California Narrows the Right of Insureds to Independent Counsel
The 6th District Court of Appeal issued the attached decision, Federal Insurance Company v. MBL, Inc., which provides the liability insurance …
Environment
Reigniting Biogas in California
Creating energy from scrap and waste is not a new concept. Scrap wood, landfill gas, farm waste, and other “biomass” …
Drill Baby, Drill
Technology has outpaced regulation when it comes to the latest advances in oil and gas drilling and extraction. However, with …
California Pushes Forward in the Carbon Frontier, Overcoming Legal Challenge
January was quite a month for California’s cap-and-trade program. For one thing, the program went live. For the first wave …
California’s First Carbon Auction: Without a Hitch or Full of Glitch?
For those interested in California’s cap-and-trade program, all eyes are on the first-ever auction of greenhouse gas emission credits (or …
All Politics is Local: Should State or Local Government Approve Renewable Energy Projects?
Who should have primary authority to approve solar photovoltaic (“PV”) and other renewable energy projects not within the California Energy’s …
Adaptation: The Future of Climate Change
For those who believe in Climate Change, there is news: True to its word, the Union of Concerned Scientists has published Cooler Smarter: …
The Great Carbon Shuffle
Government programs designed to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere appear to be having the unintended consequence of actually increasing …