Chapter 2 Environmental Laws‚ Economics‚ and Ethics Lecture Outline: I. A Brief Environmental History of the United States A. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ most Americans had a frontier attitude toward nature and its resources B. Protecting forests i. Numerous men contributed to the protection of American forests throughout the 19th and 20th centuries 1. Influential artists and authors (i.e.‚ John James Audubon‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ George Perkins Marsh) aroused widespread public
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NO. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS Introduction A collective term describing international treaties‚ statutes‚ regulations‚ and common law and national legislation that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment‚ towards the purpose of human activity is called Environmental law (Akpan‚ 2004). Environmental impact statements have mostly been applied to individual projects and have led to various offshoot techniques‚ such as health impact assessments‚ social
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AN INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW James Maurici‚ Landmark Chambers Introduction 1. This talk will look at: i. What is environmental law? ii. The sources of environmental law iii. Some key concepts in environmental law: the precautionary principle‚ the polluter pays‚ public participation and access to environmental justice iv. An introduction to the main areas of environmental law: a. air quality b. climate change c. contaminated land d. noise e. environmental permitting f. waste g. water h. nature
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looking at human-made‚ artificial environment Most landscape is seen as human made There is no one single treaty on environment but instead many different laws that address several different issues‚ both domestically and internationally 1970s – Environmental issues pop up Stockholm Conference (1972): First UN conference on environmental issues On the “human environment” Seen as a starting point on international level Scandinavian countries took the lead with establishing first national
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 1. To what extent have the principles of environmental law been incorporated in the Environmental Protection Act 2000 20TH MARCH‚ 2004. Introduction The environment is made up of the physical‚ biological and human elements. These three are different facets of one and the same environment. Not only in recent years‚ the human environment has begun to impinge and burden the physical and biological environment. It is only in recent years that the public has been made aware
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REFORMS IN THE PHILIPPINE MINING SECTOR PROVIDING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESPONSIBLE MINING IN THE UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES WHEREAS‚ Section 16‚ Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall protect and advance the right of the Filipino people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature; chan robles virtual law library WHEREAS‚ Section 1‚ Article XII of the 1987 Constitution seeks a more equitable
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Environmental Law; BP &Deepwater Drilling BP P.L.C. is a company that has been in the energy business for more than a century. This corporation has been improving its operations in different parts of the world thanks to its constant research‚ and it has become a world leader as an oil and gas producer. Also‚ it is one of the pioneers in deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico‚ and it is the largest lease holder in the United States with more than 650 lease blocks in waters greater than 1‚250 feet
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Business Ethics Exam 1 Essay Questions Question #1 The ideal relationship between law and reflective ethics in a properly ordered society is that they are similar in that they both require the same behavior up until a minimal point of the law‚ when it is the duty of the government to leave the moral decision up to the individual. It is a moral standard that law be kept to a minimum. This is because even though the government wants to protect us‚ they do not want to limit us and
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Research Essay University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law International Environmental Law 2011-2012 Research Essay 16th December 2011 The Environmental Aspect of Sustainable Development for CDM Projects in China 1|P a g e 16th De ce mbe r 2011 IEL 2011 Research Essay The Environmental Aspect of Sustainable Development for CDM Projects in China This paper seeks to review the Clean Development Mechanism (“CDM”) projects in China on the environmental aspect of
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general emergence of environmental consciousness has become of paramount importance for the shipping industry. It is well known that maritime casualties act as catalysts for the creation of international and regional legislation. Therefore‚ the European Union following the “Erika” and the “Prestige” shipwrecks‚ which occurred in 1999 and 2002 respectively‚ has pursued legislative measures in response to the oil pollution of the sea. In this respect‚ the purpose of this essay is to critically examine
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