ENVX Symposium: panel discussion on the market challenges and opportunities of the transition to renewable energy
A panel discussion about the market challenges and opportunities of the transition to renewable energy will be held on Wednesday evening.
Panelists include:
- Susan Bladholm is the founder and president of Frog Ferry, a nonprofit grassroots initiative to bring a world-class passenger ferry service to the Portland metro region.
- Mica Miro is the engagement manager at Green Empowerment, working with in-country partner organizations to build clean water and renewable energy infrastructure with Indigenous and rural communities across the globe
- Olivia Cowly (’23) LC alumna will share her senior thesis work, “ Is the future electric? What the renewable energy revolution means for the ocean’s seabeds.”
- Joe Wachunas from the New Buildings Institute
The panel will be moderated by Yuko Aoyama and Clarence Edwards will provide closing comments.
ENVX Symposium: Keynote Presentations
Keynote presentations by Yuko Aoyama, an industrial economic geographer, and Clarence Edwards, a legislative advocate on climate change and US foreign policy. The title of Dr. Aoyama’s talk is Variable Capitalisms: Understanding Fixity, Fluidity, and Hybridity. The title of Mr. Edwards’ talk is The Type of Capitalism You Practice Matters. The two presentations will be followed by a discussion lead by Jessica Kleiss, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, and audience Q&A.
Northwest Energy Opportunities: Transportation Electrification, Markets, and Career Paths for New Lawyers
Energy Bar Association’s Western Chapter, Oregon State Bar’s Energy, Telecom, & Utility law Section, and the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School Co-Sponsored Half-Day Conference
Friday, September 15, 2023 | 8 am – 12:30 pm | Lewis & Clark Law School Campus, Portland, OR
Money, Money, Money: How Gas Utilities Could Chase IRA Dollars
Join Green Energy Institute Staff Attorney, Carra Sahler as she moderates a panel via Zoom on how we may see the IRA used in ways we may not expect and what implementation actions will look like over the next year with Dan Esposito and Hadley Tallackson from Energy Innovation and Alex Piper from the RMI.
ENVX Symposium: The Ants and the Grasshopper film screening and discussion
The ENVX Symposium will present a showing of the film, The Ants and the Grasshopper. The film will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Dr. Bruce Podobnik, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Dr. Jay Odenbaugh, Professor of Philosophy.
The Winds of Change: Offshore Wind, Fish, and the Western Grid
Along with the growing interest in offshore wind energy on the West Coast come questions about the associated opportunities and impacts.
When Offshore Wind Comes On Shore (sponsored by the Green Energy Institute)
U.S. offshore wind energy project installations are headed for the West Coast. Join the Green Energy Institute’s panel of experts to learn about the regulatory landscape facing offshore wind, including the interface between state and federal regulations. Learn about the available regulatory systems in place, and those that were created or should have been created, in offshore wind development on the East Coast.
COP 26: Outcomes for Climate Justice, Virtual Webinar
Global emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to protect and promote human rights, and avoid the worst effects of climate change. Our expert panel will discuss the goals set for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the outcomes.
Capping Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Oregon’s Climate Protection Program
The Climate Protection Program will establish a mandatory mechanism to phase out GHG emissions from the state’s transportation and natural gas sectors. The Green Energy Institute will describe the draft rules’ key regulatory requirements, explain how they will operate in practice, and discuss some related implications for Oregon communities and industries.
Clean Energy Transition: Quitting Fossil Gas
Join Director of the Green Energy Institute Professor Melissa Powers, Sierra Club Staff Attorney Alison Seel, and energy consultant Tarika Powell in a discussion of the risks of fossil gas, the importance of preventing new gas infrastructure, and how addressing gas in the buildings sector is part of achieving a successful clean energy transition.
Air Quality & Climate Change - ELEC conference
The Environmental Law Education Center in Portland, headed by LC Law alum Holly Duncan, is organizing an online conference on Air Quality and Climate Change which is co-sponsored by LC’s environmental law program and the Green Energy Institute. GEI staff attorney, Amy Schlusser, is a co-organizer and will be speaking at the conference. Ben Criswell (2L) is a conference coordinator.
Accountability for Climate Change Harms in the Pacific Northwest: Scientific, Policy and Legal Perspectives
Join Lewis & Clark Law School’s Green Energy Institute, the Center for Climate Integrity, and Breach Collective in a discussion of the extent of climate harms in the Pacific Northwest, the scientific basis for holding the fossil fuel industry accountable, and legal and community perspectives on climate litigation.
