Symposium

Moving from Theory to Practical Application

A Symposium on Sustainability Sponsored by the Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009

SUSTAINABILITY:
Moving from Theory to Practical Application

To make this planet work as their long-term home, humans will need to harvest what they need without depleting or permanently damaging their fi nite resources. The key to success may involve “sustainability” – a buzzword that is gaining traction in industries ranging from energy to city planning and transportation. For its fi fth annual symposium, the Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal is convening leading academic experts and practitioners to investigate the plausible merits and possible downsides of the sustainability movement. By attending “Sustainability: Moving from Theory to Practical Application,” lawyers and scholars working in a variety of disciplines can learn how they can help craft effective environmental and energy policy around sustainability.

ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY LAW & POLICY JOURNAL

Utilizing the resources of the UH Law Center’s faculty and the school’s location in the energy capital of the world, EELPJ’s mission is to become the premier interdisciplinary publication dealing with the intersection of environmental and energy law and policy issues. EELPJ’s faculty and student members ensure that the Journal produces a quality publication addressing timely issues of importance to the energy and environment communities. In the interest of that goal, the Journal hosts an annual symposium that brings together a broad constituency of practitioners, academics, policymakers, and regulators. The symposium articles are then published in an upcoming issue of the Journal.
FACULTY EDITORS
Darren Bush
Marcilynn A. Burke
Brigham Daniels
Victor Flatt
Jacqueline Lang Weaver

 

STUDENT EDITORS

Nicholas M. Krohn, Editor-in-Chief
India Isbell, Chief Symposium Editor & Director
Russell Weiner, Managing Editor
Alborz Nowamooz, Chief Publication Editor
Holly Reuter, Chief Articles Editor
Brian C. Campbell, Chief Recent Developments Editor

 

STUDENT DIRECTORS
Kei Ashizawa, Administrative Director
Carl Lazarus, Publication Director

 

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

GRAND UNDERWRITERS

Connelly • Baker • Wotring LLP
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

BENEFACTORS

Porter & Hedges LLP

SPONSORS

Blackburn Carter, P.C.
El Paso Corporation
Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

 

VISITING SYMPOSIUM FACULTY ADVISOR

Irma Russell, NELPI Professor of Law, University of Tulsa College of Law
Director, The National Energy-Environment Law & Policy Institute

Professor Russell chairs the Professionalism Committee of the ABA Section of Legal Education and the ABA Committe on Innovation of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources. From 2004-07 she served as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Her recent publications include: Measure for Measure: Costs, Benefi ts, and Analysis, and The Sustainability Link: Incentives for Reliable and Sustainable Energy (both forthcoming in symposia issues of the Tulsa Law Review); The Evolving Regulation of the Legal Profession: The Costs of Indeterminacy and Certainty, (forthcoming in the Centennial Celebration symposium of The Professional Lawyer); The Power Structure: Energy, Politics, and the Public Interest in the LNG Debate, in the Houston Energy Law Journal; and the second edition of a chapter on Issues of Legal Ethics in Environmental Justice Matters in “Environmental Justice,” edited by Mike Gerrard. Professor Russell’s book, “Issues Of Legal Ethics In The Practice Of Environmental Law,” is available from ABA Publications

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009
ALL SESSIONS HELD IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HILTON
7:45 – 8:15 a.m. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:20 – 8:45 a.m. INTRODUCTION

Irma RussellIrma S. Russell
NELPI Professor of Law, University of Tulsa College of Law, and visiting faculty advisor for the Symposium

8:45 – 9:15 a.m. OPENING KEYNOTE

William Rodgers.jpgWilliam H. Rodgers
Stimson Bullitt Professor of Law, University
of Washington School of Law

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.

John Dernbach.jpgJohn C. Dernbach
Distinguished Professor of Law, Widener University
Applying sustainability to community planning
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. MORNING BREAK

10:15 – 11:00 a.m.

Amy BushawAmy C. Bushaw
Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
Commercial law and the growth of sustainability-inspired business enterprises

11:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Rebecca TsosieRebecca Tsosie
Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Climate change, sustainability and globalization
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. LUNCHEON

1:15 – 2:00 p.m.

Patricia SalkinPatricia E. Salkin
Raymond & Ella Smith Distinguished Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Local voice and “smart growth” critical to reaching sustainability goals
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Aston Hinds
Environmental Affairs Manager, Port of Houston Authority
2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Carol E. Dinkins
Partner & Co-Section Head, Vinson & Elkins, Administrative & Environmental Law Section
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Tracy D. Hester
Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani, Environmental Law Section
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
James B. Blackburn, Jr. & Charles Irvine
Blackburn & Carter
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Debra Tsuchiyama Baker
Founding Partner, Connelly, Baker, Wotring
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. AFTERNOON BREAK
3:30 – 3:50 p.m. PRACTITIONER PANEL DISCUSSION
3:50 – 4:20 p.m. ACADEMIC EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION
4:20 – 4:30 p.m. CLOSING COMMENTS

 

If you have any questions about the Symposium or sponsorship, please contact us at the information listed below.

India Isbell
EELPJ Chief Symposium Editor & Director
imisbell@central.uh.edu
281.743.4365

Visiting Faculty Advisor for the Symposium
Irma S. Russell
NELPI Professor, University of Tulsa College of Law and The National Energy-Environment Law & Policy Institute
irma-russell@utulsa.edu