be Charged For Expert-Witness Appearance Fees In Interstate Water Litigation?, Robert H. Abrams

Journal Publications

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Climate Change And Consumption, Michael P. Vandenbergh, Douglas A. Kysar

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

To achieve the level of greenhouse gas emissions reductions called for by climate change experts, officials and policy analysts may need to develop an unfamiliar category of regulated entity: the consumer. Although industrial, manufacturing, retail, and service sector firms undoubtedly will remain the focus of climate change policy in the near term, individuals and households exert a greenhouse footprint that seems simply too large for policymakers to ignore in the long term. This paper, written as a foreword for the Environmental Law Reporter's symposium issue, "Climate Change and Consumption," emerges from an interdisciplinary conference of the same title held at …

Consumption, Happiness, And Climate Change, Michael P. Vandenbergh, Mark A. Cohen

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

A large body of literature has developed over the past Jeveral years on the economics of happiness. One of the key insights of this literature is that beyond a subsistence level of income, relative income is often more important than absolute income to individual well-being. This is true for both comparisons against a reference group, e.g., across a community or country, as well as comparisons for the same individual over time. Another key insight is that changes in income have only transitory effects on well-being.

In this Article, we explore the implications of this literature for understanding the relationship between …

Environmental Law, Eleventh Circuit Survey, Travis M. Trimble

Scholarly Works

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided cases in 2008 that addressed the scope of agency discretion in several contexts. In an issue of first impression under the Clean Air Act (CAA),the court held that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) properly exercised its discretion in not objecting to the issuance of an operating permit to a power company that the agency had earlier formally accused of violating the CAA. In another case, the court held that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had the discretion to protect endangered species while administering the National Flood Insurance Act and …

An Emerging Triangle: Climate Change, Migration And Human Rights: The Case Of New Zealand,Tuvalu And Kiribati, Sarah Stefanos

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Three important global issues - climate change, migration, and human rights- form an emerging triangle because of their interrelatedness. However, critical analysis of the relationship between these three issues apart from an as yet legally meaningless discourse about an imminent global catastrophe of 250 million 'climate refugees' has been limited. This paper examines the climate change, migration, and human rights triangle through the lens of the Pacific, where some of the states most severely threatened by climate change can be found. Extremely small Pacific states whose inhabitants have lived on coral reef islands (called atolls) for more than 2000 years, …

Brief Of Amici Curiae Members Of Congress In Support Of Respondents, Coeur Alaska, Inc. V. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Nos. 07-984 & 07-990 (U.S. Nov. 14, 2008), Kathryn A. Sabbeth, David C. Vladeck

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

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Cees Newsletter, No. 8, Nov. 2008, University Of Colorado Boulder. Center For Energy & Environmental Security

CEES: The Center for Energy & Environmental Security [Newsletter] (2008)

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Cultural Norms As A Source Of Law: The Example Of Bottled Water, Christine A. Klein, Ling-Yee Huang

UF Law Faculty Publications

As a metaphor for the interaction of law and culture, bottled water is striking in its simplicity and clarity. Bottled water consumers form a surprisingly loyal subculture of beverage drinkers, united by the water truths and water myths that they embrace. More recently, an equally fervent subculture of bottled water protestors has begun to coalesce. Notably, the cultural norms associated with both supporters and detractors extend beyond mere hydration and encompass such fundamental and varied notions as health, taste, convenience, status, morality, anti-privatization, sustainability, and truth-telling. In contrast to the cultural story, the legal narrative is surprisingly sparse, overlooking an …

Co2 Eor And Co2 Sequestration – The Case For Collaboration, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center

EERC Brochures and Fact Sheets

Fact sheet on energy policies and how they pertain to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and CO₂ capture and sequestration (CCS). [This item is an outdated or superseded version and retained for historical purposes only. It may no longer reflect current information, policies, or practices.]

Agriculture And Ecosystem Services: Strategies For State And Local Governments, J.B. Ruhl

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Agriculture has long been the Rubik's Cube of environmental policy. Although agriculture is a leading cause of pollution and other environmental harms, it has been resistant to regulation and remarkably successful at requiring payment to do the right thing. This article focuses on hints of movement in a new direction for agriculture, arising out of a merger between the age-old practice of paying farmers to do what is right, the fear of losing agricultural lands to suburban development, the rising fiscal burdens to state and local jurisdictions presented by new suburban development, and the new understanding that farms may hold …

Bill Would Encourage Effective Dispute Resolution, John R. Nolon, Jessica A. Bacher

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Many of the processes involved in traditional local land use review procedures involve two or more adversarial parties arguing their position with little to no consideration for the other party’s interest, and no regard for mutually beneficial outcome. This article describes a proposed New York law that would promote the use of mediation to supplement the traditional process. The article discusses studies geared towards testing the effectiveness of mediation, gives a review of out of state mediation legislation, as discusses corresponding court decisions. Finally, the article concludes with a review of the traditional roles of lawyers in the process, and …

Environmental Perspectives: Fall 2008, Environmental Law Program

Environmental and Energy Law Perspectives

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Baselines Newsletter, No. 3, Fall 2008, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Baselines: The Natural Resources Law Center Newsletter (2007-2011)

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Using Empirical Research To Design Government Citizen Participation Processes: A Case Study Of Citizens' Roles In Environmental Compliance And Enforcement, David Markell, Tom R. Tyler

Scholarly Publications

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The Sustainability Principle In Energy, Irma S. Russell

Faculty Works

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Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

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What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor: The Intersection Of The Takings Clause And The Character, Merit, Or Impropriety Of Regulatory Action, David W. Spohr

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

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Oregon's Experience With Property Rights Compensation Statutes, Charles C. Carter

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

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International Wetland Conservation And The Ramsar Convention: Do Broad Measures And Wise Use Equal Meaningful, Transboundary Solutions, Sandra Vriesinga

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

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Annexation In South Carolina, Wesley E. Henderson

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

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“Everybody Loves Trees”: Policing American Cities Through Street Trees, Irus Braverman

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Massachusetts V. Epa And The Future Of Environmental Standing In Climate Change Litigation And Beyond, Randall S. Abate

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Regulating Land Use - Protecting The Water, Joseph Quintana

Publications

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