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Current Energy Legal Literature

About the “Current Energy Legal Literature” website: The "Current Energy Legal Literature" website is a resource for keeping informed of current articles concerned with development and regulation of energy resources and related policy, primarily in the United States. The emphasis is on renewable and alternative energy sources and new developments in traditional sources, including articles about directly applicable environmental law. Articles are selected from all English language law reviews and journals received by the Law Library, both domestic and foreign. This service is edited by Amanda Runyon, reference librarian at the Tarlton Law Library. Law Library staff reviews law journals and law reviews (and a great many other legal periodicals) as they are received in the library. We examine the table of contents of all of these publications and identify any article concerning this topic. We then input the basic bibliographic information about each article into this database, and scan the first page of the article. The availability of the first page of the article should better enable readers to know if they are interested in reading the whole article. This page is RSS-enabled. Subscribe to the RSS feed using a feed reader, or RSS-enabled browser (Firefox, Safari, or IE 7) to receive automatic notices of updates. The RSS feed address is http://tarlton.webhost.utexas.edu/energy/rss.cfm. The Library provides this service under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law. Only the first page of an article will be scanned, and images will be deleted after 60 days. This service is for non-commercial, educational purposes only. If you have any comments about this service, please contact reference librarian Amanda Runyon, .

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Articles are listed in reverse chronological order:

November 18, 2009

Author: Andrew Gilfoil Title: COMMENT, Baby You Can Drive My Car: Rethinking Greenhouse Gas Emissions Preemption in Light of Massachusetts and Green Mountain Chrysler Citation: 28 Saint Louis University Public Law Review 559 (2009)

November 9, 2009

Author: Sara C. Bronin Title: Solar Rights Citation: 89 Boston University Law Review 1217 (2009) Author: Louis Van Gorder Title: Beyond Borders: An Ecosystem Approach to Environmental Regulation Citation: 14 Roger Williams University Law Review 729 (2009) Author: Ed Feo and Josh Ludmir Title: Challenges in the Development and Financing of Offshore Wind Energy Citation: 14 Roger Williams University Law Review 672 (2009) Author: Peter J. Schaumberg and Angela F. Colamaria Title: Siting Renewable Energy Projects on the Outer Continental Shelf: Spin, Baby, Spin! Citation: 14 Roger Williams University Law Review 624 (2009) Author: Jack K. Sterne, et al. Title: The Seven Principles of Ocean Renewable Energy: A Shared Vision and a Call for Action Citation: 14 Roger Williams University Law Review 600 (2009) Author: Megan Higgins Title: Is Marine Renewable Energy a Viable Industry in the United States? Lessons Learned from the 7th Marine Law Symposium Citation: 14 Roger Williams University Law Review 562 (2009)

October 27, 2009

Author: Mariah Zebrowski Title: Note: Nuclear Power as Carbon Free Energy - The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Citation: 20 Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy 391 (2009)

October 21, 2009

Author: Stefan Speck Title: The Design of Carbon and Broad-based Energy Taxes in European Countries Citation: 10 Vermont Journal of Environmental Law 31 (2008)

October 16, 2009

Author: Robert A. Wyman, Leila B. Azari, Delvan Dickson, Patricia A. Eberwine, Marie Ly, and Emily Taylor Title: Significant Climate Issues Likely to be Raised in the Federal Courts Citation: 39 Environmental Law Reporter 10925 (2009) Author: Amy Sinden Title: Revenue-Neutral Cap and Trade Citation: 39 Environmental Law Reporter 10944 (2009) Author: Melinda Harm Benson Title: Integrating Adaptive Management and Oil and Gas Citation: 39 Environmental Law Reporter 10962 (2009) Author: Daniel Pollak Title: Adaptive Management in Hydropower Regulation Citation: 39 Environmental Law Reporter 10979 (2009) Author: Thomas Hutton Title: Energy Policy Act Section 216: A Power Worth Preserving Citation: 39 Environmental Law Reporter 11002 (2009) Author: Hon. Joseph T. Kelliher and Maria Farinella Title: SYMPOSIUM, The Changing Landscape of Federal Energy Law Citation: 61 Administrative Law Review 611 (2009) Author: Christopher Clement-Davies, Jeff Blount, Girard Miller, Anne-Marie Evans, and Philip Woodruff Title: Renewables Investment Citation: 6 International Energy Law Review 213 (2009) Author: Joseph J. Kalo and Lisa C. Schiavinator Title: Wind Over North Carolina Waters: The State's Preparedness to Address Offshore and Coastal Water-Based Wind Energy Projects Citation: 87 North Carolina Law Review 819 (2009)

