by EarthDesk | Sep 27, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy, Pollution, Science
By Karl Coplan Karl Coplan is a professor of law at Pace Law School and co-director of its Environmental Litigation Clinic. This post also appears on GreenLaw, the blog of the Pace Environmental Law Program. More on Karl at the conclusion of this post. The Fifth...
by EarthDesk | Aug 2, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Law & Policy, Pollution
Calls climate issue economic as well as environmental. By Alvin Powell Editor’s Note: In our July 20 EarthDesk post about the appointment of Gina McCarthy to EPA Administrator, we said there would be “high expectations that she will be an effective...
by John Cronin | Jun 26, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Fracking, Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology
President Obama’s climate change speech at Georgetown University is being widely characterized as historic. And that is certainly so, looking backward from the moment the address was delivered. But will its historic quality stand the test of time? There is...
by John Cronin | Jun 25, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Law & Policy
The White House is promising a major climate address by President Obama at Georgetown University today. The details of the plan, embargoed until 6 AM this morning, are already making their impact felt. Coal shares are falling. Fox News is carping. But are these signs...