The Challenges and Rewards of Environmental Pro Bono Work
I suspect most of us did not go into environmental law to see how much money we could make as lawyers, but because we care about preserving and protecting the planet. While many of us, particularly in...
View ArticlePioneering Environmental Law: Remembering David Sive (1922-2014)
Before environmental law existed, David Sive knew that the law could protect forests and fields, abate pollution of air and water, and restore the quality that humans expected from their ambient...
View ArticleACOEL’s China Project
The China Project continues to provide opportunities for Fellows of the College to work on pro bono environmental law projects sponsored by non-governmental organizations and law faculties in China....
View ArticleReport from the ACOEL International Pro Bono Program
There are exciting developments in the College’s pro bono projects for Cuba, China and East Africa. This is our updated report. 1. Cuba With permission of the...
View ArticleThe ACOEL “China Project” - Speaking Opportunity in Xian, China
The College’s International Pro Bono “China Project” reports a very interesting speaking opportunity in Xian, China. 1. Speaking at the All China Lawyers’ Association Annual Training...
View ArticleHavana Calling: The College’s New Initiative for Pro Bono Work in Cuba
On September 10, 2016, a delegation from the College returned from four days of informal meetings in Havana. These meetings laid the groundwork for further discussions with Cuban environmental...
View ArticleCuba Delegation Part 1: Havana Calling – The College’s New Initiative for Pro...
On September 10, 2016, a delegation from the College returned from four days of informal meetings in Havana. These meetings laid the groundwork for further discussions with Cuban environmental...
View ArticleCuba Delegation Blog 2: Notes from Our Informal Meetings
Jim Bruen, Eileen Millett, Mary Ellen Ternes and I remain energized from the dynamic set of informal meetings in which we participated while in Cuba. I thought you might find useful the following...
View ArticleCuba Delegation Part 3: Environmental Law and Policy Wonks Wanted
Our ACOEL delegation to Cuba was an incredible opportunity to engage substantively with the lovely people of Cuba. My personal experience is that the Cuban People are joyful, happy, warm, generous,...
View ArticleCuba Delegation 2: Our July 2017 Presentation in Havana and ACOEL Progress on...
In July, Mary Ellen Ternes and I spoke at the XI International Convention on Environment & Development in Havana, Cuba. Our topic was Lessons Learned: Effective Environmental Regulation of...
View ArticleCuba Delegation 2: ACOEL’s Possible Contribution to the Cuban Environmental...
As noted in yesterday’s post, David Farer and I recently went to Cuba as delegates to the XI International Convention on Environment & Development, specifically, the Congress of Policy, Law and...
View ArticleAND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS
ACOEL blog readers sorry to see the U.S. retreat from international leadership on the environment may be encouraged to learn that, on the other side of the world, the government of China is determined...
View ArticleFrom Nairobi to Havana - the Initiatives of the International Pro Bono Committee
A real world impact of the ACOEL comes, in part, from its international pro bono initiatives. The International Pro Bono Committee reports here on the status of these initiatives. They are generally...
View ArticleThe ACOEL Foundation - An Exciting ACOEL Relationship
Co-authored by Jim BruenAs you likely know, ACOEL has created a related but separate entity known as the ACOEL Foundation. This charitable, non-profit, tax-exempt foundation was inspired by ACOEL...
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