UPCOMING Events for 2009-2010
ACID TEST screening followed by litigation discussion with Professor Cara Horowitz
Wednesday, Oct 28, 12:15-1:15p, UCLA School of Law Rm 1347
ACID TEST, a film produced by NRDC, was made to raise awareness about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet. Like global warming, ocean acidification stems from the increase of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Leading scientific experts on the problem, many of whom appear in the film, believe that it's possible to cut back on global warming pollution, improve the overall health and durability of our oceans, and prevent serious harm to our world, but only if action is taken quickly and decisively.
Professor Cara Horowitz, Sabin Executive Director of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, will lead a post-screening discussion on the legal issues concerning ocean acidification.
Adapting to a Parched Future: Cities, Development, and the War for Water
Friday, Nov 6, 10:00am - Noon, UCLA School of Law, Register
How will the shrinking supply of water for Southern California affect urban and suburban development in the Southland? How should policymakers, water suppliers, local governments, and developers respond? What new litigation and other risks do developers and water managers face in this new era? And what, if anything, does this have to do with climate change? Come join this discussion with a panel of water experts drawn from business, law, and government.
Environmental Law Career Discussions over Wine & Cheese
Thursday, Nov 12, 6:30-8:30p, UCLA School of Law Rm 2326
RSVP *closed event for students, faculty and alums only
This event brings together current students, professors and alumni so that those applying for environmental law positions may be able to learn from those who have successfully navigated the process. An opportunity for casual conversations over wine and cheese.
ELS hosts and attends a wide variety of events from speakers to field trips to competitions. Below is a sampling of past and annual ELS events.
Annual Competitions/Symposiums
•California State Bar Environmental Law Conference, Yosemite (Oct)
•State Bar Environmental Negotiations Competition (Mar)
• Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (Feb)
•Pace Environmental Moot Court Competition (Jan)
•LACBA Environmental Law Section's Fall & Spring Symposiums
Speakers/Conferences
•Jingjing Zhang, Deputy Director of the Public Interest Law Institute, China Program
•Federal Climate Change Legislation Update by Tom Mounteer, partner at Paul Hastings
•Creating Security & Prosperity for the 21st Century, Public forum on climate change legislation with Rep. Henry Waxman, Sen. Fran Pavley
•2009 Working Conference on Nanotech Regulatory Policy
•LA's New Low Carbon Diet: What AB 32 Means For Los Angeles
•Lunch with Jeff Prieto, U.S. Dept of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division
•Implementing California's New Anti-Sprawl Law - SB 375 Workshop
•Conversations: Summer Jobs in Environmental Law
•Assemblywoman Fran Pavley Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Politics of California’s Landmark Global Warming Laws
•Jason Burnett, EPA Climate Change Whistleblower "Public Endangerment, Unopened Emails, and the Politics of Federal Climate Policy"
•Ken Alex, Senior Assistant Attorney General for the California Dept of Justice
•Moot Argument for Save Tara, Jan Chatten-Brown
•David Freeman, LA Harbor Commissioner
•Transboundary Environmental Cooperation, with Dr. Peter Gleick, Pres. of Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment, and Security
•US Fish & Wildlife Special Agent, Ed Newcomer
•Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Partners,
Adam Umanoff & Ed Zaelke (UCLA Alum)
•Career Paths in Environmental Law
•Climate Change Symposium
•Waterkeepers International, President,
Steve Fleischli
•Sierra Club, Director of Environmental Law,
Pat Gallagher
Field Trips/Other
•GREEN WEEK
•Cross Town Environmental Law Societies Happy Hour
•Welcome Hike, Paseo Miramar, Topanga
•Zuma Beach Cleanup with Surfrider
•Laurel Canyon Hike with Environmental Law Faculty
•Sandstone Peak Hike, Malibu
•Waterfall Hike in Topanga State Park
•California Coastal Clean Up Day (yearly)
•Tour of LA Ports
•Surfrider paddle out
•Whale-watching trip
•Tour of local waste facilities
•Channel Islands Kayaking trip
•Tour of NRDC Santa Monica offices, award-winning LEED certified “green” building
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