Utilizing Rhode Island's Landfills And Brownfields For Solar Energy Development,
2011
Sea Grant Law Fellow, Roger Williams University School of Law
Utilizing Rhode Island's Landfills And Brownfields For Solar Energy Development, Sarah Parker
Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications
No abstract provided.
Environmental Crisis And The Paradox Of Organizing,
2011
Brooklyn Law School
Environmental Crisis And The Paradox Of Organizing, Gregg P. Macey
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Nascar Green: The Problem Of Sustainability In Corporations And Corporate Law,
2011
Saint Louis University School of Law
Nascar Green: The Problem Of Sustainability In Corporations And Corporate Law, Matthew T. Bodie
All Faculty Scholarship
The concept of "sustainability" is, at root, about a commitment to considering the future of the planet in our everyday affairs. In the corporate law context, supporters of sustainability seek to integrate these long-term environmental and social concerns into the corporation's DNA. This article seeks to explore sustainability as a corporate law concept by looking at the sustainability efforts of NASCAR and its affiliated firms. NASCAR has undertaken a series of "green" initiatives, most notably in the promotion of alternative fuels. These sustainability efforts are facilitated, in part, by the unusual structure of NASCAR and the sport of stock-car racing. …
It Isn't Easy Being Green: Necessary Environmental Policy In Chicago,
2011
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
It Isn't Easy Being Green: Necessary Environmental Policy In Chicago, Tess Feldman
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Too Much Oil For The Rubber-Stamp: The Government's Role In The Bp Oil Spill,
2011
Florida A&M University College of Law
Too Much Oil For The Rubber-Stamp: The Government's Role In The Bp Oil Spill, Jaclyn Lopez
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Introduction To The Environmental Law And Justice Symposium Issue,
2011
Florida A & M University College of Law
Introduction To The Environmental Law And Justice Symposium Issue, Randall S. Abate, Robert H. Abrams, Robert Graggs
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Application Of Title Vi In Indian Country: The Key Is Tribal Sovereignty,
2011
Florida A&M University College of Law
Application Of Title Vi In Indian Country: The Key Is Tribal Sovereignty, Elizabeth Ann Kronk
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Interface Between Climate Change And Trade Regimes Through The Eyes Of Brazil,
2011
Florida A&M University College of Law
The Interface Between Climate Change And Trade Regimes Through The Eyes Of Brazil, Nicole De Paula Domingos
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Synopsis Of Texas And Federal Sovereign Immunity Principles: Are Recent Sovereign Immunity Decisions Protecting Wrongful Governmental Conduct.,
2011
St. Mary's University
A Synopsis Of Texas And Federal Sovereign Immunity Principles: Are Recent Sovereign Immunity Decisions Protecting Wrongful Governmental Conduct., Marilyn Phelan
St. Mary's Law Journal
The Texas Supreme Court recently rendered several decisions involving governmental entities reflecting the court’s inflexible application of the doctrine of sovereign immunity. These decisions raise concerns that the Court may be insulating government employees from adherence to ethical codes of conduct. Just as Congress enacted legislation requiring accuracy and reliability from financial officers of corporations, there exists a similar need for Texas courts to protect the public from governmental harm through misconduct. The current awareness of governmental officials lessens the likelihood of governmental transparency and accountability. This Article analyzes the Court’s current application of the sovereign immunity doctrine to provide …
A Tale Of Two Carbon Sinks: Can Forest Carbon Management Serve As A Framework To Implement Ocean Iron Fertilization As A Climate Change Treaty Compliance Mechanism?,
2011
Florida A & M University College of Law
A Tale Of Two Carbon Sinks: Can Forest Carbon Management Serve As A Framework To Implement Ocean Iron Fertilization As A Climate Change Treaty Compliance Mechanism?, Randall S. Abate
Journal Publications
Any post-Kyoto climate change treaty regime must seek to fully engage the use of carbon sinks to complement emissions reduction measures in order to comply with the treaty's mandates. The Kyoto Protocol did not include avoided deforestation as a mechanism for earning emission reduction credits. However, reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) quickly gained popularity as a viable climate change compliance strategy in the period immediately preceding the negotiations at the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Copenhagen in 2009. The Copenhagen Accord is replete with references to REDD as a focus for the international community's progression …
What Can We Learn From The 2010 Bp Oil Spill?: Five Important Corporate Law And Life Lessons,
2011
Florida A & M University College of Law
What Can We Learn From The 2010 Bp Oil Spill?: Five Important Corporate Law And Life Lessons, Joseph Karl Grant
Journal Publications
No abstract provided.
Climate Policy & U.S.-China Relations,
2011
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Climate Policy & U.S.-China Relations, Jason J. Czarnezki
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
The Chinese stance, that no cap on carbon emissions will ever exist no matter how high, may be a product of China's belief in a cold and hard, and potentially true, reality-that global economic power is paramount and will provide the only avenue to adapt to an inevitable climate crisis, as well as achieve the milestones of superpower status, many of which they have already achieved (e.g., Olympic Games, World Expo, United Nations Security Council). While China's policy remains problematic, as is United States' failure to lead in the international community on the issue of climate change, China's actions, while …
From Coase To Collaborative Property Decision-Making: Green Economy Innovation,
2011
Pace Law School
From Coase To Collaborative Property Decision-Making: Green Economy Innovation, Elizabeth Burleson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article considers the advantages and disadvantages of market-based program design, natural gas regulation, and enhanced international understanding. Transitioning to a green economy involves dedicating efforts towards environmentally sound energy innovation. RGGI, natural gas, and climate change represent sustainability challenges. Optimizing cooperative transboundary green innovation can facilitate inclusive decision making just as public participation by civil society can help economies transition to environmentally sound energy use. Building upon progress made in the human lights and environment fields can advance both and enhance resilience.
