The Tropics Exploited: Risk Preparedness And Corporate Social Responsibility In Offshore Energy Development,
2013
Pace Law School
The Tropics Exploited: Risk Preparedness And Corporate Social Responsibility In Offshore Energy Development, Nadia B. Ahmad
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
Soaring energy demands and increasing technological innovation have led to the rapid exploitation of offshore oil and gas exploration and development. This Article seeks to examine elements of risk preparedness and corporate social responsibility in the context of the underwater natural gas pipeline in the Eastern Caribbean and the exploration of Florida's potential offshore energy reserves. I discuss these two case studies to illustrate the prevalence of emerging regional energy corridors in previously unfathomable tropical and subtropical locales known for tourism-intensive commercial activity. While images of environmental degradation of the 2010 BP oil spill remain entrenched in the collective consciousness, …
Energy And Environmental Law,
2013
University of Richmond
Energy And Environmental Law, Joel B. Eisen
Law Faculty Publications
This chapter covers energy law, which focuses on the production, distribution, conservation, and development of energy resources. State and federal energy laws and regulations are designed to keep prices to consumers down (particularly in certain energy industries which state and federal governments monitor to keep markets as competitive as possible) and to address economic, environmental, and national security issues.
Energy Subsidies And The World Trade Organization,
2013
Duke Law School
Energy Subsidies And The World Trade Organization, Timothy Meyer
Faculty Scholarship
In recent months the World Trade Organization (WTO) has seen increasing conflict over the rules for government support of the energy sector. Government subsidies for particular forms of energy have long influenced producers’ investment choices and consumers’ consumption patterns in ways that affect both international trade and the environment. Trade and environmental lawyers have thus closely watched the WTO’s efforts to develop rules on government support for the energy sector. This Insight outlines recent activity in the WTO on subsidies for both traditional fossil fuels and the renewable energy sector. It also discusses the difficulties posed by the increased application …
The Impact Of Shale Development On International And Domestic Oil And Gas Contracts,
2013
Cleveland State University
The Impact Of Shale Development On International And Domestic Oil And Gas Contracts, Andrew R. Thomas
Global Business Law Review
In new oil and gas provinces, such as Ohio, Pennsylvania or Ukraine, learning oil and gas customs can be a hard lesson for those trying to break into the industry as service providers. They need to get up to speed quickly on customs, form agreements, and applicable laws. But unconventional oil and gas recovery will also lead eventually to unconventional agreements. In this regard, the nascent upstream service industry in new shale provinces are not so far behind - there is reason to be to be optimistic that oil and gas companies will be rethinking how they transact business as …
Nuclear Intentions And Implied Preemption: How Energy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, Llc V. Shumlin Gives Indian Point A Fighting Chance To Stay In Business,
2013
American University Washington College of Law
Nuclear Intentions And Implied Preemption: How Energy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, Llc V. Shumlin Gives Indian Point A Fighting Chance To Stay In Business, Zachary Mason
American University Business Law Review
No abstract provided.
Dynamic Energy Federalism,
2013
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Dynamic Energy Federalism, Hari M. Osofsky, Hannah J. Wiseman
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.
Climate Change Impacts And Nepa: Overcoming The Remote And Speculative Defense,
2013
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Climate Change Impacts And Nepa: Overcoming The Remote And Speculative Defense, Alana M. Wase
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.
Property Rights And Modern Energy,
2013
University of Missouri School of Law
Property Rights And Modern Energy, Troy A. Rule
Faculty Publications
This short article, written for a joint program of the Natural Resources and Energy Law and Property Law Sections of the American Association of Law Schools at the Association’s 2013 Annual Meeting, offers some general guidelines for adjusting property rights regimes to accommodate new energy innovations. This article suggests that, when feasible, policy actions that merely clarify ambiguities in existing law are often the simplest and most cost-effective way to respond when important technological advancements place pressure on longstanding property structures. When such policies are inadequate or unavailable, the most equitable and efficient adjustments to property arrangements tend to be …
Risk And Response In Fracturing Policy,
2013
University of Colorado Law School
Risk And Response In Fracturing Policy, Hannah J. Wiseman
University of Colorado Law Review
An oil and gas extraction technique called hydraulic fracturing (also called fracing, fracking, or hydrofracking) has swept the country and has raised the stakes of the energy policy debate. As operators drill thousands of new wells and inject water and chemicals down these wells in order to fracture underground shale and tight sandstone formations, concerned citizens' groups and the media have pointed to flaming tap water and have worried about chemical contamination; at the same time, industry representatives and many state regulators have sworn that the practice has never contaminated groundwater. The outpouring of attention to injection-just one stage of …
The Promise And Perils Of Renewable Energy On Tribal Lands,
2013
University of Connecticut School of Law
The Promise And Perils Of Renewable Energy On Tribal Lands, Sara Bronin
Faculty Articles and Papers
No abstract provided.
