The Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy at the University of Arizona Law School is hosting a Saturday discussion of the complex intersection of two matters of public policy: the way we generate energy and the way we harm the environment as little as possible.

Titled “Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment: Three Perspectives,” the panel discussion features comments from Dinah Bear, an attorney whose work focuses on matters dealing with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). According to conference organizers, she represents clients opposing the Rosemont mine. Ms. Bear served for almost 25 years as the General Counsel of the President’s Council on Environmental Quality.

Other panelists include UA Law Professor Robert Glennon and Dr. Sheldon Trubatch. (I wrote about Professor Glennon and his great book “Unquenchable” here.)

Here is information on the morning’s topics:

“This forward-looking panel discussion examines the convergences between concerns over energy, natural resources, and the environment. Ms. Bear will begin the discussion with an overview of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and a critique of the slew of environmental legislation pending before Congress, as well as an update on Rosemont mine. Professor Glennon will pick up with an analysis of the natural resource constraints on renewable energies, focusing especially on the vast land and water requirements of solar plants. With these limitations in mind, Mr. Turbatch will turn to the viability of nuclear energy, considering its licensing requirements, natural resource demands and environmental impacts. Whether you are interested in the legal, scientific, or political aspects of these topics, this panel discussion will surely have something for you.”

Saturday, November 5th

10:00 a.m. to Noon

James E. Rogers College of Law

Room 160 (no longer in Room 164)

Register by clicking here.