October 5, 2009

Author: Anatole Boute Title: The Potential Contribution of International Investment Protection Law to Combat Climate Change Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law 333 (2009) Author: Rachael A Hird Title: Thomas W Wälde and Fair and Equitable Treatment Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law 377 (2009) Author: Kaj Hobér Title: Law and Policy in the Russian Oil and Gas Sector Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law 420 (2009) Author: Antonio Riva Palacio Lavín Title: Comments on the Reforms to the Mexican Energy Laws of 2008 Citation: 15 ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law 15 629 (2009) Author: Shelley Welton Title: COMMENT, Lessons Learned: Transferring the European Union's Experiences with Energy Efficiency Policy to China Citation: 17 New York University Environmental Law Journal 1421 (2009) Author: Arnold W. Reitze, Jr. Title: Biofuels - Snake Oil for the Twenty-First Century Citation: 87 Oregon Law Review 1183 (2009)

September 21, 2009

Author: Peter Z. Grossman Title: U.S. Energy Policy and the Presumption of Market Failure Citation: 29 Cato Journal 296 (2009)

September 9, 2009

Author: Matthew O'Hollearn Title: The Iowa Power Fund: Making Iowa the Energy Capital of the World Citation: 14 Drake Journal of Agricultural Law 221 (2009) Author: Paula Goodman Maccabee Title: Pipelines, Power Lines, and Organic Farms Citation: 14 Drake Journal of Agricultural Law 19 (2009) Author: Bruce A. McCarl and Fred O. Boadu Title: NOTE, Bioenergy and U.S. Renewable Fuels Standards: Law, Economic, Policy/Climate Change and Implementation Concerns Citation: 14 Drake Journal of Agricultural Law 43 (2009) Author: Braddock A. Massey Title: NOTE, Pour Some Sugar In Me: How Importing and Supporting Sugarcane Ethanol Production Will Not Only Make Friends, But Save America from an Addiction to Foreign Oil… Citation: 14 Drake Journal of Agricultural Law 199 (2009) Author: Matthew O'Hollearn Title: The Iowa Power Fund: Making Iowa the Energy Capital of the World Citation: 14 Drake Journal of Agricultural Law 221 (2009) Author: Karlie Shea Clemons Title: COMMENT, Hydroelectric Dams: Transboundary Environmental Effects and International Law Citation: 36 Florida State University Law Review 487 (2009) Author: James L. Smith Title: World Oil: Market or Mayhem? Citation: Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2009, at 145 Author: Anthony Z. Roisman, Erin Honaker, and Ethan Spaner Title: Regulating Nuclear Power in the New Millennium (the Role of the Public) Citation: 26 Pace Environmental Law Review 317 (2009) Author: Richard Webster and Julia LaMense Title: Spotlight on Safety at Nuclear Power Plants: The View from Oyster Creek Citation: 26 Pace Environmental Law Review 365 (2009) Author: Tamar Jergensen Cerafici Title: Is New Always Better? The Case for License Renewal in the Next Generation Citation: 26 Pace Environmental Law Review 391 (2009) Author: Michael J. Faure and Karine Fiore Title: An Economic Analysis of the Nuclear Liability Subsidy Citation: 26 Pace Environmental Law Review 419 (2009) Author: Becky H. Diffen Title: Competitive Renewable Energy Zones: How the Texas Wind Industry is Cracking the Chicken and Egg Problem Citation: 46 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Journal 47 (2009) Author: Federico Caprotti Title: China's Cleantech Landscape: The Renewable Energy Technology Paradox Citation: Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Spring 2009, at 6 Author: Craig A. Hart and M.L. Rajora Title: Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Biomass Power in China and India Citation: Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Spring 2009, at 26 Author: Nitya Nanda and Nidhi Srivastava Title: Clean Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Rights Citation: Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Spring 2009, at 42 Author: Ursula Kazarian Title: Evolving U.S. Clean Tech: Legislative Trends Citation: Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Spring 2009, at 48 Author: Jim Martin and Ginny Brannon Title: A Colorado Perspective: The Energy Economy Citation: 27 UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 269 (2009) Author: Paul E. Farrell Title: Climate Change Action in Connecticut: Linking Energy, the Environment and the Economy Citation: 27 UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 281 (2009) Author: Ken Kimmell and Laurie Burt Title: Massachusetts Takes On Climate Change Citation: 27 UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 295 (2009) Author: Steve Owens Title: Climate Change Action in Arizona Citation: 27 UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 317 (2009)

