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SAN ANTONIO, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Burleson LLP, the largest energy law firm in the country devoted specifically to the oil and gas sector, announced that it has earned the No. 1 ranking in the San Antonio Business Journal's list of top energy law firms. The ranking was generated based on the number of local oil and gas lawyers working at each firm included in the listing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110915/DA69247LOGO) The Houston-based law firm opened...
The European Union's Habitats Directive is now 20 years old, and its network of protected areas, known as Natura 2000, is nearing completion. After a slow start, the network now includes some 26 000 protected sites and covers approximately 18% of the EU's land surface as well as significant areas of sea. It is widely considered to be the world's largest network of protected areas based on agreed site selection criteria. The review has been published in the newly launched open-access journal...
BOSTON, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Recycling for Massachusetts, an organization made up of businesses, individuals, trade organizations and unions who support increasing the state's recycling rate and oppose a bottle bill expansion, today announced their organization has grown to include 500 members following their initial launch last August. The 500-member coalition supports finding impactful and cost-effective ways to increase the state's recycling rate, and holds...
SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vermont Law School today released its second annual Top 10 Environmental Watch List, spotlighting the nation's most critical environmental law and policy issues of 2011 and how they may play out in 2012. The Watch List is available at http://watchlist.vermontlaw.edu/ This year's report contains 10 essays, plus a Special Mention essay and three additional issues to watch in 2012. The issues were chosen based on their...
Pew supports efforts negotiated by two administrations WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jeff Wise, director of the Pew Environment Group's Global Campaign to End Illegal Fishing, issued this statement today in response to the Obama Administration's formal transmittal for ratification by the U.S. Senate of the Port States Measures Agreement, a major international treaty to combat pirate fishing. "A result of the work of the Obama and Bush administrations, this treaty...
TSX-V TRADING SYMBOL: CEC VANCOUVER, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Compliance Energy Corporation ("Compliance" or the "Company) reports that the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office ("BC EAO") has announced a public comment period on Compliance Coal Corporation's (the Company's subsidiary) responses to public comments received regarding the proposed Raven Underground Coal Project during the last public comment period held from May 18, 2011 to June 27, 2011. The current...
Assigning environment-related legal cases to specialized tribunals, courts and judges is among the ideas being aired as experts convene in Malaysia for a two-day United Nations conference on the relationship between the world's law, justice and governance systems and sustainable development. High court "green benches" already exist in India, established by that country's Supreme Court to ensure judges have the expertise and resources to properly consider environmental issues....
CF lauds governor's framework, identifies opportunities for improvement HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calling it a huge victory for both working Pennsylvanians and those looking for work, the Commonwealth Foundation praised Gov. Tom Corbett today for his proposal that resists pressure from special interest groups and tax-and-spend politicians to impose a statewide severance tax on natural gas extraction. "Those who were looking to redistribute other people's money...
MILFORD, Conn., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Data Resources Inc., (EDR), the leader in property-specific environmental information and risk management solutions, has launched a new product to provide environmental consultants with a comprehensive, cost-effective screening tool in one convenient package that has the essential elements to meet complex environmental standards. Named the EDR Essentials Package and launched on August 8, the product provides users with the very...
DENVER, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Burleson LLP announced today that Robert A. Willis has joined the energy law firm's Denver office and will concentrate his practice in oil and gas law, with a specialty in regulatory affairs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110915/DA69247LOGO) Willis most recently served as the Acting Hearings Manager, Enforcement Officer, and Hearings Officer for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. At the Commission, he recommended a range...
