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Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring 2011 RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS: ASSESSING STATE FEATURES IN BUILDING A NATIONAL PROGRAM, Michael Panfil HOW POWERFUL IS THE IOC? - LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, Marc Zemel
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Oil Drilling to Resume in the Gulf With oil prices skyrocketing, and in the face of increasing political and economic pressure, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) recently issued its first new deepwater drilling permit since the Deepwater Horizon disaster last April. . . (more). Posted April 20, 2011 ---------------- The Answer is Blowing in Wi[nd]sconsin As part of his post-election special session, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed Special Session Senate Bill 9 (Bill) to require that wind turbines be built 1,800 feet from a neighbor’s property line. After contentious hearings by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC), the default standard that would have become effective March 2011, would have required turbines to be built 1,250 feet from a nearby residence. . .(more) Posted March 1, 2011 ---------------- Sweet Home-Rule Chicago: The Legal Argument Behind the City's Clean Power Ordinance On February 14, 2011, Alderman Joe Moore, of the Committee on Health, convened an unofficial hearing of the Chicago City Council to solicit commentary from city residents, health professionals, and other interested parties on the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance (Ordinance). If enacted, the Ordinance could mean a significant change for Chicago residents, as well as Midwest Generation, LLC (Midwest Generation), the owner of two coal-fired power plants located within the city limits. It could also lead to significant litigation. . . (more) Posted February 17, 2011 ---------------- Algae blooms, especially those caused by overgrowth of cyanobacteria, are becoming an increasing problem in waters throughout much of the world. Several factors contribute to this problem, including an increase in the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus that are discharged into waterways. These elements enter the water from a variety of sources such as lawn and farm field fertilizer, untreated sewage, and large cattle feedlots . . . (more) Posted January 27, 2011 ---------------- |
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