AGENDA: New Challenges for Environmental Protection: Second Sino-American Conference on Environmental Law

Workshop held Sept. 18-19, 1989; conference held Oct. 12-13, 1989, in Boulder, Colorado. Conference speakers included University of Colorado School of Law professors Daniel Barstow Magraw and Lawrence J. MacDonnell. Contents of papers from workshop and conference: To protect developing city by the enactment of local laws and regulations / Wu Zilin -- Legislative control of air pollution & water pollution of the P.R.China / Xiao Longan -- The law of natural conservation in China / Ma Xiang-cong -- \u27Weighing environmental risks : EPA\u27s unfinished business\u27, Environment, vol. 30, no. 6, July/August 1988, p. 14-17, 34-39 / Richard Morgenstern, Stuart Sessions -- The National Environmental Policy Act : no longer a teenager, but not yet grown-up / George W. (Rock) Pring -- International environmental issues [outline] / Cheng Zheng-Kang, Daniel Magraw -- Existing legal treatment of developing countries : differential, contextual, and absolute norms / Daniel Barstow Magraw -- \u27Global change and our common future\u27, Environment, vol. 31, no. 5, June 1989, pp. 16-20, 40-43 / Gro Harlem Brundtland -- \u27Mission to planet Earth revisited : an update on studies of global change\u27, Environment, vol. 31, no. 3, April 1989, pp. 6-11, 31-35 / Thomas F. Malone, Robert Corell -- \u27The environmental effects of the high dam at ASWAN\u27, Environment, vol. 30, no. 7, September 1988, pp. 4-11, 34-40 / Gilbert F. White -- Reconsidering water quality protection in the United States / Lawrence J. MacDonnell [outline] -- The United States experience with air pollution control [outline] / A. Dan Tarlock -- United States hazardous waste law and policy [outline] / A. Dan Tarlock -- \u27Air pollution : assessing total exposure in developing countries\u27, Environment, vol. 30, no. 10, December 1988, pp. 16-20, 28-30, 33-35 / Kirk R. Smith -- The Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People\u27s Republic of China [Chinese version] / Ye Jianying. The Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People\u27s Republic of China [unofficial English translation] / Ye Jianyin

AGENDA: Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues

This one-day symposium to be held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Denver will address the technology, economics, environmental impacts, and regulatory issues associated with shale gas development in the Rocky Mountain region. The purpose of this event is to facilitate productive dialogue among a wide range of stakeholders and interested parties to guide policy decisions

AGENDA: External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving The Best Idea We Ever Had

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Daniel Magraw. The conference will be held at the Aspen Lodge, adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado. It was Wallace Stegner who called the national parks the best idea we ever had. The continuing increases in usage attest to their popularity. National parks are created to preserve areas of special scenic and cultural value for enjoyment and use. Managing the parks in a manner that protects the important values and purposes for which they were created presents important and difficult problems of law and policy (see the related article in this newsletter issue by David Mastbaum). The conference focuses on the conflicts which arise when activities outside park boundaries significantly impair the values for which the park was created. An expert group of speakers will look at current problems involving external threats to national parks, examine legal issues associated with protecting park resources, consider institutional and jurisdictional problems, and discuss possible approaches for improving park protection

AGENDA: Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course

Even before the [Natural Resources Law] Center was established [in the fall of 1981], the [University of Colorado] School of Law was organizing annual natural resources law summer short courses. To date four programs have been presented: - July 1980: Federal Lands, Laws and Policies-and the Development of Natural Resources - June 1981: Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues - June 1982: New Sources of Water for Energy Development and Growth: lnterbasin Transfers - June 1983: Groundwater: Allocation; Development and Pollution (Reprinted from Resource Law Notes, no. 1, Jan. 1984, at 1.) Speakers and instructors for this short course included University of Colorado School of Law professors James N. Corbridge, Jr., David H. Getches, and Charles F. Wilkinson

Protective Designations on Federal Lands: Case Studies of National Conservation Areas, National Monuments, National Parks, National Recreation Areas, and Wilderness Areas

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AGENDA: Energy Field Tour 2004

