Where Should Haitians Go - Why Environmental Refugees Are Up The Creek Without A Paddle,
2011
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Where Should Haitians Go - Why Environmental Refugees Are Up The Creek Without A Paddle, Amanda A. Doran
Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )
No abstract provided.
Goodbye Family Farms And Hello Agribusiness: The Story Of How Agricultural Policy Is Destroying The Family Farm And The Environment,
2011
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Goodbye Family Farms And Hello Agribusiness: The Story Of How Agricultural Policy Is Destroying The Family Farm And The Environment, Melanie J. Wender
Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )
No abstract provided.
Shale We Drill - The Legal And Environmental Impacts Of Extracting Natural Gas From Marcellus Shale,
2011
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Shale We Drill - The Legal And Environmental Impacts Of Extracting Natural Gas From Marcellus Shale, Todd S. Aagaard, Terry Englender, Hannah Wiseman
Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )
No abstract provided.
Arizona Cattle Growers' Association V. Salazar: Does The Endangered Species Act Really Give A Hoot About The Public Interest It Claims To Protect,
2011
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Arizona Cattle Growers' Association V. Salazar: Does The Endangered Species Act Really Give A Hoot About The Public Interest It Claims To Protect, Matthew Groban
Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )
No abstract provided.
Emerald Coal Resources, L.P. V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Department Of Environmental Protection: Letter Of Law Trumps Miner Safety,
2011
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Emerald Coal Resources, L.P. V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Department Of Environmental Protection: Letter Of Law Trumps Miner Safety, William Gallagher
Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )
No abstract provided.
Resolving Conflicts Between Green Technology Transfer And Intellectual Property Law,
2011
University of Maryland School of Law
Resolving Conflicts Between Green Technology Transfer And Intellectual Property Law, Robert V. Percival, Alan Miller
Faculty Scholarship
This paper examines claims that intellectual property law, which is designed to create incentives for innovation, actually may inhibit the transfer to developing countries of green energy innovations. Although the paper cannot find significant examples of green energy technologies whose diffusion has been hindered by existing intellectual property protections, it explores strategies, such as compulsory licensing schemes, for responding to such problems if and when they arise in the future. The paper concludes that intellectual property law need not be an obstacle to a global transformation toward a green energy infrastructure that can promote economic development while advancing new levels …
Black Carbon: The Most Important Ignored Contributor To Climate Change,
2011
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Black Carbon: The Most Important Ignored Contributor To Climate Change, Kate Deangelis
Maryland Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.
Water, Climate, And Energy Security,
2011
Pace Law School
Water, Climate, And Energy Security, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
Civil society participation can facilitate sound energy, climate, and water governance. This article analyzes the dynamics of transnational decision-making. Part II discusses sound energy strategy in light of a shrinking water-resources base due to climate change. Part III considers how public participation in international decision-making can sustain trust in governments and strengthen the legitimacy of legal decisions. Part IV concludes that process and outcome are both integral to addressing water, climate, and energy challenges.
The Cancún Climate Conference,
2011
Pace Law School
The Cancún Climate Conference, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Innovation Cooperation: Energy Biosciences And Law,
2011
Pace Law School
Innovation Cooperation: Energy Biosciences And Law, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article analyzes the development and dissemination of environmentally sound technologies that can address climate change. Climate change poses catastrophic health and security risks on a global scale. Universities, individual innovators, private firms, civil society, governments, and the United Nations can unite in the common goal to address climate change. This Article recommends means by which legal, scientific, engineering, and a host of other public and private actors can bring environmentally sound innovation into widespread use to achieve sustainable development. In particular, universities can facilitate this collaboration by fostering global innovation and diffusion networks.
Energy Revolution And Disaster Response In The Face Of Climate Change,
2011
Pace Law School
Energy Revolution And Disaster Response In The Face Of Climate Change, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This article considers the means by which communities can become increasingly resilient through shared best practices across a range of climate change measures. Part II of this article will address emergency preparedness for effective disaster response. Part III will analyze how decision-makers can use adaptive management in a shared local, regional, national, and international cohesive frame- work. Part IV will recommend resilient green building strategies. This article concludes that in the midst of an unprecedented energy revolution, there are meaningful emergency preparedness measures that the international community can facilitate to build resilience in the face of natural and unnatural disasters.
