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

Harvard Open Paper Competition -- Climate Policy Framework

Posted on January 26, 2008
SPECIAL PAPER COMPETITION - open to all CLOSING DATE: JULY 1, 2008 The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements invites submission of papers focused on the design of international climate policy architectures. Papers should propose a complete policy framework to...

Law Prof Blog Network featured on Typepad

Posted on December 13, 2007
Every day Typepad chooses a blog to feature. Today Typepad featured the Law Prof Blog Network. Environmental Law Prof Blog is, of course, part of the network.

LEXIS environmental site adds Climate Change coverage

Posted on December 13, 2007
Environmental Law & Climate Change Center LexisNexis has launched its Environmental Law & Climate Change Center ? "a Web resource that provides attorneys with online information and real-time expert commentary on the myriad legal issues raised by global climate change...

Ninth Circuit snuffs U.S. Forest Service's "Healthy Forest Initiative" rule

Posted on December 06, 2007
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Sierra Club v. Bosworth that the U.S. Forest Service erred by engaging in certain fuel reduction and prescribed burn projects without analyzing the resulting environmental impacts as required...

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Call for Papers -- ELQ Currents

Posted on November 20, 2007
Ecology Law Quarterly is launching Ecology Law Currents, an online companion journal designed to act as a forum for short-form environmental legal writing. Articles in this journal will be indexed and citable. We are seeking submissions approximately 1500-3000 words in...

SCOTUS to review Exxon Valdez punitive damages award

Posted on November 11, 2007
The Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari to review the 2.5 billion dollar punitive damages award assessed against Exxon for harms resulting from the infamous Exxon Valdez oil spill. In case you've forgotten the details, the Tanker/Vessel...

BBC Resources

Posted on November 05, 2007
BBC World Service has some significant podcasts on whether the US can go green and on the international climate change negotiation process. Go take a look at their archives. BBC Podcast Archive

Power Shift 2007

Posted on October 30, 2007
Power Shift 2007, the first-ever national youth summit to solve the climate crisis. HT Jesse Jenkins at WattHead This weekend, Nov 2nd-5th, thousands of students and youth will come together in D.C. for Power Shift. With all 50 states represented,...

Kids most at risk from global warming impacts

Posted on October 30, 2007
Children are especially vulnerable to the adverse health effects of global warming according to a report released Monday at the American Academy of Pediatrics annual conference: "Direct health impacts from global warming include injury and death from more frequent extreme...

British Petroleum agrees to pay $70 million USD for environmental crimes

Posted on October 26, 2007
Acting Attorney General Peter D. Keisler announced yesterday that the energy company British Petroleum (BP) has agreed to pay approximately 70 million dollars in fines and restitution for environmental crimes. This includes a criminal fine of $50 million for Clean...

Kansas denies air quality permit for expansion of coal-fired power plant over climate change concerns

Posted on October 23, 2007
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has denied an air quality permit for the expansion of a coal-fired power plant because the expansion would cause a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions. One commentator suggested that this may be...

Ruth Norton Smith (Nov 27, 1921 - Oct 14, 2007)

Posted on October 18, 2007
Ruth Norton Smith died peacefully in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday, October 14, 2007 after enjoying her full measure of life. Ruth was born in Oklahoma on November 27, 1921 in a tent in Oklahoma. She was raised during the Depression...

Blog Action Day

Posted on October 16, 2007
Yesterday was the inaugural Blog Action Day -- encouraging every blogger to post on global warming and the environment. For those who missed yesterday, here's a link where you can register to receive information about next year's event. Blog Action...

Thank you to Read/Write Web

Posted on October 16, 2007
Read/Write Web has listed Environmental Law Prof Blog prominently in its list of the 35 best environmental blogs. [35 best environmental blogs] Thanks!

Oil spikes again

Posted on October 16, 2007
Oil futures hit a new record $88 a barrel yesterday. The spike is attributed to concern about possible disruptions in Middle Eastern crude supplies and that domestic supplies are insufficient to meet demand during the fourth quarter.

Reactions to the Nobel Peace Prize Award

Posted on October 13, 2007
This morning I woke up to the disconcerting editorial in my local newspaper, the Statesman Journal, which had this to say about the Nobel Peace Prize Award to the IPCC and Al Gore: Tossup: Al Gore. He shared this year's...

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