September 3, 2009

Author: Edna Sussman Title: The Energy Charter Treaty's Investor Protection Provisions: Potential to Foster Solutions to Global Warming and Promote Sustainable Development Citation: 14 ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 391 (2008) Author: Lucy Reed and Lucy Martinez Title: The Energy Charter Treaty: An Overview Citation: 14 ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 405 (2008) Author: Martin Peder Maarbjerg Title: The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? Citation: 16 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 127 (2009) Author: Amanda Forester Title: The Big Three and Fuel Efficiency: How President Obama's Administration's Fuel Efficiency Efforts Will Affect the Big Three, the Economy, and the Environment Citation: 16 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 181 (2009) Author: Mathew Pearl Title: The Aftermath of the December 2008 Incident in East Tennessee Illuminates the Inadequate Regulation of Coal Ash Impoundments Citation: 16 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 195 (2009)

August 24, 2009

Author: Benjamin K. Sovacool and Kelly E. Sovacool Title: Preventing National Electricity-Water Crisis Areas in the United States Citation: 34 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 333 (2009) Author: Lesley K. McAllister Title: The Overallocation Problem in Cap-And-Trade: Moving Toward Stringency Citation: 34 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 395 (2009) Author: Elizabeth Burleson Title: Energy Security, Green Job Creation, and Youth Innovation Citation: 24 Connecticut Journal of International Law 381 (2009)

August 18, 2009

Author: John Burritt McArthur and Rick Harper Title: BOOK REVIEW ESSAY, The State of the Natural Resources Literature: Global Warming, the Regulations Ahead, and the Oil and Gas Industry Citation: 48 Natural Resources Journal 745 (2009) Author: Daniel M. Gonzales Title: COMMENT, Shockingly Certain: Why is the Public Utility Commission of Texas Steadfast in its Resolve to Keep Texas's Energy Market Deregulated Amidst Turmoil? Citation: 10 Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal 497 (2009) Author: C. Stephen Herlihy Title: COMMENT, Trading Water for Gas: Application of the Public Interest Review to Coalbed Methane Produced Water Discharge in Wyoming Citation: 9 Wyoming Law Review 455 (2009)

August 10, 2009

Author: Victor B. Flatt Title: Paving the Legal Path for Carbon Sequestration from Coal Citation: 19 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum 211 (2009) Author: David B. Hunter Title: International Climate Negotiations: Opportunities and Challenges for the Obama Administration Citation: 19 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum 247 (2009) Author: Noah M. Sachs Title: Greening Demand: Energy Consumption and U.S. Climate Policy Citation: 19 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum 295 (2009)

July 30, 2009

Author: Sam Headon Title: Whose Sustainable Development? Sustainable Development Under the Kyoto Protocol, the Coldplay Effect, and the CDM Gold Standard Citation: 20 Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy 127 (2009) Author: Carrie Covington Doyle Title: The Modern Oil Shale Boom: An Opportunity for Thoughtful Mineral Development Citation: 20 Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy 253 (2009) Author: Phoenix X. F. Cai Title: Think Big and Ignore the Law: U.S. Corn and Ethanol Subsidies and WTO Law Citation: 40 Georgetown Journal of International Law 865 (2009) Author: Neil Keenan Title: Global Warming due to Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Success of State Solutions as a Model for a Federal Solution Citation: 34 Journal of Legislation 168 (2008)

July 24, 2009

Author: Chris Simard, David Holub, and Larina Taylor Title: Lady Freyberg: Examples of How Contemporary Courts in Alberta Approach the Modern Business Realities of the Freehold Petroleum and Natural Gas Lease Citation: 46 Alberta Law Review 299 (2009) Author: Bernard J. Roth Title: NAFTA, Alberta Oil Sands Royalties, and Change: Yes We Can? Citation: 46 Alberta Law Review 355 (2009) Author: John C. Goetz, Morella M. De Castro, Gray Taylor, and Karen Haugen-Kozyra Title: Development of Carbon Emissions Trading in Canada Citation: 46 Alberta Law Review 377 (2009) Author: Peter W. Hogg Title: Constitutional Authority Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions Citation: 46 Alberta Law Review 507 (2009) Author: Trevor D. Stiles Title: Renewable Resources and the Dormant Commerce Clause Citation: 4 Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal 33 (2009) Author: Drew Thornley Title: Texas Wind Energy: Past, Present, and Future Citation: 4 Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal 68 (2009) Author: Margaret Bryant Title: Wind Energy in Texas: An Argument for Developing Offshore Wind Farms Citation: 4 Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal 127 (2009) Author: Jaw-Tyng Hwang Title: Climate Change Litigation: Why California and other States May Stop Using Lawsuits to Force Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clear Air Act Citation: 4 Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal 157 (2009)