Food, Law & The Environment: Informational And Structural Changes For A Sustainable Food System,
2011
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Food, Law & The Environment: Informational And Structural Changes For A Sustainable Food System, Jason J. Czarnezki
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article considers legal, theoretical, and practical steps to a more sustainable food model. Part I discusses the underlying reasons for problems in the current food system, including those manifested in law, and the perceived benefits of creating a new agricultural paradigm. Part II discusses the major agricultural and food programs that have become more common in shaping a different food system model, specifically focusing on direct marketing (for example, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture) and the organic movement as it relates to small farmers. Part III argues that in order to change modern American food consumption, two changes must …
The Future Of Food Eco-Labeling: Organic, Carbon Footprint, And Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis,
2011
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
The Future Of Food Eco-Labeling: Organic, Carbon Footprint, And Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis, Jason J. Czarnezki
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article discusses public and private efforts to inform consumers about environmentally preferable food choices. Part II describes the environmental consequences of the modern food system. Part III describes existing public and private eco-labeling regimes, including organic labeling, carbon footprint labeling, and country of origin labeling.
Capturing Individual Harms,
2011
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Capturing Individual Harms, Katrina Fischer Kuh
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
The aggregated lifestyles and behaviors of individuals impose significant environmental harms yet remain largely unregulated. A growing literature recognizes the environmental significance of individual behaviors, critiques the failure of environmental law and policy to capture harms traceable to individual behaviors, and suggests and evaluates strategies for capturing individual harms going forward. This Article contributes to the existing literature by approaching the problem of environmentally significant individual harms through the lens of environmental federalism. Using climate change and individual greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions as an exemplar, the Article illustrates how local information, local governments, and local implementation can enhance policies designed …
Natural Resource “Conflicts” In The U.S. Southwest,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Natural Resource “Conflicts” In The U.S. Southwest, William Snape
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
INTRODUCTION: Environmental laws and the ecosystems they support are under attack. Intermittently since the Reagan administration and increasingly since the 2008 economic collapse, certain politicians and their industry sponsors have inundated the media with angry rhetoric, blaming historic job losses on "overregulation."' Environmental laws are a frequent target of these politicians who often benefit from contributions supplied by the fossil fuel and mining industries. Ignoring the successes of these laws- cleaner air, cleaner water, and recovering imperiled wild species and habitat-they claim that environmental regulations are "job killers." Reflecting the success of these claims, the recent House Fiscal Year 2012 …
The Future Of Climate Change Litigation After Aep V. Connecticut,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
The Future Of Climate Change Litigation After Aep V. Connecticut, Amanda Leiter, Rick Faulk, Eric Lasker, Mike Myers
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
No abstract provided.
Migratory Connectivity And The Conservation Of Migratory Animals,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Migratory Connectivity And The Conservation Of Migratory Animals, David Hunter
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
No abstract provided.
Offsetting And The Consumption Of Social Responsibility,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Offsetting And The Consumption Of Social Responsibility, Ezra Rosser
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
This Article examines the relationship between individual consumption and consumption-based harms by focusing on the rise in consumption offsetting. Carbon offsets are but the leading edge of a rise in consumer options for offsetting externalities associated with consumption. Moving from examples of quasi offsetting to environmental offsetting and the possibility of poverty offset institutions, I argue that offsetting provides a valuable mechanism for individuals to correct for the harms associated with consumption. This Article makes two major contributions to how we understand the relationship between consumption and social responsibility. First, it identifies an emerging offsetting phenomenon in seemingly discrete market …
The Curious Case Of Greening In Carbon Markets,
2011
University of Colorado Law School
The Curious Case Of Greening In Carbon Markets, William Boyd, James Salzman
Publications
Over the last several years, so-called carbon markets have emerged around the world to facilitate trading in greenhouse gas credits. This Article takes a close look at an unexpected and unprecedented development in some of these markets--premium "green" currencies have emerged and, in some cases, displaced standard compliance currencies. Past experiences with other environmental compliance markets, such as the sulfur dioxide and wetlands mitigation markets, suggest the exact opposite should be occurring. Indeed, buyers in such markets should only be interested in buying compliance, not in the underlying environmental integrity of the compliance unit. In some of the compliance carbon …
Water Law In The United States And Brazil--Climate Change & Two Approaches To Emerging Water Poverty,
2011
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Water Law In The United States And Brazil--Climate Change & Two Approaches To Emerging Water Poverty, David N. Cassuto, Romulo S.R. Sampaio
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This article examines two of the major water legal regimes in the Americas-that of Brazil and the United States. Both countries have extensive wet and dry regions and both hydro-regimes face a significant threat from global warming. Brazil, for instance, is home to between eight and fifteen percent of the world's fresh water, and its fast-growing economy and population present major challenges in management and allocation. The U.S. also faces major water allocation problems resulting from past settlement policies; unsustainable reclamation projects; and also fast-growing domestic, industrial and agricultural demand. In the United States, water has traditionally been perceived as …