Community-Scale Renewable Energy,
2013
University of Connecticut School of Law
Community-Scale Renewable Energy, Sara Bronin, Hannah Wiseman
Faculty Articles and Papers
As the movement toward cleaner energy has gained momentum within the United States, a growing number of scholars and policymakers have made the case for community-scale renewable energy: mid-sized energy sources supported by resources pooled from several private par-ties in close geographic proximity. When built and utilized at the community level, these energy facilities may allow for economies of scale that their owners could not achieve working individually.' Individual distributed generation, such as solar infrastructure on the roofs of homes, involves high transaction costs and creates relatively small impacts. At the same time, community-scale renewable energy has advantages over largescale …
Community-Scale Renewable Energy,
2013
Florida State University College of Law
Community-Scale Renewable Energy, Hannah J. Wiseman, Sara C. Bronin
Scholarly Publications
No abstract provided.
Energy Security, Green Fleets, And Green Warriors,
2013
Florida A&M University College of Law
Energy Security, Green Fleets, And Green Warriors, Jennifer Huang
Florida A & M University Law Review
The U.S. military, both our nation's largest consumer and securer of energy, can no longer be absolved of the high costs and environmental consequences of its reliance on conventional fuel sources and energy systems in the face of mounting evidence of unavoidable global warming and climate change. The oil-dependent U.S. national and energy security policies that have helped achieved American military and economic greatness are no longer sustainable; in fact, uncovering the hidden costs of our oil addiction reveals many insecurities. In order to progress towards true energy independence, the U.S. must overcome its congressional in-fighting, and kick-start its promising …
Community-Scale Renewable Energy,
2013
Florida State University College of Law
Community-Scale Renewable Energy, Hannah J. Wiseman, Sara C. Bronin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
As the movement toward cleaner energy has gained momentum within the United States, a growing number of scholars and policymakers have made the case for community-scale renewable energy: mid-sized energy sources supported by resources pooled from several private parties in close geographic proximity. When built and utilized at the community level, these energy facilities may allow for economies of scale that their owners could not achieve working individually. Individual distributed generation, such as solar infrastructure on the roofs of homes, involves high transaction costs and creates relatively small impacts. At the same time, community-scale renewable energy has advantages over large-scale …
Who Regulates The Smart Grid?: Ferc's Authority Over Demand Response Compensation In Wholesale Electricity Markets.,
2013
University of Richmond
Who Regulates The Smart Grid?: Ferc's Authority Over Demand Response Compensation In Wholesale Electricity Markets., Joel B. Eisen
Law Faculty Publications
This Article argues that Order 745 is both justified under the Federal Power Act (FPA) and important to ensure the transition to a clean energy future. A challenge to Order 745, Electric Power Supply Association v. FERC, is currently pending in the D.C. Circuit. This Article contends that Order 745 should be upheld against this challenge because it fits within FERC's broad authority to regulate the wholesale power markets.
Engines Of Change: China's Rise And The Chinese Auto Industry,
2013
Claremont McKenna College
Engines Of Change: China's Rise And The Chinese Auto Industry, Huston Middlesworth
CMC Senior Theses
The following thesis outlines the Chinese government's push for new-energy vehicles within their auto industry. By giving a history of the Chinese automotive industry and the central planning devices used to push the industry forward, we should develop a more refined understanding as to the direction of China' auto industry in the future.
Electric Municipalization In The City Of Boulder: Successful Greening Or Path To Bankruptcy?,
2013
Claremont McKenna College
Electric Municipalization In The City Of Boulder: Successful Greening Or Path To Bankruptcy?, Kathryn C. Browning
CMC Senior Theses
Climate change will result in variable – but undeniably severe – changes to our natural world. These changes will lead to extreme human and ecosystem consequences if climate change is not mitigated effectively, efficiently, and rapidly. Increasing the use of renewable energies around the world is seen as one of the most effective and promising mitigation strategies. Several communities around the United States have recently denounced publicly their electrical utilities for their failure to offer the choice to increase the percentage of energy that comes from renewable sources. A growing number are taking action to work with – or sometimes …
Missouri Oil And Gas Update,
2013
Pace Law School
Missouri Oil And Gas Update, Nadia B. Ahmad
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
The State of Missouri has untapped potential for the development of oil and natural gas resources. While the Missouri courts were quiet this past year on interpreting oil and gas rules and regulations, the legislature was active in amending laws governing storage tanks. The state has experienced a tremendous upsurge in oil and gas production in the past two fiscal years. Missouri is poised to ramp up its conventional oil and gas production in the coming years, so increased legislative actions and court activity will likely occur in the near future. Missouri's energy resources include coal bed methane, oil sand, …
Brosius, 1 Killing Outside The Law: The Case Of Israel’S Policy Of Assassinating Iranian Nuclear Scientists,
2013
Seton Hall Law
Brosius, 1 Killing Outside The Law: The Case Of Israel’S Policy Of Assassinating Iranian Nuclear Scientists, Robert Brosius
Student Works
No abstract provided.
Hydraulic Fracturing: Sources Of Law And Information,
2013
University of Michigan Law School
Hydraulic Fracturing: Sources Of Law And Information, Barbara H. Garavaglia
Articles
Hydraulic fracturing—also known as fracking—has become increasingly controversial in the United States over the past several years, especially in states such as Michigan with large shale gas deposits that were previously unextractable. In 2012, a Michigan fracking ban initiative failed to make it onto the November statewide ballot, but citizens groups are presently collecting signatures in an attempt to get the initiative onto the November 2014 ballot as an “initiated state statute.” And, more recently, state auctions of drilling permits have been the scenes of citizen protests driven by concerns about the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing.
