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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 14:15:36

New Resource: Conflict Resolution Quarterly

Posted on January 20, 2009
Here's a new resource that may be of interest to those interested in conflict resolution in the environment and natural resources context: Conflict Resolution Quarterly can be accessed three ways: 1) For free to members of the Association for Conflict...

ELI Endangered Laws Writing Competition

Posted on January 19, 2009
FOURTH ANNUAL ENDANGERED ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION (2008-09) Co-sponsored by The Environmental Law Institute The American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources The National Association of Environmental Law Societies The Constitution has long been interpreted by the...

Wilkins Ice Sheet Ready to Collapse: Pay Attention to This

Posted on January 19, 2009
Planet Ark reports: Antarctic Ice Shelf Set To Collapse Due To Warming - Estimated Time of Death - Weeks to Months World Environmental News link Date: 20-Jan-09 Country: ANTARCTICA Author: Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent A 20 metre-high ice cliff forming...

Obama carries amazing level of good will into presidency

Posted on January 19, 2009
Two polls I've read today suggest that Obama is carrying an amazing level of goodwill into his presidency, both from the American people and internationally. The first is the PIPA World Opinion Poll. It reports: As Barack Obama prepares to...

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Thomson Reuters Carbon Market Community

Posted on January 19, 2009
You may want to take a look at this relatively new compilation of carbon market news. Carbon Market Community

Fast track climate change

Posted on January 19, 2009
Obama can make a number of executive decisions to immediately address climate change. The favorites of environmentalists are: * Direct U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to let California and other states regulate greenhouse gas pollutants from cars...

State of the World 2009

Posted on January 19, 2009
For those of you teaching climate change, this year's State of the World may be particularly helpful: Published annually in 28 languages, State of the World is long established as the most authoritative and accessible annual guide to our progress...

Findlaw Environmental Law Case Summaries January 19

Posted on January 19, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CASES ? US v. Hagerman ? Birke v. Oakwood Worldwide ? Paduano v. Am. Honda Co., Inc. FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this...

Cape Wind EIS Completed

Posted on January 19, 2009
According to MarketWatch, Jim Gordon of Cape Wind Associates, the developer of the controversial Cape Wind wind farm off the coast of Nantucket, plans to begin construction as early as 2010 now that the Cape Wind project has cleared a...

Best Blogs:2008 Weblog Awards Finalists

Posted on January 19, 2009
Here is a complete list of the finalists for The 2008 Weblog Awards, including the full list of best science blogs and best law blogs. Best Blog Hot Air Daily Kos Huffington Post Gawker Ben Smith - Politico The Consumerist...

RealClimate deserves best science blog award

Posted on January 19, 2009
RealClimate is a finalist for "Best Science Blog" in this year's Weblog awards. In my opinion, it deserves it. If you agree, be sure to cast your vote. As in years past, we are happy to have this chance to...

Oregon continues its work on global warming

Posted on January 19, 2009
Not withstanding the Washington buzz, Oregon continues to develop its own strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to global warming. Obviously, Oregon and other states have been the leaders in this area and do not seem content to...

The Seas are Rising

Posted on January 19, 2009
EPA reports sea levels on the United States' mid-Atlantic coast are rising faster than the global average because of global warming, threatening the future of coastal communities. Coastal waters from New York to North Carolina have crept up by an...

A Short-list Agenda for Carol Browner

Posted on January 19, 2009
1. Maximize the energy/environment piece of the pie in the stimulus bill and let Congress allocate it 2. Make a deal with Hillary Clinton about how Browner is going to be involved in high level international negotiations regarding climate change...

The Role of Coal

Posted on January 15, 2009
Despite Henry Waxman's previous position seeking to ban new coal-fired power plants -- unless they employ CSS technology -- Waxman says that everything about coal is on the table. E & E reported that "the California Democrat has been sounding...

