Streamlining NEPA to combat global climate change: heresy or necessity?(Greening the Grid Building a Legal Framework for Carbon Neutrality): An article from: Environmental Law

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From the author: As population and production continue to rise, so also do global energy needs and carbon output into the atmosphere. Responsible governmental regulation is key to cultivating sustainable energy sources while managing the long-term environmental and climate impacts. Arguably, streamlining NEPA would advance clean energy resources and the agenda of greening the grid Nevertheless, to date, neither industry nor the public has called for streamlining of NEPA to accommodate green power. The argument for streamlining NEPA is that the intensity of global climate change makes rapid transition to clean energy a necessity. The argument against streamlining NEPA is that this venerable Act insures that the otherwise powerless stakeholders of the community are heard and, thus, protect the public Interest. Debate is necessary to balance these competing views of the public good and the application of NEPA to promote the public good

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Title: Streamlining NEPA to combat global climate change: heresy or necessity?(Greening the Grid Building a Legal Framework for Carbon Neutrality)
Author: Irma S. Russell
Publication:Environmental Law (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2009
Publisher: Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law
Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Page: 1049(24)

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