Category Archives: Volume 35

Notes Selected for Volume 35 Publication

The Editorial Board of Volume 34 has selected the Notes that will be published in Volume 35. We are proud to announce our selections. The notes this year were of exceptional quality, and the decisions were extremely difficult to make. … Continue reading

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Submissions for Volume 35

To all professors, practitioners & other environmental scholars, The Williams & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review is currently reviewing submissions for Volume 35. We strive to be a leader in the publication of environmental jurisprudence and policy. If you … Continue reading

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Volume 35 Editorial Board

Congratulations to those selected for Editorial positions on Volume 35! Editor-in-Chief Paul Spadafora Managing Editor Taylor Davidson Executive Editor Ryan Sutcliffe Technical Editor Fitz Collings Symposium Editor Sarah Becker Prew Senior Article Editors Diana Kaneva Elizabeth Kiernan Senior Notes Editor … Continue reading

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Clean Power, Green Jobs: How Renewable Electricity Standards Can Boost the Economy and Protect the Environment

Jeffrey Deyette, Senior Energy Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists Jeff Deyette spoke in an effort to promote a national renewable electricity standard that, he proffered, would benefit both the environment and the economy. Mr. Deyette began by providing an overview … Continue reading

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Are Renewable Portfolio Standards a Policy Cure-All?: A Case Study of Illinois’ Experience

David Loomis & Adrienne Ohler, Associate Professors of Economics, Illinois State University Illinois is an interesting case study for renewable portfolio standards for many reasons. First, the state has a 25% by 2025 Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) with 75% carve-out … Continue reading

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Discussion of House Bill 1994 and Virginia Initiatives

Delegate David Bulova, Virginia House of Delegates Delegate David Bulova, a College of William & Mary alumnus, represents the 37th District, which lies in the heart of Fairfax, in the Virginia House of Delegates. He was first elected to the … Continue reading

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Promoting Locally-Owned Renewable Electricity Generation and Effective Energy Efficiency Investments for Households: the Case for Feed-In Tariffs and Property Assessed Clean Energy Bond

Tyson Slocum, Director of Energy Program, Public Citizen Tyson Slocum discussed Public Citizen’s efforts towards promoting the public’s interest in renewable energy. He focused on feed-in tariffs. A feed-in tariff is a mechanism for building a subsidy into the production … Continue reading

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China’s Renewable Energy Law: The “Green” to China’s “Black”

Joel Eisen, Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law Professor Eisen started his presentation with a question, what is the point of discussing China’s efforts in renewable energy? If China began to use as much energy as we … Continue reading

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Reconciling Renewables: Impediments to a Broad-based Renewable Portfolio Standard

Joshua Fershee, Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota School of Law When looking at energy policy goals, we must first think about what our ultimate goals are. In the short term, everything sounds great: energy independence (freedom from foreign oil), … Continue reading

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Dominion: New Directions in Energy

Mark Webb, Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Mark Webb, Director of Policy and Business Evaluation Alterative Energy Solutions of Dominion Resources Services, Inc., spoke this afternoon on Dominion’s “New Direction in Energy”. Dominion is a leading provider of electricity, natural gas … Continue reading

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