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Full-Text Articles in Natural Resources Law

"Going Green" The Wrong Way: How Governments Are Unconstitutionally Delegating Their Legislative Powers In Pursuit Of Environmental Sustainability, Brandon L. Boxler Jun 2011

"Going Green" The Wrong Way: How Governments Are Unconstitutionally Delegating Their Legislative Powers In Pursuit Of Environmental Sustainability, Brandon L. Boxler

Legislation and Policy Brief

Through either executive or legislative power, state and local governments are rapidly effecting policies that encourage environmental sustainability.  Many of these policies have logically targeted buildings and infrastructure, both of which have a significant adverse impact on the environment.  In the United States, 38 percent of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions and 67 percent of its electricity usage come from buildings.  New laws and policies are attempting to decrease these figures by requiring construction projects to “go green” and implement sustainable building practices.  These legal initiatives have the potential to create substantial environmental benefits by reducing energy consumption, greenhouse gas …


Population Health Through Inclusive Urban Planning: Healthier Communities And Sustainable Urban Development In Indian Cities, Shriya Malhotra Mar 2011

Population Health Through Inclusive Urban Planning: Healthier Communities And Sustainable Urban Development In Indian Cities, Shriya Malhotra

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Mobile Phones: Reshaping The Flow Of Urban-To-Rural Remittances, Bethany Brown Mar 2011

Mobile Phones: Reshaping The Flow Of Urban-To-Rural Remittances, Bethany Brown

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


A Failure Of Conscience: How Pakistan’S Devastating Floods Compare To America’S Experience During Katrina, Oded Cedar Mar 2011

A Failure Of Conscience: How Pakistan’S Devastating Floods Compare To America’S Experience During Katrina, Oded Cedar

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Cultivating Urban Forests Policies In Developing Countries, Janet A. Choi Mar 2011

Cultivating Urban Forests Policies In Developing Countries, Janet A. Choi

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Resource Recovery And Materials Flow In The City: Zero Waste And Sustainable Consumption As Paradigms In Urban Development, Steffen Lehmann Mar 2011

Resource Recovery And Materials Flow In The City: Zero Waste And Sustainable Consumption As Paradigms In Urban Development, Steffen Lehmann

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Stimulating The Future Of Superfund: Why The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Calls For A Reinstatementof The Superfund Tax To Polluted Sites In Urban Environments, Braunson Virjee Mar 2011

Stimulating The Future Of Superfund: Why The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Calls For A Reinstatementof The Superfund Tax To Polluted Sites In Urban Environments, Braunson Virjee

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


How The Cercla Notification Requirements Facilitate The Creation Of Brownfields And What Epa Can Do To Address This Problem, Larry Schnapf Mar 2011

How The Cercla Notification Requirements Facilitate The Creation Of Brownfields And What Epa Can Do To Address This Problem, Larry Schnapf

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Time-Of-Use Pricing Could Help China Manage Demand, Emmett Pepper Mar 2011

Time-Of-Use Pricing Could Help China Manage Demand, Emmett Pepper

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Urban Development: A Viable Option After Rio 2012?, Andrea Martinez Mar 2011

Urban Development: A Viable Option After Rio 2012?, Andrea Martinez

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Traffic Jam Equality: Evaluating The Constitutionality Of Congestion Pricing, Christopher Hudock Mar 2011

Traffic Jam Equality: Evaluating The Constitutionality Of Congestion Pricing, Christopher Hudock

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Cities Of The Future: The Behavior Change Driver, Peter Newman Mar 2011

Sustainable Cities Of The Future: The Behavior Change Driver, Peter Newman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Enhancing Urban Albedo To Fight Climate Change And Save Energy, Elise Stull, Xiaopu Sun, Durwood Zaelke Mar 2011

Enhancing Urban Albedo To Fight Climate Change And Save Energy, Elise Stull, Xiaopu Sun, Durwood Zaelke

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Cities And Sustainability Mar 2011

Introduction: Cities And Sustainability

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


About Sdlp Mar 2011

About Sdlp

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Volume Xi Issue 1 Mar 2011

Volume Xi Issue 1

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Limits On The Giant Leap For Mankind: Legal Ambiguities Of Extraterrestrial Resource Extraction, David Johnson Jan 2011

Limits On The Giant Leap For Mankind: Legal Ambiguities Of Extraterrestrial Resource Extraction, David Johnson

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Finding The Balance: Harmonizing Renewable Energy With Wildlife Conservation, Tina R. Goel Jan 2010

Finding The Balance: Harmonizing Renewable Energy With Wildlife Conservation, Tina R. Goel

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Ahistorical Indians And Reservation Resources, Ezra Rosser Jan 2010

Ahistorical Indians And Reservation Resources, Ezra Rosser

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The article is an in-depth exploration of the impacts of an Indian tribe's decision to pursue an environmentally destructive form of economic development. The history of Navajo Nation's coal leasing provides the background for the tribe's recent proposal to build a coal-fired power plant and the controversies surrounding the proposal and the environmental review process.


Litigation Update: Winter V. Nrdc, Inc., Natalie Dillree Jan 2009

Litigation Update: Winter V. Nrdc, Inc., Natalie Dillree

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Climate Change, Energy, And Sustainable Development In South Africa: Developing The African Continent At The Crossroads, Edson L. Meyer, Kola O. Odeku Jan 2009

Climate Change, Energy, And Sustainable Development In South Africa: Developing The African Continent At The Crossroads, Edson L. Meyer, Kola O. Odeku

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


China’S Cleantech Landscape: The Renewable Energy Technology Paradox, Federico Caprotti Jan 2009

China’S Cleantech Landscape: The Renewable Energy Technology Paradox, Federico Caprotti

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Cleaning Up The Problem Of Post-Combustion Coal Waste, Amanda King Jan 2009

Cleaning Up The Problem Of Post-Combustion Coal Waste, Amanda King

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Conference Proceedings: 21st Century Infrastructure: Opportunities And Hurdles For Renewable Energy Development, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2009

Conference Proceedings: 21st Century Infrastructure: Opportunities And Hurdles For Renewable Energy Development, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Litigation Preview, Jessica B. Goldstein Jan 2009

Litigation Preview, Jessica B. Goldstein

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Dirty Fuel Incentives In The Bailout Bill, Rand Robins, Janet M. Hager Jan 2009

Dirty Fuel Incentives In The Bailout Bill, Rand Robins, Janet M. Hager

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Assessing The Challenges Of Geologic Carbon Capture And Sequestration: A California Guide To The Cost Of Reducing Co2 Emissions, Les Lo Baugh, William L. Troutman Jan 2009

Assessing The Challenges Of Geologic Carbon Capture And Sequestration: A California Guide To The Cost Of Reducing Co2 Emissions, Les Lo Baugh, William L. Troutman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Polar Bears, Oil, And The Chukchi Sea: The Federal Government Sells Mineral Rights In Polar Bear Habitat, Matt Irwin Jan 2008

Polar Bears, Oil, And The Chukchi Sea: The Federal Government Sells Mineral Rights In Polar Bear Habitat, Matt Irwin

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2007

Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Indigenous People's Right To Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank's Extractive Industries Review, Fergus Mackay Jan 2004

Indigenous People's Right To Free, Prior And Informed Consent And The World Bank's Extractive Industries Review, Fergus Mackay

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.