The New Carbon Cycle

Could US-China Deal Go Forward without United Nations?

2009-12-19T06:04:32-06:00

Before the Copenhagen meeting, I began telling clients that the US and China could negotiate a climate change arrangement and then bring along the other major developed and developing countries. Once...

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Senators Kerry, Lieberman, and Graham Issue Outline of Possible Bi-Partisan Climate Bill

2009-12-14T00:08:00-06:00

In a letter to President Obama on December 10, 2009, and what looks like an attempt to boost the US negotiations at the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Commission on Climate...

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Reported Post-2012/Post-Kyoto Carbon Credit Sale at Reduced Price

2009-12-11T18:02:36-06:00

PointCarbon reported a deal between Norsk Hydro and Statkrafte Energy and carbon fund C-Quest Capital. Finding buyers for post-2012/Post-Kyoto carbon credits has been a challenge. PointCarbon...

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EPA Has Reportedly Issued Its Endangerment Finding as a Prelude to Greenhouse Gas Regulation under the Clean Air Act

2009-12-07T09:50:43-06:00

EPA has reportedly issued its "Endangerment Finding" as a prelude to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act, even without any action by Congress on a climate change bill. The issuance of the...

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China Offers Reductions in Carbon Intensity, Not Cuts in Overall Emissions

2009-11-29T16:39:48-06:00

China through its State Council pledged to cut the amount of carbon dioxide produced for each yuan of national income 40-45 percent by 2020, compared to 2005 levels. This does not necessarily mean...

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Energy Storage Transaction May Indicate Beggining of Future Boom in Mass Energy Storage

2009-11-24T06:42:48-06:00

While wind energy is a widely supported and a rapidly growing renewable energy source, it is well known that most land-based wind blows at night. The problem is peak energy usage is during the day,...

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EPA Holds Hearings on Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulation under Clean Air Act

2009-11-17T07:54:58-06:00

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding hearings this week on it proposed "Tailoring Rule ", that would regulate certain sources that emit more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide...

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Deatherage Named as the “Dallas Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year” for 2010

2009-11-16T14:45:34-06:00

I was recognized by the Best Lawyers in America and thought I would share this with the followers of this blog, and let you know that I am honored as there are so many excellent environmental lawyers...

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EPA Reportedly Has Sent the Final Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Gases to the White House for Final Review

2009-11-12T08:32:46-06:00

EPA earlier this year proposed its endangerment finding under the federal Clean Air Act in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's finding in Massachusetts v. EPA that permitted EPA to regulate...

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SEC Issues Policy That May Make It More Difficult to Exclude Certain Environmental Shareholder Petitions from Proxy Statements

2009-11-05T15:10:02-06:00

The SEC guidance was issued on October 27, 2009. The main portion of the Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E (CF) is provided below: Over the past decade, we have received numerous no-action requests from...

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