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Emissions
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Green Building Law
At long last–The Energy Bill Post
I apologize, readers, for the 10 day hiatus in posts, but I have been on vacation, and then thinking about what to say about the Energy Bill passed in the…
The Right Coast
And that’s not counting the smug emissions Tom Smith
If you fly around in your own jet, you have to do something to re-establish your eco-superiority.
TortsProf Blog
Public Nuisance & Emissions
As you've likely heard, California sued automakers for creating a public nuisance via emissions.Point of Law is, unsurprisingly, skeptical: "Because, after all, the California attorney general is the one who…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
The Heat is on the Bush Administration: Briefs due today in Mass v. EPA
As the Bush administration defends its failure to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, California has turned up the heat with its Global Warming Solutions Act, expected to…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
10 States Challenge U.S. Fuel Economy Rules for SUVs and Other Light Trucks
Link: NYTimes The NY Times reported that ten states are filing suit this week to force the Transportation Department to toughen mileage regulations for sport utility vehicles and other trucks.…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Kyoto targets can be achieved
According to the acting head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Richard Kinley, industrialized countries that have ratified the 1997 Kyoto Protocol can still reach their legally…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
Science reported today on Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change, the book recently released based on materials from the Exeter Conference held…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
It Ain’t Easy – Britain’s Battle with CO2
Britain's on target to meet its 2010 Kyoto targets, but no thanks to increased car emissions and household energy use. Link: Planet Ark.
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Global Warming Votes
Apparently the Chair of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Pete Dominici (NM), is likely to support Sen. Bingeman's carbon dioxide emissions amendment. The Bingeman amendment will be offered…