Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2011
The great and terrible thing about a conference as large and well known as PIELC is the fact that there are usually ten panels going on at the same time, and they are all on issues that we would go out of our way to hear about any day. It makes breakfast difficult, for it [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 11th, 2011
After a VERY long day of travelling, three tired law students finally made it to Eugene, Oregon. We got to the hotel with just enough time to change and head to the conference (but not before stopping at a very cute local coffee shack on the way). So far, we all love the area, its great [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 11th, 2011
Following President Barack Obama’s January 25, 2011 State of the Union address, the UK Guardian printed an article entitled “Climate Change: Barack Obama Less Interested than Bush, Analysis Reveals.” The article criticizes President Obama’s failure to mention climate change in his address, and signals that this omission marks a shift in the President’s environmental policies. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2011
Typers. How I hate typers. Typers are a breed of law student (almost everyone now) who have decided to forgo the traditional pen and paper in favor of small computers. Maybe it was a product of my undergrad (the wonderful University of Vermont), but sitting in a classroom full of laptops has been unique to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 7th, 2011
Id, available at, e.g., see, see also, but see, see generally, infra & supra just to name a few of my favorite things about bluebooking (BKing). And by favorite things I mean, I think I might be losing my mind. When I was a Government Major in college, I actually enjoyed writing papers. I would [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2011
Approximately seven new chemicals are introduced into commerce in the United States each day, adding to the 80,000 already tallied by the Environmental Protection Agency. Warnings of dioxin in coffee filters, formaldehyde in carpeting, phthalates in cosmetics, bisphenol A in baby bottles and metal cans—to name just a few—have each headlined popular publications, and each [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 1st, 2011
Although not nearly as aggressive as many of us would like to see, the truth is that EPA has taken some regulatory action in the area of climate change in recent years. This article provides a brief summary of these developments, and also highlights a few of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Not [...]
