Instructional professor at U Houston Law Center. Co-founder of UH Center for Carbon Mgt in Energy. Long-time environmental lawyer.
Houston, Texas
Joined March 2010
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At the @ABAEnvLaw Fall Conference in Washington D.C., Associate Dir. of @HaubEnviroLaw, @AchinthiV, received the 2022-2023 Chair’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Section, recognizing her efforts in establishing and Co-Chairing the #EnvironmentalLaw Societies Network.
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Attending @uhoustonenergy symposium on materials circularity. Huge thanks to @tdhester and our panelists from @LanzaTech ,@dow and @BurnsMcDonnell #circularity, #sustainability #energytransition
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Aura Cuellar of @LanzaTech presenting @uhoustonenergy symposium on circularity. Amazing conversation moderated by @tdhester with panelists from @BurnsMcDonnell and Dow. Exciting conversation @UHouston!!
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Valuable paper performing an empirical test of the “empirical turn” in originalism.
@kevin_tobia @vicnourse @NeelSukhatme
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“Funded by a $250,000 grant from the US DOE, Rahimi & his team are working to create electrochemical tubes to remove dissolved inorganic C from synthetic seawater. Preliminary research on the project was financed by UH’s Center for C Management in Energy.”
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📕 In case you haven't read this book already ⬇️
“Climate Engineering and the Law: Regulation and Liability for #SolarRadiationManagement and #CarbonDioxideRemoval”
Read it here ⬇️
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Yesterday I wrote about the frightening level of some global climate indicators
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We need a name for the property-protecting clear-statement rule the Supreme Court used in Sackett, the recent Clean Water Act case, and I propose calling it the Sagebrush Canon.
The name is inspired, of course, by the Sagebrush Rebellion.
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The American Bar Association has just published our short practical guide for lawyers who seek to build climate change and sustainable development work into their law practice, regardless of the practice area. shorturl.at/bFJRT
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How can we prove public reliance on corporate climate deception in courts of law?
@jess_wentz and I explore how in this new research article in @EnvLawReporter, selected as its article of the month and available free here:
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Today, @VanuatuUN on behalf of a group of states, circulated to the broader @UN membership a draft #UNGA resolution to request an ICJ Advisory Opinion from the @CIJ_ICJ on climate change. Over the next few weeks consultation with member states will begin.
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What are the #CarbonRemoval takeaways from #COP27? Join us for a webinar on Dec 5 for a deep dive. Looking forward to this panel discussion with @neidl_c, @tdhester, and myself. Moderated by @wil_burns. Hosted by @CarbonRemovalAU.
Register: eventbrite.com/e/scrubbing-t…
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@UHLawDean congratulates @UHLAW Prof. Victor Flatt for being recognized by @UHouston 50in5 initiative for his cutting-edge scholarship. This initiative is designed to increase @UHouston preeminence by increasing research and scholarly output 50% by 2023.
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“We are drawing heavily on science, but giving a political dynamic to a debate on overshoot we urgently need, and the @overshoot_comm helps us support this endeavor” @AranchaGlezLaya #PPF22
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The @ABANews passed a new, updated resolution in 2019 on climate change proposing legislative action at the federal and lawyers individually take climate actions and have an obligation to become competent about climate change says Prof @tdhester @CLGInitiative #CLGD2022
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We need actions and solutions based on the environmental rule of law to prevent even more drastic impacts of climate related risks says @UNEP's Prof Kameri-Mbote at the Opening of the @CLGInitiative #CLGD2022 @intsustainlaw @COP27P #COP27
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We need to see a ratcheting up not just of #NDCs climate ambition but also by the legal profession says @TwentyEssex’s Wendy Miles KC introducing the #NetZeroLawyersAlliance as part of the #GFANZ @IBAevents Climate Crisis event #COP27
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Climate change has an impact on all areas of legal practice - litigation strategies will have to be adapted accordingly says @ClientEarth’s @SMarjanacCE @IBAevents @ABAesq @TheLawSociety Climate Crisis Event @COP27P #COP27
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There is a decisive role for lawyers and the judiciary in addressing the climate crisis says his Honour Judge Luis Roberto Barroso of the Brazil Supreme Federal Court who is famous for his decision on the right of a stable climate. @IBAevents @CFOAB @TheLawSociety @ABAesq #COP27
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Several @ABAesq Resolutions have been adopted on climate change and sustainable development for almost 30 years - the participation of the various Bar Associations @COP27P #COP27 is a big deal says Prof John Dernbach @IBAevents @TheLawSociety @CFOAB
