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Goodbye Family Farms And Hello Agribusiness: The Story Of How Agricultural Policy Is Destroying The Family Farm And The Environment, Melanie J. Wender 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 - )

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Shale We Drill - The Legal And Environmental Impacts Of Extracting Natural Gas From Marcellus Shale, Todd S. Aagaard, Terry Englender, Hannah Wiseman 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 - )

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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 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 - )

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Emerald Coal Resources, L.P. V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Department Of Environmental Protection: Letter Of Law Trumps Miner Safety, William Gallagher 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 - )

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Resolving Conflicts Between Green Technology Transfer And Intellectual Property Law, Robert V. Percival, Alan Miller 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, Kate DeAngelis 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

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Water, Climate, And Energy Security, Elizabeth Burleson 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.


Food, Law & The Environment: Informational And Structural Changes For A Sustainable Food System, Jason J. Czarnezki 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, Jason J. Czarnezki 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.


The Future Of Climate Change Litigation After Aep V. Connecticut, Amanda Leiter, Rick Faulk, Eric Lasker, Mike Myers 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

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Assisted Migration: A Viable Conservation Strategy To Preserve The Biodiversity Of Threatened Island Nations?, Jessica A. Wentz 2011 Columbia Law School, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Assisted Migration: A Viable Conservation Strategy To Preserve The Biodiversity Of Threatened Island Nations?, Jessica A. Wentz

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Anthropogenic climate change poses a substantial threat to biodiversity. The IPCC estimates that 20-30% of species will face an increased risk of extinction if the average global temperature rises more than 1.5 to 2.5 degrees Celsius. Additional scientific studies indicate that 15-37% of species may become extinct by 2050 due to global warming, based on current emissions trajectories. Domestic and international strategies to manage this threat have traditionally focused on conservation and mitigation. In the last few years, however, policy makers have recognized that near-term climate impacts are inevitable and thus adaptation strategies are required to protect both humans and …


Domestic Mitigation Of Black Carbon From Diesel Emissions, Hannah Chang 2011 Columbia Law School, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Domestic Mitigation Of Black Carbon From Diesel Emissions, Hannah Chang

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Black carbon, a component of soot and particulate matter, competes closely with methane as the largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide. Regulation of black carbon has been identified as an affordable, politically feasible, fast-action means to mitigate the warming temperatures caused by climate change. With an emphasis on domestic mitigation, this Article examines how emissions are controlled under the CAA and what EPA, states, and municipalities can do to mitigate black carbon emissions further.


Shopping For State Constitutions: Unequal Gift Clauses As Obstacles To Optimal State Encouragement Of Carbon Sequestration, Nicholas Houpt 2011 Columbia Law School

Shopping For State Constitutions: Unequal Gift Clauses As Obstacles To Optimal State Encouragement Of Carbon Sequestration, Nicholas Houpt

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Carbon capture and sequestration technology (CCS) could drastically reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants, thereby mitigating climate change. CCS, however, faces a difficult barrier to market entry: liability for the technology’s many long-term risks. States would like to alleviate this long-term liability problem to capture CCS’s social benefits. Some state constitutions, however, have provisions called “gift clauses” that prohibit giving aid to private parties. This Note argues that some state constitutions’ gift clauses prevent indemnification of private CCS developers. As this Note’s fifty state survey shows, other state constitutions allow indemnification. This asymmetry in constitutionally-allowed financial encouragement results in …


Distributed Graduate Seminars: An Interdisciplinary Approach To Studying Land Conservation, Jessica Owley, Adena R. Rissman 2011 University of Miami School of Law

Distributed Graduate Seminars: An Interdisciplinary Approach To Studying Land Conservation, Jessica Owley, Adena R. Rissman

Articles

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Does The Supreme Court's Burlington Northern Decision Require Reconsideration Of The Aceto Line Of "Arranger" Liability Cases?, Aaron Gershonowitz 2011 St. Francis School of Law

Does The Supreme Court's Burlington Northern Decision Require Reconsideration Of The Aceto Line Of "Arranger" Liability Cases?, Aaron Gershonowitz

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


Overcoming The Impasse On Intellectual Property And Climate Change At The Unfccc: A Way Forward, Jerome H. Reichman, Ahmed Abdel Latif, Keith Maskus, Ruth Okediji, Pedro Roffe 2011 Duke Law School

Overcoming The Impasse On Intellectual Property And Climate Change At The Unfccc: A Way Forward, Jerome H. Reichman, Ahmed Abdel Latif, Keith Maskus, Ruth Okediji, Pedro Roffe

Faculty Scholarship

The global spotlight is once again focused on the challenges of climate change with the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties kicking off this week (November 28th–December 7th) in Durban, South Africa. With the international community looking to Durban for results, an important opportunity exists to address one of the most contentious – and misunderstood – issues in the climate change debate: the role of intellectual property rights in the production of and access to mitigation and adaptation technologies. The rapid development and diffusion of these technologies is a key component of the …


What Is The Emperor Wearing? The Secret Lives Of Ecosystem Services, James Salzman 2011 Duke Law School

What Is The Emperor Wearing? The Secret Lives Of Ecosystem Services, James Salzman

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Guarding The Fort, Cook Inlet, Alaska, Erin Sedloff 2011 UC Law SF

Guarding The Fort, Cook Inlet, Alaska, Erin Sedloff

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.


Tufas On The Shores Of Mono Lake, Nadia Kayyali 2011 UC Law SF

Tufas On The Shores Of Mono Lake, Nadia Kayyali

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.


Hanging Rock Gold Leaf On Granite Black Feathers, White Bones, William Keener 2011 UC Law SF

Hanging Rock Gold Leaf On Granite Black Feathers, White Bones, William Keener

UC Law Environmental Journal

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