Climate Change

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on Climate Change

The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation is presenting a Special Institute on Resources Development and Climate Change on April 10-11, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona.  The Program Chair for this Special Institute is Holland & Hart attorney James Holtkamp, who will speak on the relevance of climate change to resources professionals. 

EPA Required to Develop Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Rules

On December 26, 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (H.R. 2764). The Act includes a simple one paragraph directive to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a draft rule within nine months (by September 26, 2008), and a final rule within 18 months (by June 26, 2009), which would “require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriate thresholds in all sectors of the economy of the United States.”

The Climate Registry: How Your Organization Can Get Involved

On February 4, 2008, The Climate Registry gave a presentation at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to educate Colorado community members about the organization.  The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization established by states, tribes, and provinces in North America as a mechanism to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions consistently across industry sectors and borders.