July 20, 2009

Author: Peter F. Chapman Title: Offshore Renewable Energy Regulation: FERC and MMS Jurisdictional Dispute over Hydrokinetic Regulation Resolved? Citation: 61 Administrative Law Review 423 (2009) Author: Nutan B. Patel Title: COMMENT, Is FERC still in the Picture?: The Primary Function Test as an Obstacle to FERC Regulation Citation: 61 Administrative Law Review 441 (2009) Author: Melanie McCammon Title: COMMENT, Environmental Perspectives on Siting Wind Farms: Is Greater Federal Control Warranted? Citation: 17 NYU Environmental Law Journal 1243 (2009) Author: Steven Ferrey Title: Auctioning the Building Blocks of Life: Carbon Auction, the Law, and Global Warming Citation: 23 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 317 (2009) Author: Alan Marshall Title: Shaping a Sustainable World Citation: 23 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 569 (2009) Author: Nicholas J. Monaghan Title: "Drill, Baby, Drill!": The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and America's Energy Reckoning Citation: 23 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 649 (2009) Author: George A. Bibikos and Jeffrey C. King Title: A Primer on Oil and Gas Law in the Marcellus Shale States Citation: 4 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law 155 (2008-2009) Author: Sarah McQuillen Tran Title: Why Have Developers Been Powerless to Develop Ocean Power? Citation: 4 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law 195 (2008-2009) Author: Billie Ann Maxwell Title: NOTE and COMMENT, Texas Tug of War: A Survey of Urban Drilling and the Issues an Operator Will Face Citation: 4 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law 337 (2008-2009) Author: Jason B. Hutt and Mathew J. Armstrong Title: Development of Energy Infrastructure: Will Taxpayers' Money Stimulate Environmental Reform? Citation: The Federal Lawyer, June 26, 2009, at 39 Author: Lynne Gillette. Jeff Silvyn, and Rebecca Guiao Title: Using Collaboration to Address Renewable Energy Siting Challenges Citation: The Federal Lawyer, June 26, 2009, at 50 Author: Dr. Bruno Zeller Title: Systems of Carbon Trading Citation: 25 Touro Law Review 909 (2009) Author: Christopher L. Lant Title: SYMPOSIUM, Natural Resource Sustainability from the Geographical Side of Ecological Economics Citation: 44 Tulsa Law Review 51 (2008) Author: John C. Dernbach Title: SYMPOSIUM, Navigating the U.S. Transition to Sustainability: Matching National Governance Challenges with Appropriate Legal Tools Citation: 44 Tulsa Law Review 93 (2008) Author: Irma S. Russell Title: SYMPOSIUM, The Sustainability Principle in Sustainable Energy Citation: 44 Tulsa Law Review 121 (2008) Author: Alexandra B. Klass and Sara E. Bergan Title: SYMPOSIUM, Carbon Sequestration and Sustainability Citation: 44 Tulsa Law Review 237 (2008) Author: Bill Bradbury Title: SYMPOSIUM, Keynote Address: Energy Policy and Oregon's Future Citation: 24 University of Oregon Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation 1 (2009) Author: Holly V. Campbell Title: SYMPOSIUM, Emerging from the Deep: Pacific Coast Wave Energy Citation: 24 University of Oregon Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation 7 (2009) Author: Jeffry S. Hinman Title: SYMPOSIUM, The Green Economic Recovery: Wind Energy Tax Policy after Financial Crisis and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 Citation: 24 University of Oregon Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation 35 (2009) Author: L. Preston Bryant, Jr. Title: SYMPOSIUM, How the Kaine Administration is Moving Towards a More Sustainable Virginia: Energy Efficiency and Planning, Climate Change Strategies, and Strategic Investment Citation: 27 Virginia Environmental Law Journal 165 (2009) Author: John Hanger Title: SYMPOSIUM, Keynote Address at the Widener Law Journal Symposium (Sustainable Energy: The Intersection of Innovation, Law, and Policy) Citation: 18 Widener Law Journal 817 (2009) Author: Gary E. Marchant Title: SYMPOSIUM, Sustainable Energy Technologies: Ten Lessons from the History of Technology Regulation Citation: 18 Widener Law Journal 831 (2009) Author: Robert A. Reiley Title: SYMPOSIUM, Financial Incentives and the Leadership Role Taken by Pennsylvania and Other States to Bring Green Energy to the Free Market Citation: 18 Widener Law Journal 897 (2009)

