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Are Fed Energy Grants to Farmers Pork, Or Money Well Spent? [1]

The US Dept. of Agriculture will award more than 900 grants worth a total of about $11.6 million to individuals and companies around the country for projects such as installing photovoltaic solar panels for a barn, improving energy efficiency of greenhouses, and installing a geothermal system for an agricultural building.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
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Public [5]
September 28, 2011

Supreme Court Review and Preview [6]

The Environmental Law Institute's free annual Associates Seminar, with some of the pre-eminent experts on environmental law and the Court, will examine the docketed cases, changes in the Court, and the implications of recent decisions. Attend in person in Cambridge, MA, or via teleconference. RSVP by September 23rd.

Professional Meetings [7]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [8]
Environmental Politics [3]
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National (U.S.) [9]
September 20, 2011

TSCA Reform Webinar Series: Hazard, Use, and Exposure Data [10]

This free Environmental Law Institute teleconference will explore topics such as the scope of EPA authority to require information and data, including on new chemicals such as nanomaterials; testing, including mutual acceptance of data and emerging methodologies; and the role of downstream users of chemicals. RSVP by September 16th.

Professional Meetings [7]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Science [11]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Health [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Chemicals [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
September 15, 2011

Greening of Canadian Oil Sands: A View Across the Border [15]

This free Environmental Law Institute teleconference will provide an overview of law and policy of Canadian oil sands extraction, as it compares to the United States resource extraction regime. RSVP by September 13th.

Professional Meetings [7]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Natural Resources [16]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Environmental Politics [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Economy & Business [17]
Region: 
Canada [18]
National (U.S.) [9]
September 14, 2011

Regulatory Update on Wind Energy Permitting and Development [19]

In this free Environmental Law Institute (attend in person in Washington, DC, or by teleconference) event, speakers will discuss issues in state and local siting rules, significant differences between offshore and onshore development, FAA and military radar issues, the FERC approval process, and related economic regulatory issues critical to wind power development. RSVP by September 8th.

Professional Meetings [7]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Laws & Regulations [8]
Government [20]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Climate Change [21]
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National (U.S.) [9]

"Fields and Forests in Flames: Vegetation Smoke and Human Health" [22]

The smoke from wildfires can have harmful effects on human health, especially for children, seniors, and the chronically ill.

Environmental Health [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: EHP [23], 09/02/2011

"Insight: Arctic Has Great Riches, But Greater Challenges" [24]

"At the rim of the Arctic Circle in Canada, gold mining firm Agnico-Eagle is learning how tough it is to operate in a remote region with temptingly large, but frustratingly inaccessible, reserves of oil, gas and minerals. Commentators rarely mention nightmarish logistics, polar bears and steel-snapping cold when they confidently predict that as the Arctic warms up, melting sea ice and shorter winters will open up the expanse to exploration."

Climate Change [21]
Natural Resources [16]
Public [5]
International [25]
Source: Reuters [26], 09/02/2011

"Tropical Storm Katia May Not Strengthen Much Friday - NHC" [27]

"Tropical Storm Katia, which lost its Category 1 hurricane charateristics Thursday evening, is not expected to strengthen much on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest report. "

Disasters [28]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [29], 09/02/2011

"Drought Intensifies In The South, No End In Sight" [30]

"Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said on Thursday."

Disasters [28]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [31], 09/02/2011

"China Benefits as U.S. Solar Industry Withers" [32]

"HONG KONG — The bankruptcies of three American solar power companies in the last month, including Solyndra of California on Wednesday, have left China’s industry with a dominant sales position — almost three-fifths of the world’s production capacity — and rapidly declining costs."

Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [5]
International [25]
Source: NY Times [33], 09/02/2011

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