The following MP3 was recorded on Thursday, July 31, 2008.
Joe Guth
America permits environmental damage unless the responsible action can be shown not to provide a net social benefit. This allows legally justified environmental damage to grow without limit. The law should be redesigned to constrain environmental damage to an ecologically sustainable scale. Guth proposes a [...]
Category Archives: Hot Topics 2008
Tort of Ecological Degradation
September 29, 2008 – 7:59 pm
Climate Change in the Courtroom
September 29, 2008 – 7:56 pm
The following MP3 was recorded on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
Patrick Parenteau
Can litigation solve climate change? No, but it can help galvanize public support and goad the sluggish political process into action before it’s too late. It can also draw attention to the plight of those most at risk––from the Inuit of Alaska to the Bengali [...]
Whales’ Tales: Sonar and National Defense
September 29, 2008 – 7:52 pm
The following MP3 was recorded on Thursday, June 5, 2008.
Stephen Dycus and David Mears
Recent litigation brought by the NRDC to protect marine mammals from the Navy’s peace-time use of sonar raises questions about the application of environmental laws to military activities at home and abroad, as well as issues regarding the authority of the President [...]
Cell Phones, China, and Corporate Responsibility in a Global Economy
July 30, 2008 – 1:22 pm
This MP3 was recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Jacob Park
Sustainable business specialist Jacob Park will examine the corporate environmental and social responsibility dimensions of the cell phone industry in China. This is part of a multiyear “Business and Environmental Value Opportunities in the Global Supply Chain of China’s Information and Communication Technology Industry” project funded [...]
Which Path Will the Dragon Take––Green or Grey?: The Latest Developments in China’s Environmental Governance
July 30, 2008 – 1:20 pm
This MP3 was recorded on Tuesday, July 22, 2008.
Tseming Yang and Jingjing Liu
In February, China’s water pollution law was amended to impose much tougher penalties, including language suggesting potential citizen suits. In March, the State Environmental Protection Administration became the Ministry of Environmental Protection, achieving full cabinet rank for the first time. What do these [...]
Conservation Easement Enforcement: Protection for Perpetuity
July 30, 2008 – 1:16 pm
This MP3 was recorded on Thursday, July 17, 2008.
Jessica Jay
Why enforce conservation easements? When does easement enforcement begin? What types of violations are occurring? Who is violating and who is enforcing easements? How do you enforce a conservation easement? An examination of the permanence of [...]
Covering the Environment in the Lone Star State
July 30, 2008 – 1:14 pm
This MP3 was recorded on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.
Asher Price
Competing claims about global warming; warring words over development and water quality; spin and alarm about nuclear power…how does a journalist cut through claims by dueling scientists and steer readers to the truth behind all the sniping? And in a state like Texas, how do contradictory [...]
The Economic Dynamics of Climate Change
July 30, 2008 – 1:12 pm
This MP3 was recorded on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
David Driesen
This lecture explains how an economic dynamic approach can help us address global climate change. This approach produces a positive economic dynamic fostering the innovations necessary for long term progress on the issue. It offers an alternative to the traditional emphasis on static efficiency in environmental [...]
The Killing Fields: Reducing Casualties in the Battle Between Endangered Species and Pesticide Law
July 25, 2008 – 2:58 pm
The following MP3 was recorded on Thursday, July 10, 2008.
Mary Jane Angelo
In the battle of conflicting goals and standards among the U.S. species protection laws and U.S. pesticide law, the unwitting casualties are the millions of birds, fish, andother species killed, and the hundreds of species at risk of extinction. Legislative reform seeks to eliminate [...]
Saws and Effect: The Terrifying Juggernaut of Illegal Logging
July 25, 2008 – 2:55 pm
The following MP3 was recorded on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Robert Anderson
Widespread illegal logging in developing countries destroys habitat, affects climate, and feeds a multibillion dollar annual transnational trade in contraband wood. We will discuss current legislative, NGO, and business efforts in the U.S. and abroad to address this environmental crisis. Anderson’s views do not [...]
