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Bad Guys in Energy 2022

Energy & the Law

Who knows, but we do know that as alternative energy rises, so do associated grifters, frauds and thieves. And political malpractice is a new category. Lots of cash was flown by private jets to Cameroon and South Sudan from 2011 through 2016. Punishment: Pending. Your musical interlude These notables deserve another

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A “Capitol” Offense: Third District Holds State Capitol Building Annex/Visitor Center Project EIR Violated CEQA Due To Inadequate Project Description And Analyses Of Historical Cultural Impacts, Aesthetics, And Project Alternatives

CEQA Developments

While rejecting many of plaintiffs’ CEQA challenges to the project’s final EIR (FEIR), the Court of Appeal found merit in claims that the EIR’s project description, analyses of impacts to historical resources and aesthetics, and alternatives analysis were deficient. City of Rocklin (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th Rules of Ct.,

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California Adopts CEQA Guidelines Aimed at Improving Consideration of GHG Emissions and Climate Change Impacts in Environmental Reviews

Law Columbia

These provisions touch on both climate change mitigation and adaptation, providing more detailed guidance on topics such as assessing the significance of GHG emissions, analyzing energy impacts and efficiency, estimating vehicle emissions, and evaluating environmental risks in light of a changing and uncertain baseline.

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Jayati Ghosh – It’s not just analysis, it’s a call for action

Frontiers

Completely, siloing knowledge into closed, hyper-specialized categories often means that disciplines end up communicating poorly to each other. There’s one estimate that says that 80% of the carbon emissions between 1850 and 2011 (more than one and a half centuries) were caused by rich countries who made up 14% of the global population.

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Two China Based Companies Banned as a Result of Forced Labor

Greenbuilding Law

Accepting the ongoing hegemonic great power rivalry between the governments of the United States and China, this act is particularly significant for renewable energy because Camel Group, headquartered in Xiangyang City, is among the largest vehicle battery manufacturers in the world and the largest heavy commercial vehicle battery manufacturer.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Murray Energy Corp. Environmental groups had identified five categories of new information since the 2004 preparation of an EIS that they contended warranted supplemental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). S ierra Club Enumerated Shortcomings in Department of Energy NEPA Review for LNG Exports.

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Michigan’s ‘Very Big Opportunity’ in Infrastructure Windfall

Circle of Blue

Central to that work at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and its predecessor agency is a state-federal partnership to finance water infrastructure at affordable rates. The plan outlines 20-year infrastructure needs, project alternatives, technical reviews, and engineering analysis.

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