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Obama Climate Change Speech Sets New Standard for Keystone Pipeline Debate

By: James Coleman PDF Version: Obama Climate Change Speech Sets New Standard for Keystone Pipeline Debate Speech Commented On: Remarks by President Obama on Climate Change, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/25/remarks-president-climate-change On June 25, President Obama unveiled a Climate Action Plan in a speech … Continue reading

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Applicants to a Feed-in Tariff Program Must Expect Change

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Applicants to a Feed-in Tariff Program Must Expect Change Case Commented On: Skypower CL 1 LP et al v Minister of Energy (Ontario) et al, 2012 ONSC 4979 In an earlier post entitled “Low carbon … Continue reading

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Cleaning Up Coal II

By: Astrid Kalkbrenner PDF Version: Cleaning Up Coal II Regulations Commented On: Federal Regulations “Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations” as of 30 August 2012, (Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 146, No 19, SOR/2012-167) On 27 … Continue reading

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Low Carbon Energy Policies: Vested Rights, Legitimate Expectations, and Differential Treatment in Domestic and International Law

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Low Carbon Energy Policies: Vested Rights, Legitimate Expectations, and Differential Treatment in Domestic and International Law Cases and Matters Commented On: Secretary of State for Climate Change v Friends of the Earth and Others, [2012] … Continue reading

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The European Fuel Quality Directive: Will It Slay or Will It Go?

By: Matthew Ducharme PDF Version: The European Fuel Quality Directive: Will It Stay or Will it Go?  Document Commented On: Draft Implementing Measure to the European Union Fuel Quality Directive, February 23, 2012 On February 23, 2012, a European Union … Continue reading

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