Harvard Environmental Law Review electric utilities Smart Rules for the Smart Grid (HELR Podcast) October 24, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Sachin Desai — Oct. 24, 2013 at 8:18am What makes the Smart Grid “smart”? Of course the technology plays a role. Grid-scale batteries allow renewable energy generators to be more competitive. New smart meters allow … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review dormant commerce clause The Dormant Commerce Clause and Water Export: Toward a New Analytical Paradigm April 1, 2011 by wpengine By Christine A. Klein Facing water shortages, states struggle with competing impulses, desiring to restrict water exports to other states while simultaneously importing water from neighboring jurisdictions. In 1982, the Supreme … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review divestment The Divestment Lawsuit Against the Harvard Corporation December 9, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Ted Hamilton—December 9 at 1:01 p.m. This blog post contains the views of the author alone, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. On November 19, I and six … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review disclosures Corporate Law and Climate Change Disclosures January 6, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Molly Cohen — Jan. 6, 2013 at 8:57am When it comes to corporate law, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is king. Most people connect the SEC with the stock market, the 2008 financial crisis, and Bernie Madoff. … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review developing countries The Search for Sustainable Legitimacy: Environmental Law and Bureaucracy in China August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Alex L. Wang During China’s 11th five-year plan (2006–10), bureaucrats began to take substantial actions on environmental protection, making major investments in pollution control infrastructure and forcing the shutdown of thousands of … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review demand response FERC and the future of energy efficiency August 21, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Kelsey Bagot — Aug. 21, 2013 at 5:10pm With U.S. climate-change bills and international climate talks repeatedly facing defeat, one of the main ways for the United States to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions could … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review defaults Automatically Green November 18, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Caroline Stern — Nov. 18, 2013 at 5:16pm Over the coming months, the ELR blog will be publishing a series of blog posts that preview articles that will appear in the forthcoming Volume 38.1. This blog is the first in that series. … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review default rules Automatically Green: Behavioral Economics and Environmental Protection April 8, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Cass R. Sunstein and Lucia A. Reisch Careful attention to choice architecture promises to open up new possibilities for environmental protection — possibilities that may be more effective than the standard tools of economic incentives, mandates, … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Becoming Good Neighbors After EME Homer Generation, L.P. v. EPA April 8, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Jeremy Feigenbaum Cite as: Jeremy Feigenbaum, Becoming Good Neighbors After EME Homer Generation, L.P. v. EPA, 38 Harv Envtl. L. Rev. 259 (2014). [btn link=”http://harvardelr.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/04/Feigenbaum_Print1.pdf” color=”forestGreen” size=”size-l”]View Full Article (PDF)[/btn] … … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review crop insurance Farm Policy and Environmental Protection: It’s Time to Raise the Bar April 16, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Linda K. Breggin and Bruce Myers — Apr. 16 at 4:43pm When the new Farm Bill finally passed this February, two years behind schedule, many environmental groups breathed a sigh … Read more