Environmental Law articles from January 2009

Environmental Law archives from January 2009

United States v. Abrogar: did the Third Circuit miss the boat?
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. VESSEL PROSECUTIONS PURSUANT TO APPS A. The Generation and Disposal of Oily Wastes on Board Oceangoing Vessels B. Overview of MARPOL and APPS C. The Elements of a Vessel Prosecution Under...

Ecological realism and the need for a paradigm shift.(Advancing the Sovereign Trust of Government to Safeguard the Environment for Present and Future Generations, part 1)
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. THE END IN SIGHT A. Ecological Bankruptcy B. Climate Emergency C. Realism D. The Inevitability of Transformational Change III. THE FAILED PARADIGM OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IV. DEPTHS OF CHANGE...

Instilling a fiduciary obligation in governance.(Advancing the Sovereign Trust of Government to Safeguard the Environment for Present and Future Generations, part 2)
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. THE TRUST DUTIES OF GOVERNMENT A. Substantive Duties 1. The Duty of Protection 2. The Fiduciary Obligation 3. The Duty of Restoration and Recouping Natural Resource ...

Borders and the environment.
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. RECHARACTERIZING THE DEBATE OVER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION A. A Typology of Environmental Solutions B. A Typology of Environmental Problems C. The Costs of Environmental Protection D....

Counting every drop: measuring surface and ground water in Washington and the West.
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. WATER CONSUMPTION AND WASTE A. Agricultural Use B. Urban Use C. Salmon III. SOURCE METERING IN WASHINGTON A. The Beginning of the Source Metering Statute B. The Current Source Metering...

Warm is the new cold: global warming, oil, UNCLOS Article 76, and how an Arctic Treaty might stop a new Cold War.
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. ARTICLE 76 A. Global Warming is Melting Arctic Ice, Making Development of the Region's Oil and Gas Feasible B. Overview of Article 76, its Claim Process, and Relevant UNCLOS...

Lessons from the Montreal Protocol: guidance for the next international climate change agreement.
January 1, 2009... I. INTRODUCTION II. OZONE DEPLETION A. Background B. The Vienna Convention C. The Montreal Protocol III. CLIMATE CHANGE A. Background B. The Kyoto Protocol IV. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE...