Events
2011-2012 Events at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment
CLEE 2012 SPRING SPEAKER SERIES
CLEE has partnered with the environmental and energy student groups at Berkeley Law to host the Spring Environment and Energy Speaker Series. This is a collaboration among CLEE, BERC, ELQ, ELS, SALDF, and SEEJ. The series is generously sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrch & Rosati LLP. The series poster is viewable here.
Speaker Series Schedule:
Monday, February 13, 2012
International Climate & Energy Collaborations
12:45pm | Boalt Hall Room 110
Join Gavis Purchas of ClimateWorks Foundation, John Romankiewicz of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab & Professor Alex Wang, visiting professor at Berkeley Law (formerly of NRDC in China), as they discuss international cooperation on clean energy and climate issues. Moderated by CLEE energy program director Steve Weissman. Organized by BERC, BCLT, and CLEE.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Dr. Kathryn Mengerink of the Environmental Law Institute on Fisheries Compliance in the U.S. and Internationally
12:45pm | Boalt Hall Room 244
Kathryn Mengerink, attorney and director of the Ocean Program at the Environmental Law Institute, discusses fisheries compliance and enforcement in the U.S. and internationally. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Legal Research, CLEE, and ELS.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
EJ and Conservation Advocates on Powerplant Clustering Litigation
12:45pm | Boalt Hall Room 141
Attorneys Brent Plater (Wild Equity Institute), Adrienne Block (Communities for a Better Environment) and Jonathan Evans (Center for Biological Diversity) discuss recent litigation concerning four power plants in Oakley and Antioch, which Plaintiffs allege violate the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act. Organized by ELS, ELQ, and CLEE. Co-sponsored by SALDF, BERC and SEEJ.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
AGUA and CWC on "Not A Drop To Drink: The Struggle For Potable Water In The Central Valley"
12:45pm | Boalt Hall Room 105
Veronica & Joanna Mendoza, a mother and daughter representing the AGUA Coalition and Vecinos Unidos, join Laurel Firestone and Carolina Balazs from the Community Water Center to discuss disparities in access to clean drinking water in the Central Valley. *This panel is part of the Environmental Justice Symposium.* Organized by SEEJ.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Katie Cantrell and Bruce Wagman on Factory Farming
12:45pm | Boalt Hall Room 145
Katie Cantrell, founder of the Coalition to Fight Factory Farming, and Bruce Wagman, animal law instructor and partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in San Francisco, discuss their work and advocacy relating to factory farming. Organized by SEEJ, SALDF, and CLEE.
Monday, April 9
CLEE Environmental & Energy Curriculum Roll-Out
12:45pm | Boalt Hall Room 145
Join Berkeley Law environmental and energy professors as they discuss their courses for Fall 2012. Don't miss this opportunity to preview the course offerings before you register.
PUBLIC EVENTS
February 27- March 2, 2012 (all week)THE 8TH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM
12:45-2:00 pm each day | Boalt Hall Rooms 105 (Monday-Wednesday) & 295 (Tuesday)
The 8th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium, organized by Students for Environmental and Economic Justice (SEEJ). The topic this year is "Overcoming Invisibility: Environmental Justice in Rural America." This symposium features a week of lunchtime panel discussions on important environmental justice issues impacting rural communities. Lunch will be provided each day and all events are free and open to the public. CLEE is sponsoring this conference.
January 25, 2012
Unplugged: The Renewable Energy Speaker Series, Session 7: Is Fast Track On Track?
5:00 - 7:00 pm | Farella Braun + Martell LLP
Before 2010, the United States had never approved a utility-scale solar farm on public land in California. Renewable energy projects on private, state or county lands were limited. With the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a catalyst, California state, federal and county agencies approved more than 17,000 MW of renewable energy projects in 2010 and 2011 with over 3,000 MW on public lands. These “Fast Track” projects, permitted through close coordination between agencies, consultants, developers and public stakeholders, form the basis of our renewable energy future. While many of the permitted projects are under construction, many solar projects have stalled due to changing markets and the vagaries of a young industry. Please join our panelists from agencies and the developer community as we delve into the fast and furious world of fast-track solar, where it’s been, lessons learned and where it’s going.
MCLE: 1.5 hours
Sponsored By:
- Berkeley Law Center for Law, Energy & the Environment
- Farella Braun + Martel LLP
- The Environmental Law Institute
Location and Time:
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
17th Floor Conference Room
235 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
T: 415.954.4400
Registration: 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Program: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Reception: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Teleconference information:
Dial-in: 1-888-759-6039
Participant Code: 415-954-4962
January 21, 2012
California Water Law Symposium
8 am - 6 pm | Boalt Hall
The 8th Annual student-run California Water Law Symposium, hosted this year at UC Berkeley, School of Law. The event is a collaborative effort by students at Berkeley Law, Golden Gate University, Hastings, University of San Francisco, and UC Davis that brings together the major players from around the state.
Registration: http://www.waterlawsymposium.com/
The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) is co-sponsoring this event.
December 14, 2011
Catastrophic Events in an Age of Climate Change: Harnessing the Power of Legal and Policy Tools
5:00 - 7:00 pm | Goldberg Room, Berkeley Law
The effect of global warming on weather patterns may be responsible for more powerful storms and hotter, longer dry periods, according to the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report. This trend is The effect of global warming on weather patterns may be responsible for more powerful storms and hotter, longer dry periods, according to the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report. This trend is projected to continue for years to come. How can we use legal and policy tools to prepare for and lessen the consequences of extreme weather events and man-made disasters in an era of climate change?
Professors Daniel Farber and Laurel Fletcher of Berkeley Law will share their research on disaster law and climate change, including lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and the Japanese tsunami. Louis Blumberg, Director of the California Climate Change Program at The Nature Conservancy, will speak about nature-based adaptation to climate change, focusing on the climate extremes of sea level rise, flood, wildfire, and disruption of water supply.
Please join us for this engaging event!
MCLE: 1.5 hours
Registration: http://climatedisasters.eventbrite.com/
Sponsors:
- The California Governor's Office
- The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) at Berkeley Law
- The Nature Conservancy
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
December 2, 2011
Local Clean and Green Conference
7:30 am - 5:00 pm | I-House @ 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA
This conference will showcase promising policies and best practices on climate change for local government officials and stakeholders. The recommendations will be in part drawn from the Berkeley and UCLA Law Business and Climate Change Research Initiative white papers. The conference targets an audience of:
- Key local government decision-makers throughout California;
- State and Federal officials necessary to implementing environmental and energy policies at the local level in California;
- Business leaders from targeted sectors; and
- Advocates and legal practitioners who work on these issues locally.
The event will be an all-day public conference featuring plenary speeches and panels focusing on issues related to business and climate change and presenting various policies available to local government leaders.
Registration required: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/11763.htm.
Sponsored by:
- Bank of America
- The Center for Law, Energy and the Environment at Berkeley Law
- UCLA School of Law (Environmental Law Center & Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment)
November 3, 2011
Presentation by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm | Room 105 Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley School of Law
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will be at Berkeley Law to speak about current EPA policies and the EPA's reaction to recent House Republican challenges to environmental laws. Administrator Jackson will discuss how the EPA is answering President Obama's call for federal agencies to work with American businesses and create green jobs.
Jackson has been named one of Newsweek’s “Most Important People in 2010,” and has been featured on Time Magazine’s 2010 and 2011 lists of the “100 Most Influential People in the World."
She will also answer student questions submitted in advance. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet the EPA Administrator!
