PEN-e
"Highlights new documents and events in the areas of environmental law, energy law, and land use law."
Author: Jack McNeill is associate library director at the Pace Law Library.
Blawg Related Categories: Energy Law • Environmental Law • Pace University • Librarian
Recent Posts from PEN-e
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Understanding the Decline in CO2 Emissions in 2009
This Report by the Engery Information Administration dated October 2009 finds that projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels in the Short-Term Energy Outlook, October 2009, fall by 5.9 percent in 2009 compared with…
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North American Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Change and Clean Energy
This Declaration by the United States, Canada, and Mexico dated August 10, 2009 reads in full: We, the leaders of North America reaffirm the urgency and necessity of taking aggressive action on climate change. We…
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Wildlife and Forestry in New York Northern Hardwoods: A Gide for Forest Owners and Managers
This guide produced by the New York Audubon Society shows "how wildlife is related to different forest conditions in the northern hardwood forests of upstate New York. The manual supplies science-based information about how different…
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The Economic Effects of Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
This Congressional Budget Office Report (Pub. No. 4001) dated September 2009 makes the following key points:-Climate change is an international problem. The economic impacts of climate change are extremely uncertain and will vary globally. Impacts…
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Eleventh Annual Institute on Public Utility Law
This CLE program sponsored by the New York State Bar Association features expert speakers. The faculty represent corporate attorneys, government agencies, and leading law firms will cover some of the latest developments in these areas,…
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Energy Policy Act of 2005: Greater Clarity needed to Address Concerns with Categorical Exclusions for Oil and Gas Development Under Section 390
This Government Accountability Office Report (GAO-09-872) dated, September 2009, finds that Section 390 categorical exclusions were used to approve approximately 6,100 of 22,000 applications for drilling permits (about 28 percent) and about 800 other actions—mostly…
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Energy and Water Development: FY2010 Appropriations
This Congressional Research Service Report (R40669) dated August 26, 2009 discusses The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the…
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Electric Power Storage
This Congressional Research Service Report (R40797) dated, September 8, 2009, summarizes the technical, regulatory, and policy issues that surround implementationof electric power storage (EPS). Electricity storage is one of several non-traditional technologies and methods of…
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Wildland Fire Management: Federal Agencies Have Taken Important Steps Forward, but Additiona, Strategic Action Is needed to Capitalize on Those Steps
This Government Accountability Office Report (GAO-09-877) dated September 2009 finds that the Forest Service and the Interior agencies have improved their understanding of wildland fire’s ecological role on the landscape and have taken important steps…
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Arming for the Cleantech Revolution: The United States Prepares Landmark Federal and State Legislation to Save the Climate and the Economy
This Teleconference sponsored by the ABA's The Cleantech and Climate Change Committee (CTC3) will lead a discussion on federal and state legislation designed to lower greenhouse gas emissions, stimulate the economy, and strengthen our energy…