Promising Changes for Diesel Pollution
Join Neighbors for Clean Air in a free webinar about Promising Changes for Diesel Pollution. Learn about the legislation and research that can prompt action to solve our diesel crisis. Green Energy Institute staff attorney Amy Schlusser, PSU Professor Dr. Linda George, and environmental consultant Kevin Downing will discuss the three pending bills (including HB2814) and research results. RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/promising-change-for-diesel-tickets-142270774717
2019 Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Pamplin Society of Fellows 2019 Distinguished visiting scholar- Roby Roberts
Lewis & Clark Environmental Law Community Gathering
Join Lewis & Clark Environmental Law students, faculty, staff, and alumni for our spring gathering. Refreshments and light appetizers provided. All welcome! RSVP appreciated
Tomorrow’s Energy System
Tomorrow’s Energy System will discuss the hurdles preventing us from transitioning to a zero-carbon energy future and ways to overcome them. Join the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School as we convene elected officials, renewable energy industry leaders, policy and advocacy experts, and regulators to explore solutions from a political, business, and policy perspective. Speakers will touch on opportunities at the federal, regional, and local levels, as we explore innovative changes in technology and economics that may transform the way we generate, transmit, and use energy.
Oregon DEQ Hearing on EPA Rollbacks
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is providing an opportunity for Oregonians to comment on the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to change standards for national automobile fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Join progressive communities around the country in showing up and demonstrating that these rollbacks don’t represent our interests!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to change standards for national automobile fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Join progressive communities around the country in showing up and demonstrating that these rollbacks don’t represent our interests!
31st Annual Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture: “The Roots of Environmental Injustice and the limits of Environmental Law” with Professor Sarah Krakoff
Professor Sarah Krakoff will be visiting Lewis & Clark Law School from September 12, 2018 to September 14, 2018, sitting in on classes, giving a public lecture, and meeting with various student organizations and faculty.
Her public lecture titled “The Roots of Environmental Injustice and the limits of Environmental Law” will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., at the Law Campus.
Air Quality by Design
Air Quality by Design: Effective Air Management is the second in a series of events intended to determine what the most effective ways to protect people from air quality issues are, and to advocate for those solutions on a local level. Oregon continues to rely heavily on older diesel engines despite their severe impacts on public health, and the legislature has not prioritized diesel clean-up policies. The purpose of this event is to learn what’s worked elsewhere, and how we can advocate for effective air management on a local level. Research will be presented by the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at Portland State University and Multnomah County.
Swamp Ethics, CLE event
Swamp Ethics: An Examination of Trump’s Environmental and Energy Cabinet Members through an Oregon Ethical Lens
Please join the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School on Wednesday, May 30, for a lively discussion of ethical obligation and accountability under the Trump Administration. This CLE seminar will explore the actions of President Trump’s environmental, energy, and natural resources agency appointees and ask ethics experts to weigh in on whether the actions of these agency leaders would violate Oregon’s ethics rules.
Environmental Law Under Trump - Spring Symposium
President Trump is reshaping environmental law and policy. From withdrawing from the Paris climate accord and slashing the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget, to threats to reverse the national monument status for certain public lands,Trump’s presidency foreshadows drastic changes in the role of the federal government in addressing pressing environmental challenges.The 2018 environmental law symposium at Lewis & Clark Law School will address some of the legal issues at stake in a Trump presidency and administration. We will request 6 general CLE credits from the Oregon State Bar. **REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, REMOTE ACCESS TICKETS ONLY**
Deconstructing Diesel Happy Hour
Join us to understand the risk of diesel pollution in the Portland metro area, understand the political landscape, and work together to identify the proper solutions.
Wind, Water, and Sunlight: Inspired Renewable Energy Projects
Renewable Energy Fund
Re-Energizing the West Conference: The Western Clean Energy Future
US Senator, Congressmen, CEOs, Regulators Discuss Clean Energy
“Re-Energizing the West” - Green Energy Institute, Lewis & Clark Law School
Ride with President Wiewel!
Please join us in celebrating our incoming President’s first day on the job with an inaugural ride to campus.
Tackling the Racial & Ethnic Disparity
In this informational panel, come hear from Multnomah County DA Rod Underhill, Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman, and Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese about the policy changes they’ve made using data from the Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) report. Event is open to the public. Questions? Contact Sarah Fine at sfine@lclark.edu.
Renewable Energy Fund Mini-Fair
Renewable Energy Fee Fund Mini Fair
Pedal Pursuit
Bike, compete, & celebrate for a good cause! Play Pedal Pursuit, a bike trivia scavenger hunt, on April 4, 2015 to raise support for NEDC.
Paths to Decarbonization Discussion
Chris Joyce, NPR science desk correspondent, will moderate a discussion on “Paths to Decarbonization.”
20th and 21st Century Climate Change: Climate Modeling, Societal Impacts, and Environmental Justice with Warren M. Washington
Warren Washington is the senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. President Obama awarded Washington the National Medal of Science in 2010.
Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture: James Salzman
Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor, James Salzman, will give a lecture to the public titled: Turning the World Upside Down: How Frames of Reference Shape Environmental Law.