Tour (day trips along the Front Range, originating in Boulder) held August 4-6, 2004. Summary: Assorted articles, maps, brochures, and other materials prepared for participants of the tour Contents: 2004 energy field tour agenda -- Mission and vision of the Natural Resources Law Center -- Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado School of Law : a brief introduction -- Boulder area street map 4 -- Chatauqua area map -- [Bus] Route 203/225 : Boulder/Lafayette/Baseline -- Boulder-Lafayette via Baseline [bus schedules] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2004: OIL & GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND PLATTEVILLE GAS PROCESSING FACILITY: \u27Our next shortage\u27, The Washington Post, June 23, 2004 / Robert J. Samuelson -- Testimony of Bruce Thompson before the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, July 10, 2003 / Bruce Thompson -- \u27Power play : residents challenge government and energy industry as rising demands for fuel meet declining production in San Juan Basin\u27, Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Saturday, May 22, 2004 / Jeff Tollefson -- \u27US Rockies gas focus points up need for access, risk takers, infrastructure\u27, Oil & Gas Journal, May 3, 2004 / M. Ray Thomasson, Paul E. Belanger, Lance Cook -- \u27World gas : North America; tougher times ahead\u27, Petroleum Economist, May 17, 2004 -- CALPINE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY CENTER: Calpine : about us ... business units / Calpine Rocky Mountain Energy Center -- Calpine : about us ... our commitment : safety, health & environment / Calpine Rocky Mountain Energy Center -- \u27Calpine\u27s Rocky Mountain Energy Center commences operation\u27, Energy Central Professional (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX), June 04, 2004 -- \u27Keeping cool has a price : new natural-gas power plant cleaner than coal, but costlier\u27, The Denver Post, Friday, July 02, 2004 / Steve Raabe -- PONNEQUIN WIND FARM: Balanced energy plan / Western Resource Advocates -- Ponnequin Wind Farm tour -- \u27Xcel forecast : wind : plan would boost renewable-energy rank for Colorado\u27, Rocky Mountain News, May 1, 2004 / Gargi Chakrabarty -- \u27Balance of power : a Colorado group\u27s study indicates most of the chronic problems of generating more electricity can be eased with a larger emphasis on renewable sources\u27, Headwaters News, [June 2004] / Claudia Putnam -- A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES WILKINSON: Charles Wilkinson : University of Colorado School of Law [biography] -- Advance praise for Fire on the Plateau [book reviews] -- Messages from Frank\u27s Landing : salmon, treaties, and the Indian way [book review] THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2004: VALMONT POWER PLANT: Overview of Valmont Power Plant -- \u27Energy markets : higher fuel prices shifting power\u27s attention to coal\u27, Greenwire, April 27, 2004 / Mary O\u27Driscoll -- \u27Coal market zooms in on mines in Colorado\u27, The New York Times, June 16, 2004 / Kirk Johnson -- \u27Mercury rising : heavy reliance on coal is boosting mercury levels : how should the US limit emissions from the power industry?\u27, The Christian Science Monitor, April 29, 2004 / Mark Clayton -- \u27Xcel Energy on the road to cutting mercury in air : company tests process to create salable byproduct\u27, The Denver Post, June 02, 2004 / Eric Hübler -- XCEL ENERGY LOOKOUT DISPATCH CENTER: Electric transmission in the West / Doug Larson -- Energy Secretary Abraham announces recommendations to modernize the nation\u27s electric transmission system : National Transmission Grid Study released / Department of Energy -- \u27Energy markets : utility group offers blueprint for adding transmission capacity\u27, Greenwire, June 9, 2004 / Mary O\u27Driscoll -- \u27Blackout spurs cyberattack worry\u27, USA Today, August 18, 2003 / Kevin Maney, Michelle Kessler -- \u27Post-9/11, questions about security at electric plants\u27, The New York Times, May 17, 2002 / Jayson Blair -- \u27Network vulnerability and the electrical grid\u27, TechNewsWorld, October 30, 2003 / Jack M. Germain -- \u27Power-grid independence means better homeland security\u27, EnergyPulse, January 14, 2003 / Whit Allen -- A CONVERSATION WITH PAM INMANN: Pam Inmann : Executive Director, Western Governors\u27 Association [biography] / Western Governors\u27 Association -- WGA key issues / Western Governor\u27s Association FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2004: NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH: Welcome to the National Center for Atmospheric Research -- CBM AND UNCONVENTIONAL GAS DEVELOPMENT: Coalbed methane development in the Intermountain West : primer (July 2002) / Gary Bryner -- Testimony of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association to the House Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources, March 3, 2004 : environmental issues related to increasing natural gas production / Ken Wonstolen -- CBM Summit remarks -- Fun facts about oil & gas in Colorado / Ken Wonstolen -- SAGE GROUSE AND ENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: \u27Bird\u27s fate tied to future of drilling : sage grouse are dying off in the prairies, but the fight to keep the bird off an EPA watch list centers on methane deposits in that region\u27, Los Angeles Times, June 10, 2004, Home Edition / Julie Cart -- Foster natural gas report, May 13, 2004 / Foster Associates, Inc. -- \u27Sage grouse populations across West stabilizing\u27 Reno Gazette-Journal, June 10, 2004 / Sandra Chereb -- \u27Battle brewing over sage grouse protection : gas-drilling industry feels threatened\u27, USA Today, July 13, 2004, First Edition / Tom Kenworthy -- AIR QUALITY AND ENERGY RESOURCES: What is air pollution? -- \u27Clean air : NAS panel begins examination of Bush admin NSR reforms\u27, Greenwire, May 25, 2004 / Darren Samuelsohn -- \u27Haze darkens some of best views in West : emissions from coal-fired power plants and pollution drifting from distant cities are wreaking havoc on the quality of air at the Colorado Plateau\u27, The Denver Post, June 06, 2004 / Electa Draper -- WATER AND COAL BED METHANE DEVELOPMENT: \u27Water & coalbed methane extraction : newfound impacts and water quality mitigation efforts\u27, The Water Report, Issue #3, May 15, 2004 / Tom Darin SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2004: LIGHTHAWK FLIGHT INFORMATION, RELEASE FORMS, AND PASSENGER TRIP REPORT: Lighthawk : celebrating 25 years of flying for the environment -- LightHawk waiver and release of liability -- Passenger trip report -- 2004 Energy tour speakers, presenters, and participants

AGENDA: The Future of Natural Resources Policy

This forum will provide a post-election perspective on some of the challenges and opportunities that natural resources, public lands, and energy policymakers in Washington are likely to face in the next four years. An expert panel will discuss the dynamics in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress, and how their evolving policies are likely to affect Colorado in the coming years. Moderator: Dean Phil Weiser, University of Colorado Law School Panelists: Jay Jensen, Associate Director for Land & Water Ecosystems, White House Council on Environmental Quality Scott Miller, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Law School, former Senior Counsel, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (2003-2012

AGENDA: The Federal Impact on State Water Rights

Conference organizers and/or speakers included University of Colorado School of Law professors James N. Corbridge, Jr., David H. Getches, Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Richard B. Collins. In general, water rights are a matter of state law. However, the availability and development of water are affected by important federal rights, policies and programs. In this conference, an outstanding group of private practitioners, government representatives and academics consider this important topic