Oh, pity the poor millionaire, who lost so much this fall

Posted on January 15, 2009
Unfortunately, I didn't have a million to lose.

US Climate Action Partnership climate change plan launched -- behind the times

Posted on January 15, 2009
The US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a coalition of business, environmental and other interests, unveiled its "Blueprint for Legislative Action" climate change program today, which features a cap-and-trade approach to reducing GHG emissions. USCAP link to 28 page Blueprint USCAP...

Individual Fishing Quotas at Work -- west coast groundfish program seeks Commerce approval

Posted on January 14, 2009
In recent years, West Coast groundfish stocks -- including soles and cod as well as deep-water rockfish like colorful canary and thorny heads -- have sharply declined due to decades of overfishing and fisheries management that failed to align the...

Time to Revisit Maintenence in AK Oil Fields

Posted on January 14, 2009
A AK Department of Environmental Conservation report yesterday on a slightly less than 2000 barrel leak of produced water from a corroded pipeline in an ConocoPhillips Alaskan oil field reminds us that it is not just public infrastructure that needs....

EU Pesticide Ban advances through EU parliament

Posted on January 14, 2009
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted to ban highly toxic pesticides unless their effects can be proven to be negligible. If endorsed by 27 EU ministers, countries with similar geography and climate could decide whether farmers may use specific products...

Communicating the Science of Climate Change

Posted on January 12, 2009
For those who teach climate change, this book review from Real Climate makes Bud Ward's new book on communicating on climate change sound worthwhile. I personally think that the FAQs and graphics in the Working Group I Report of IPCC's...

States Set for Clean Energy Lobbying on Hill

Posted on January 11, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Larry Kopp/Seth Allen, The T.A.S.C. Group Ph: 646-723-4344/ cell: 917-282-2357 seth@thetascgroup.com Clean Energy States Alliance To Hold Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill CESA Will Propose New Federal/State Partnership for Green Stimulus Investment Washington, DC, January...

FindLaw Environmental Case Summaries

Posted on January 11, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CASES ? The Nat'l Cotton Council of Am. v. Envtl. Prot. Agency ? Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Office of Envtl. Health Hazard Assessment FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval...

Even George Wants a Legacy

Posted on January 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, January 6, 2009 (ENS) - Just two weeks before he leaves office, President George W. Bush today set aside three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean. Taken together, the three monuments cover nearly 200,000 square miles,....

ExxonMobil supports carbon tax

Posted on January 09, 2009
This speech takes a leaf from Ken Cohen's playbook. I think that Cohen is honestly convinced that taxes are better and that cap-and-trade is too complicated. On the other hand, it certainly muddies the waters for quick passage of a...

EU study shows that aerosol pollutants have been underestimated

Posted on January 09, 2009
According to a recent study by Hoyle and colleagues, funded in part by the EU, levels of global secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the Earth's atmosphere have increased by 60 per cent since pre-industrial times, suggesting that the effects of...

NRC report on nutrient control in the Gulf of Mexico

Posted on January 05, 2009
A large area of coastal waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico experiences seasonal conditions of low levels of dissolved oxygen, a condition known as hypoxia. Excess discharge of nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya....

AAAS Forum on Sustainability Science

Posted on January 04, 2009
Those of you with an interest in the intersection between law, science, and technology may find the following program of interest: Forum on Sustainability Science Programs Thursday 12 February 2009 1-6 PM Chicago, IL One of the biggest challenges that...

Biofuels too

Posted on January 04, 2009
A new study by Stanford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mark Jacobson entitled ?Review of Solutions to Global Warming, Air Pollution, and Energy Security? Jacobson study link comprehensively analyzes various energy solutions, addressing associated impacts on water supply, land...

Findlaw Environmental Case Summaries

Posted on January 04, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CASES � FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n � State of North Carolina v. Envtl. Prot. Agency � American Forest & Paper Assoc. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n � Devon Energy Corp. v. Kempthorne...

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