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Climate and Energy Research @ Berkeley
Berkeley, like UCLA, is on the forefront of research on climate change and energy policy. There’s a lot going on here — ranging from breakthroughs in climate modeling to new energy technologies to improved analysis of economic impacts. It’s hard, even for those of us on the campus, to keep track of all of these …
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CONTINUE READINGUCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy launches new website, publishes climate policy issue
Forgive me for a little boasting about our great student-run environmental law journal, which has just launched a new website with downloadable content and published a terrific, policy-oriented issue (together with the Emmett Center) with lessons from state leaders across the country on tackling climate change. The issue focuses on how states are addressing the climate …
CONTINUE READINGThe Triumph of the Commons
Elinor Ostrom was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics today, along with Oliver Williamson here at Berkeley. To understand why her work is relevant to environmental law, you have to first know about the “tragedy of the commons.” Many medieval and early modern villages had a “commons” where all of the peasants were entitled to …
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CONTINUE READINGAnother Law Professor to Washington
We’ve just received word that Rob Verchick has been appointed the Deputy Associate Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (OPEI). OEPI is the main policy arm of the EPA, responsible for supervising the rulemaking process and pushing innovative strategies, among other things. He will report to Associate …
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CONTINUE READINGA student’s law school rankings for environmental law
In general, I’m a skeptic of rankings for schools. My view is that decisions about where to go should depend not just on the school but on the student and her or his individual goals and interests. There’s no way that a single ranking system can represent the best choices for everyone. So I’m all …
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CONTINUE READINGEid Mubarak: Islam and the Environment
This evening, Muslims around the world are celebrating the end of Ramadan. All the talk of political Islam has overlooked the question of what, if anything, Islam says about the environment, and a short blog post can hardly be comprehensive. My initial reading of the Qu’ran reveals something that should be unremarkable to those who have …
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CONTINUE READINGOpenings for Env. Law Profs
The law school hiring season is beginning. PrawfsBlawg lists names of hiring committee chairs and for many schools adds a list of fields that the school is targeting. Here is a list of schools hiring in environmental law and related fields: Indianapolis University (Land Use, Admin.), St. Thomas (Minn.) (Env.), University of Illinois (Admin.) Colorado …
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CONTINUE READINGUCLA environmental law journal publishes new work on personal norms and carbon emissions, and on other interesting topics
Following in Dan’s footsteps as promoters of our respective schools’ excellent environmental law journals, I’m proud to announce that the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy Volume 27, #1 was published this summer. This journal issue features several interesting pieces. They include a thought-provoking Comment by second-year UCLA law student Jed Ela, Law and Norms …
CONTINUE READINGNews of the Day
There’s a lot of interesting stuff out there. Not as interesting as Legal Planet, maybe, but let’s give credit where credit is due. Here’s some of the latest: What Happened to Acid Rain? How we (partially) solved a major environmental problem. China is Taking over the Solar Energy Market. Apparently somebody thinks there’s money in …
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CONTINUE READINGRecent Work in Environmental Economics
What are environmental economists thinking about these days? Mostly energy and clmate change, it would seem. Here’s a roundup of the most significant recent papers posted at SSRN’s environmental economics journal. I’ve included links to those with free downloads: “Airline Emission Charges: Effects on Airfares, Service Quality, and Aircraft Design” JAN K. BRUECKNER and ANMING …
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