Responsive Regulation In Context, Circa 2011,
2011
Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia
Responsive Regulation In Context, Circa 2011, Cristie Ford, Natasha Affolder
All Faculty Publications
In the fall of 2010, the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law welcomed a group of scholars from around the world to consider the state and evolution of responsive regulation, in both theory and practice. The occasion was the presence of Dr. John Braithwaite, the faculty's inaugural Fasken Martineau Senior Visiting Scholar.' Given that we are on the cusp of the twentieth anniversary of Ian Ayres and John Braithwaite's seminal book, Responsive Regulation: Transcending the Deregulation Debate,' it is appropriate that this issue begins with John Braithwaite's own reflections on the responsive regulation project. On one level, the set …
Gaming The Past: The Theory And Practice Of Historic Baselines In The Administrative State,
2011
Vanderbilt University Law School
Gaming The Past: The Theory And Practice Of Historic Baselines In The Administrative State, J.B. Ruhl, James Salzman
Vanderbilt Law Review
In 1988, candidate George H. W. Bush was in a tight race for the presidency, behind in the polls to the Democratic challenger, Michael Dukakis. Stung by the D+ grade given by the League of Conservation Voters, Bush was searching for a way to claw back some of the environmental vote.' He saw an opening in wetlands. Perceived as worthless swamps and wasted development opportunities for most of our nation's history, conversion of wetlands for agricultural and urban land uses has resulted in a staggering loss of resources. Beginning in the 1970s, however, views started to change, with growing recognition …
Migration Conservation: A View From Above,
2011
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Migration Conservation: A View From Above, Robert L. Fischman
Articles by Maurer Faculty
The extinction prevention focus of natural resources policy diverts attention from important issues of ecological integrity and adaptation to climate change. Animal migration conservation serves as a bridge from the imperiled species problem to the more spatially and temporally difficult problems surrounding climate change adaptation. Conserving abundant animal migrations both strengthens the resilience of the ecosystems in which they function and tests the resilience of social institutions responsible for adaptation. This essay synthesizes the findings of a two-year, interdisciplinary study of animal migration conservation. It also introduces the articles that follow in a symposium issue of the journal, Environmental Law.
Why Study Large Projects? Environmental Regulation’S Neglected Frontier,
2011
Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia
Why Study Large Projects? Environmental Regulation’S Neglected Frontier, Natasha Affolder
All Faculty Publications
Large-scale natural resource and infrastructure projects create some of the most challenging and high-stakes contexts for environmental regulation. Witness the heated debates surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline project. But to date, large projects have attracted relatively little sustained interest from scholars of environmental law and regulation. Case studies stand alone as valuable empirical accounts of individual pipelines, dams, and mining projects. But synthesis of these case studies is lacking. A workshop that celebrates the approaching 20th year anniversary of Ian Ayres’ and John Braithwaite’s 1992 book, Responsive Regulation, provides an opportune moment to reflect on this lacuna in environmental regulatory …
Park Access And Distributional Inequities In Pinellas County, Florida,
2011
University of South Florida
Park Access And Distributional Inequities In Pinellas County, Florida, Kyle Ray Hirvela
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Although environmental justice research has traditionally focused on environmental disamenities and health hazards, recent studies have begun to examine social inequities in the distribution of urban amenities such as street trees and parks that provide several direct and indirect health benefits to local residents. This thesis adds to this knowledge by evaluating distributional inequities in both distribution and access to parks in Pinellas County, the most densely populated and one of the most racially segregated counties in Florida. An important objective was to determine if neighborhoods with lower levels of park access are more likely to contain a significantly higher …
Beyond Trust Species: The Conservation Potential Of The National Wildlife Refuge System In The Wake Of Climate Change,
2011
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Beyond Trust Species: The Conservation Potential Of The National Wildlife Refuge System In The Wake Of Climate Change, Robert L. Fischman, Robert Adamcik
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Over the last two decades, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) has come to define its conservation mission in the context of species protection. The concept of “trust species” is now a common focal point for the myriad responsibilities of the FWS. This has become problematic for one of the major programs of the agency: management of the world’s largest biodiversity conservation network, the national wildlife refuge system (“NWRS”). A major legislative overhaul of the NWRS charter and the imperatives of climate change adaptation have weakened the concept as a reliable touchstone for NWRS management and expansion. The FWS …
New Mexico’S Major Reservoirs: An Overview,
2011
University of New Mexico
New Mexico’S Major Reservoirs: An Overview, Susan Kelly, Diego Urbina
Water Matters!
This paper describes the salient facts about the major water storage reservoirs in New Mexico. For each reservoir, we address the purposes of water storage allowed by law, storage capacity, the responsible operating agency, and some key operational issues. This is by necessity a vast simplification of the topic.Books, articles, research reports, operation manuals, and other materials on these topics run into the hundreds. Millions of dollars have been spent on technical studies and computer models to understand,and sometimes alter, the operations of various dams and reservoirs.
