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Duane Morris Partner Sheila Hollis to Moderate Panel at the ABA's 40th Annual Environmental Law Conference
March 18, 2011 | Salt Lake City, Utah
| The Grand America Hotel
Duane Morris partner Sheila Slocum Hollis will moderate a panel during the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy and Resources' 40th Annual Environmental Law Conference, to be held on March 17-19, 2011, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ms. Hollis will lead the discussion on the topic of "Earth, Wind and Fire: The Future of Renewable Energy" on Friday, March 18, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
In the absence of climate legislation, law and policy makers will need to fill the void by the implementing laws and regulations promoting renewable energy. This panel will discuss the future for renewable energy sources like, biomass, wind power, solar and other renewable energy sources in our energy mix in the absence of bipartisan consensus on climate change legislation and regulation. The panel will discuss the key legal and policy issues presented by the changing energy portfolio, including the ability of the executive branch to implement renewable energy policies in the absence of new legislation. Are these energy sources viable, cost-effective and reliable?What is the role of lawyers in these emerging energy practice areas?
About the Conference
This year we celebrate 40 years of the Annual Conference on Environmental Law! The conference continues to be one of the most important educational and professional opportunities available for environmental law practitioners including academics, nonprofit lawyers, in-house counsel, and government lawyers.The conference, formerly residing in Keystone, Colorado, has grown over the years into three days of cutting-edge plenary and breakout sessions, packed with keynote speakers, panels and an abundance of networking opportunities. This year's topics include challenges over implementing climate change regulation, fallout from the Gulf oil spill, special sessions on environmental enforcement, an update on federal and state tensions over Clean Air Act regulation, the resurgence of the public trust doctrine and an examination of the challenges facing offshore wind projects. Industry insiders will explain new case law in the areas of judicial takings and bankruptcies involving contaminated properties. Along with these outstanding sessions, meeting highlights include networking opportunities, a public service activity and a ruby red anniversary celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Annual Conference on Environmental Law.
For more information or to register to attend the conference, please visit the ABA website.