June 11, 2009

Author: Giancarlo Guardia Gonzalez Title: The Camisea Project: Developing Legal Frameworks for Avoiding Social and Environmental Conflicts in Sensitive Areas Citation: 31 Houston Journal of International Law 213 (2009) Author: Martin Lythgoe Title: Renewable Generation in Argentina: Past Failures and a Plan for Future Success Citation: 31 Houston Journal of International Law 263 (2009) Author: Natalie Jean Kurz Title: COMMENT, Corn Ethanol: Setting Straight a Misguided Attempt to Free the United States from Foreign Oil Citation: 31 Houston Journal of International Law 377 (2009) Author: Carlos J. Moreno Title: COMMENT, Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Gulf of Guinea: Can the New Gulf Be Green? Citation: 31 Houston Journal of International Law 419 (2009) Author: Parker Clote Title: COMMENT, Implications of Global Warming on State Sovereignty and Arctic Resources Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: How the Arctic is No Longer Communis Omnium Naturali Juri Citation: 8 Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business 195 (2009) Author: F. Robert Buchanan and Syed Tariq Anwar Title: Resource Nationalism and the Changing Business Model for Global Oil Citation: 10 The Journal of World Investment and Trade 241 (2009) Author: Bayo Adaralegbe Title: Foreign Private Participation in the Electric Sector of Developing Countries: What Works? An Examination of Nigeria's Reformed Electricity Sector Citation: 10 The Journal of World Investment and Trade 269 (2009)

June 4, 2009

Author: Jacqueline Peel Title: Climate Change Law: The Emergence of a New Legal Discipline Citation: 32 Melbourne University Law Review 922 (2008)

June 1, 2009

Author: John Gray Title: COMMENT, Choosing the Nuclear Option: The Case for a Strong Regulatory Response to Encourage Nuclear Energy Development Citation: 41 Arizona State Law Review 315 (2009) Author: Maria Savasta-Kennedy Title: The Newest Hybrid: Notes Toward Standardized Certification of Carbon Offsets Citation: 34 North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 851 (2009) Author: Cymie Payne Title: Local Meets Global: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the WPO Citation: 34 North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 891 (2009) Author: Alexandra Harrington Title: Regional Commons: An Assessment of the Impact of the Framework Convention and Kyoto Protocol on the Organization of American States and Association of South East Asia Nations and Suggestions for the Role of Regionalism in International Environmental Law Citation: 16 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 29 (2008) Author: Jessica Moland Title: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Why Ethanol Production Must Be Regulated and How to Do It Citation: 16 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 53 (2008) Author: William Mack Title: A Wind Park off the Delaware Coast: Renewable Energy Clears a Significant Hurdle Citation: 16 University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law 83 (2008) Author: Samuel S. Bacon Title: Why Waste Water? A Bifurcated Proposal for Managing, Utilizing, and Profiting from Coalbed Methane Discharged Water Citation: 80 University of Colorado Law Review 571 (2009)

May 28, 2009

Author: Meinhard Doelle Title: Role of Strategic Environmental Assessments in Energy Governance: A Case Study of Tidal Energy in Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Law 112 (2009) Author: Helle Tegner Anker, Brigette Egelund Olsen, and Anita Rønne Title: Wind Energy and the Law: A Comparative Analysis Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Law 145 (2009) Author: Evaristus Oshionebo Title: World Bank and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Developing Countries Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Law 193 (2009) Author: Caroline Van den Bergh Title: Reciprocity Clause and International Trade Law Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Law 228 (2009) Author: Andrey Konoplyanik Title: A Common Russia-EU Energy Space: The New EU-RUSSIA Partnership Agreement, Acquis Communautaire and the Energy Charter Citation: 27 Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Law 258 (2009) Author: Patrick M. Garry, Candice J. Spurlin, and Derek A. Nelsen Title: Wind Energy in Indian Country: A Study of the Challenges and Opportunities Facing South Dakota Tribes Citation: 54 South Dakota Law Review 448 (2009)