Advance registration required: http://epaberkeley.eventbrite.com/
October 31, 2011
Progress or Retreat?: The Outlook for a Rule of Law in a Changing China
4 pm | Institute of East Asian Studies (2223 Fulton, 6th Floor)
Sponsors: East Asian Studies, Institute of (IEAS), Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) at Berkeley Law, Chinese Studies, Center for (CCS)
What is the outlook for Chinese rule of law in the coming years? Three speakers, each with significant on-the-ground experience working on legal development in China, will address this question from a number of perspectives, including resolution of constitutional disputes, the changing role of lawyers, environmental protection, and citizen protest. Professor Alex Wang (UC Berkeley) will discuss the uncertain role of law in China's efforts to address severe environmental problems, and promising bottom-up efforts at legal innovation on the part of citizens and local courts.
More information here.
October 20-21, 2011
2011 BERC Energy Symposium
The BERC Energy Symposium is the premier energy event at UC Berkeley and the largest student-run energy conference on the West Coast. Key players from the research, business development, policy and economics communities converge on Berkeley's campus to explore innovative ideas and provide a platform for vibrant discussion among hundreds of attendees.
The 2011 BERC Energy Symposium will commence on the evening of Thursday, October 20th with the BERC Innovation Expo, a showcase of cutting-edge energy research, environmental design and entrepreneurship. The conference will take place on Friday, October 21st featuring nine engaging and in-depth panel discussions, three keynote addresses, and a post-conference reception. This year’s event will build on the expertise of energy leaders
from a wide range of fields to debate the most crucial issues and strategies for addressing our shared global energy challenges.
Register now: bercsymposium.eventbrite.com
For more information: berc.berkeley.edu/symposium
October 5, 2011
Energy Storage: A Current Assessment
4:30 - 7:00 pm | Goldberg Room, Boalt Hall
Energy storage -- such as batteries, compressed air and pumped hydro facilities -- has been called the "Holy Grail" of the electricity grid. These technologies can balance intermittent solar and wind energy, reduce peak energy demand and provide important grid services, among other roles. But barriers such as high costs, market rules and technology maturity have stymied a significant deployment of energy storage. Coinciding with the completion of a major energy storage report jointly prepared by three University of California campuses, an expert panel will discuss the commercial status of the various technologies, legislative and regulatory efforts underway, ongoing research and development needs and potential market reforms to boost energy storage deployment in California and beyond.
Registration required: https://secure.lenos.com/lenos/fbm/ELIsept2011/prepopgateway.asp
MCLE: 1.5 hours
Sponsored By:
Berkeley Law Center for Law, Energy & the Environment
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
The Environmental Law Institute
FALL 2011 LAW SCHOOL EVENTS
October 20, 2011
Environmental & Energy Curriculum Rollout
12:45-1:50 pm | Room 134 Boalt Hall
Come learn more about the environmental and energy courses that we will be offering this spring. Lunch will be provided. This event is open to UC Berkeley student only.
October 19, 2011
Environmental Careers Panel
12:45 - 1:50 p.m. | 145 Boalt Hall, School of Law
Want to learn more about careers in environmental and energy law? Join us on October 19 to hear from Berkeley Law alumni working at NRDC, PG&E, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger, and San Francisco Baykeeper. This panel is sponsored by the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE), working with student groups ELQ, ELS, SALDF, and SEEJ. Lunch will be provided to attendees.
October 1, 2011
Alumni Weekend Event: Local Renewable Energy Policy and Job Creation in California
2:15–3:30 pm | Boalt Hall
Join Steve Weissman of the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE), former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, CA Senior Policy Advisory Ken Alex, and Solaria VP David Hochschild discuss California Governor Jerry Brown’s pledge to quadruple local energy renewables by 2020 and create new jobs in the state. CLEE is working with Governor Brown’s office to identify the legal and policy barriers and solutions for achieving this goal. Under Governor Granholm, Michigan rose to fourth in the nation for solar industry jobs and first for clean energy patents. (One hour general MCLE credit)
Registration required: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/reunion2011.htm