Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

As Minister Mitchell noted, “with eighty percent of [The Bahama’s] land within five feet or three meters of the sea, the sea level rise [caused by climate change] threatens our very existence.”. That this is true in a country like The Bahama’s, which has so much to lose from climate change, is both disappointing and concerning.

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Paris Agreement Climate Change Sea Level 2008 52

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. The Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not abuse its discretion when it declined to re-open a 2014 order that approved a Purchase Power Agreement for wind energy.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). Stanford Professor Sued Scientific Journal and Article Authors Who Critiqued His Work.

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Actual Scientists Say Sea-Level Rise Is A Threat To Tangier Island, Virginia. San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Energy Department aims to close international clean energy office. EPA head met with multiple energy execs in his first weeks. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.14. 2017.06.15. 2017.06.15.

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