Posted on October 30th, 2009 by Andrew Long
Students who are skeptical of the basic climate science present one of the more persistent problems I find when attempting to integrate climate change considerations into environmental law survey courses. In a more in-depth course, we can take the time to spend a couple of classes exploring the supposed “debate” and educate students about the [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
Green CITYnomics: The Urban War against Climate Change Edited by Kenny Tang http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/productdetail.kmod?productid=2922 Announcing the publication on 28 October 2009 of “Green CITYnomics: The Urban War against Climate Change” – a compelling manifesto for the world’s cities. Order online from Greenleaf and receive a 10% discount. http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/add_getquantity.kmod?productid=2922 List price: GBP35.00 / EUR47.50 / USD65.00 (not [...]
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Posted on October 25th, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
Apologies for Cross-posting… Just in case you didn’t see this, Yours, Michael Maniates Allegheny College P.S. For the Schelling essay, click on the associate link below, treat with disdain the ensuing web page that tells you that no such article exists, remove the “%20″ in the web link in the address at the top of [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
FYI, a new publication analyzing the petitions to the World Heritage Committee by several NGOs, requesting that the Committee list several World Heritage Convention sites as “in danger” under the Convention due to the threat of climate change: William C.G. Burns, Belt and Suspenders? The World Heritage Convention’s Role in Confronting Climate Change, 18 Review [...]
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Posted on October 21st, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
Among the options being discussed in the swirl of negotiations to develop a post-2012 climate policy framework is the potential development of an international agreement based on a portfolio of domestic commitments, whereby nations would agree to honor GHG emissions reduction commitments established on their own domestic laws and regulations. Harvard Professor of Business and [...]
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Posted on October 21st, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
Hunter Lovins Natural Capitalism Solutions “Business on Board” Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Call-in time: 3:00 – 3:30 pm Eastern Conference Call-in number: 1-712-432-3100 Access Code: 253385 Sustainability expert, Hunter Lovins, talks about why smart businesses are abandoning the Chamber of Commerce, why they are making the case for climate action, and whether business leadership will [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
This is a call for papers for a conference that the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University is organizing to be held at Penn State University on April 15 and 16, 2010 on “Integrating Development and Climate Change Ethics.” Those interested in presenting a paper should submit an abstract and a two page CV [...]
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Posted on October 18th, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
Columbia Law School’s Center for Climate Change Law has posted two new reference services on U.S. climate law: Climate Regulation Tracking Service – Links to final and proposed US EPA regulations on GHGs, including associated Federal Register notices, EPA responses to comments, regulatory impact analyses, etc. Municipal Climate Change Laws Resource Center – Database of [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
Dear colleagues, let me make you aware of the new journal “Weather, Climate, and Society”– published by the American Meteorological Society. The first issue will appear this month, and I cordially invite you to submit your manuscripts (details at http://www.ametsoc.org/PUBS/journals/wcs/index.html). The explicit aim is to focus on the nexus of climate and weather, on the [...]
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Posted on October 16th, 2009 by Dr. Wil Burns
New from the Georgetown Climate Center: The GCC has compiled a summary of state-related provisions in the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (the “Kerry-Boxer” bill).
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