2011: Program
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| FRIDAY, MARCH 25 | ||
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9:00-10:00: REGISTRATION |
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| 10:00-10:15: WELCOME & THE POWER OF LAW STUDENTS | ||
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| 10:15-12:30: CUTTING EDGE RENEWABLE ENERGY ROUNDTABLE | ||
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![]() David Cash Assistant Secretary for Policy Massachusetts EOEEA |
![]() Seth Kaplan VP, Policy & Climate Advocacy Conservation Law Foundation |
![]() Robert A Rio Senior VP for Government Affairs Associated Industries of MA |
![]() Brad Swing Director of Energy Policy City of Boston |
Jamie Tosches DeMello Assistant Attorney General Energy Division |
| 12:30-2:30: LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN) | ||
| 2:30-3:15: OIL SPILLS & THE POWER OF LAW STUDENTS | ||
![]() Zygmunt Plater Professor of Law Boston College Law School |
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Greg Bradford 3L Boston College ELS |
| 3:15-4:00: HYDROFRACKING ACTION TEAM | ||
Stephanie Brauer Co-President Boalt Hall School of Law ELS |
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![]() Nell Green Nylen VP, Internal Programming Boalt Hall School of Law ELS |
| 4:00-5:00: THE ART & PERILS OF GETTING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY TO POLITICIANS & THE PUBLIC | ||
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![]() Praveen Amar Director, Science & Policy NESCAUM |
Dan Worth Executive Director NAELS |
| 5:30-CLOSING TIME: ALUMNI & NETWORKING RECEPTION | ||
| SATURDAY, MARCH 26 | ||
| 9:00-9:30: REGISTRATION | ||
| 9:30-9:45: WELCOME | ||
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| 9:45-10:45: WATER & THE PUBLIC TRUST | ||
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![]() Peter Shelley Vice President Conservation Law Foundation |
Dennis Ducsik Public Trust Policies Coordinator Mass Coastal Zone Management Office |
| 10:45-11:00: BREAK | ||
| 11:00-12:00: INTERSECTION OF ENERGY, CLIMATE, AND WATER | ||
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| 12:00-1:00: LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN): WORKING SESSION ON THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| 1:00-2:00: CLEAN WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES | ||
![]() Staci Rubin Staff Attorney ACE |
![]() Mike Walker Senior Enforcement Counsel OECA, EPA |
Mary Ann Nelson Owner, Black & Green Consultants Executive Committee, MA Sierra Club |
| 2:00-3:00: THE ROLE OF CAMPUSES & STUDENT ACTIVISM IN SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS | ||
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Craig Altemose Executive Director Better Future Project |
![]() Josh Lynch Co-Founder Energy Action |
| 3:00-4:00: HYDROFRACKING ADVOCACY SESSION | ||
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| 4:00-5:00: NEW DIRECTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: A CLIMATE OF POSSIBILITIES | ||
![]() Daniel Knudsen YELA Conference Organizer Yale Environmental Law Association |
![]() Eric Merrill Co-President Yale Environmental Law Association |
Stephanie Safdi Co-President Yale Environmental Law Association |
| 5:00-6:00: NAELS CONFERENCE BID PRESENTATIONS/GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS/STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION | ||
| 6:00-10:00: WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS CARBON NATION (NOT PART OF CONFERENCE - $30 FOR TICKET) | ||
| SUNDAY, MARCH 27 | ||
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