Connect with USD Business School's Net Impact Chapter

Network with a real pro in green business and energy policy! Come join our discussion on Energy Policy & Greenhouse Gases.

Please join us for an insightful discussion with Scott Anders, Director of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center at the University of San Diego School Of Law. Come learn about various issues regarding energy policy as well as California's policy to reduce greenhouse gases.Snacks and refreshments will be provided thanks to GBSA.

This event is co-sponsored by GBSA & BLASR Net Impact (Business Leaders Advancing Social Responsibility)

Wednesday, February 27th
5:30PM- 7:00PM
IPJ Conference Room G

Mr. Anders has authored or co-authored a number of papers and reports related to energy policy. Most recently he was a lead author on the report entitled, Potential for Renewable Energy in the San Diego Region. Mr. Anders also contributed to the San Diego Regional Energy Infrastructure Study, a technical and policy survey of the regional energy market in San Diego, and Energy 2030: The San Diego Regional Energy Strategy, which serves as the region's roadmap for energy planning.

Prior to joining the Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC), Mr. Anders was director for policy and planning at the San Diego Regional Energy Office (SDREO). In this capacity he managed regulatory and legislative issue research and analysis, directed communications with regulatory agencies, including writing position papers and comments before California's regulatory agencies, directed technical and policy support for the SANDAG's Energy Working Group, and directed solar energy activities, including technical and policy research. Prior to joining SDREO in 1999, Mr. Anders was a policy researcher for the Washington D.C. think tank Center for a Sustainable Economy, now part of Redefining Progress, where he researched market-based mechanisms as a policy tool for the energy sector. Mr. Anders was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa. Scott Anders holds a B.A. in international politics from Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) and an M.A. in public policy, with a concentration in environmental policy, from the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy.

The Sustainability Task Force is up

The Sustainability Task Force is starting 2008 with three events to launch our serious commitment to the environment. The details are below.

Focus the Nation. USD is one of more than 1,500 universities participating in activities related to climate change and sustainability.

The Annual All Faith Service. The service on February 7, 2008, is dedicated to taking care of God's creation.

Sustainability Newsletter. This communication vehicle will let you know about all environmental efforts on campus. Volume I of the Sustainability Newsletter is available at www.sandiego.edu/gogreen.

The Sustainability Task Force plans to keep you updated twice every semester. We encourage you to get involved early in 2008 and to maintain your energy and enthusiasm for our efforts to Go Green throughout the year. We will do our best to keep the campus informed about our efforts. We want to thank everyone who already has demonstrated the right spirit.

Support the Creation of an Environmental Law Journal

The SBA is conducting an informal survey of student interest in additional writing opportunities. If you haven't already, please visit http://www.usdsba.org/ and vote for the type of Journal you would like to see at USD.

Ralph Nader Film

The Law and Social Justice Film Series
Hosted by Professor Orly Lobel, USD School of Law Free and Open to the USD Community and Public
*** PIZZA, SNACKS AND DRINKS WILL BE SERVED***

An Unreasonable Man - Ralph Nader: How Do you Define a Legacy?

Introductory Remarks:
Professor Bob Felmeth, Price Professor of Public Interest Law & an Original "Nader's Raider".

November 6, Tuesday; 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Warren Hall 3D, USD School of Law

In 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure thirty-two year old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader, who had written a book critical of one of their cars, the Corvair. The scandal that ensued after the smear campaign was revealed launched Ralph Nader into national prominence and established him as one of the most admired Americans and the leader of the modern Consumer Movement. Over the next thirty years and without ever holding public office, Nader built a legislative record that is the rival of any contemporary president. Many things we take for granted including seat belts, airbags, product labeling, no nukes, even the free ticket you get after being bumped from an overbooked flight are largely due to the efforts of Ralph Nader and his citizen groups. Yet today, when most people hear the name "Ralph Nader," they think of the man who gave the country George W. Bush. After being so right for so many years, how did he seem to go so wrong?

Climate Change Lecture Series

The Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) and the Environmental Law Society at the University of San Diego School of Law Present the 2007 Climate Change Lecture Series

San Diego, Calif., October 17, 2007 - The Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC), a nonprofit research center at the University of San Diego (USD) School of Law, today announced the speakers for the 2007 Climate Change Lecture Series.

"Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of the 21st Century," says Scott Anders, director of EPIC. "As we transition from debating the science to seeking solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many legal and policy questions arise. The purpose of the lecture series is to begin to explore some of these issues and to further this important dialogue."

On Thursday, November 1, 2007, Ken Alex, supervising deputy attorney general for the State of California, will discuss the California attorney general's efforts to address global warming through legal action, including the opportunities and limitations posed by the legal approach. For more information about Ken Alex and the lecture series, go to the event Web page.

On Thursday, November 8, 2007, California Energy Commissioner John L. Geesman will discuss the energy policy challenges that California will face in implementing Assembly Bill 32, which seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. For more information about Commissioner John L. Geesman and the lecture series, go to the event Web page.

Both lectures begin at 4:30 p.m. and are presented in the School of Leadership & Education Sciences (SOLES) Auditorium on the University of San Diego campus. The campus is located at 5998 Alcalá Park, off Linda Vista Road.

The lectures are free and open to the public, but reservations are required. RSVP at (619) 260-6848 or usdlawevent@sandiego.edu
by Monday, October 29, 2007.

WEBCAST
A live Webcast of each lecture will be available online the day of the event. Go to www.law.sandiego.edu and click on "Live Webcast."

MCLE
The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider and certifies that each of these activities are approved for one hour of general credit.

The Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) at the
University of San Diego School of Law
EPIC is an academic and research center of the University of San Diego School of Law that studies how energy policy issues affect the San Diego County region and California. EPIC integrates research and analysis, law school study and public education, and provides legal and policy expertise and information about efficient and environmentally responsible solutions to our future energy needs.

Media Contacts:
Patrick Riedling, USD School of Law, (619) 260-4589
Ashley Wood, USD School of Law, (619) 260-4097

Sustainability Committment Proclamation Passed!

Thank you to Thomas Del Monte and Forrest Merithew for their hard work in passing this resolution.

Student Bar Association

University of San Diego School of Law

Resolution E

Sustainability Commitment Proclamation

Whereas, climate change from greenhouse gas emissions endangers our environment, health, and economies, and the struggle against the effects of climate change will shape the 21st century; and

Whereas, addressing the climate-change challenge by promoting practices which are sustainable and promote a healthy environment, by minimizing our carbon footprint as quickly as economically feasible, and by integrating legal training that promotes sustainability into our curriculum will better serve the students and meet our social mandate to help create a thriving, ethical, and civil society; therefore

Be it resolved, that the Student Bar Association of the University of San Diego School of Law proclaims that we, as an institution of higher education, must exercise leadership, both on campus and throughout our community; by modeling sustainability practices in our daily activities, by influencing future campus planning to reduce global warming emissions, and by providing an academic framework designed to equip our university and her graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to become leaders in the formation and interpretation of environmental law and policy.

Sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law’s Environmental Law Society, Vice President of ELS Forrest Merithew, and SBA Councilor Thomas R. Del Monte.