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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Electrical Power Sector with Paul L. Joskow, President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2016 Electricity generation accounts for about 30% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. While emissions have declined by about 20% in the last ten years, much of this reduction is due to the...

Schultz Lectureship in Energy – 2016 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Electrical Power Sector Paul L. Joskow, President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2016 Electricity generation accounts for about 30% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. While emissions have declined by about 20% in the last ten years, much of this...

Featured articles: Professors Charles Wilkinson and Sarah Krakoff discuss the Bears Ears landscape in Southern Utah. Professor Wilkinson has worked on the Colorado Plateau for decades and was one of the main architects behind the Coalition’s proposal to President Obama Getches Fellow Jessie Heibel’s article discusses the progress of CU...

Martz Summer Conference 2016 Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lesson Learned from Shared Experiences Water scarcity is increasingly dominating headlines throughout the world. In the southwestern USA, the looming water shortages on the Colorado River system and the unprecedented drought in California are garnering the greatest attention...

GWC Distinguished Lecture – 2016 In Love with the Wild: Thoughts About Public Lands in the 1st Century Bill Hedden, Executive Director, Grand Canyon Trust Bill Hedden provided a report from the field, a description from an activist and stakeholder of what it’s like to live surrounded by deep, wild...

A Celebration of the Work of Charles Wilkinson: Served with Tasty Stories and Some Slices of Roast We celebrated the work of Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson, a prolific and passionate writer, teacher, and advocate for the people and places of the West. Charles’s influence extends beyond place, yet his work...

Energy: Threats and Opportunities, An Entrepreneur's Perspective with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Governor John Hickenlooper outlined his vision for a path to cleaner, more efficient forms and systems of energy at the University of Colorado Law School on November 12. In the 8 th annual John H. and Cynthia H...

On August 31 st , 2015, Dr. Ernest Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy visited Colorado Law to deliver his definitive remarks on the Iran nuclear deal, in a lecture titled Science for Security: The Role of the Department of Energy in Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation .

Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Outcomes Innovations in Managing Western Water: New Approaches for Balancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Outcomes June 11th and 12th, 2015 Many aspects of western water allocation and management are the product of independent and uncoordinated actions, several...

Expanding the Watershed: Certainty and Sustainability in 21st Century Water Resources Management with Mike Connor, Deputy Secretary, United States Department of the Interior The Distinguished Lecture Series was designed as a cooperative venture between the Getches-Wilkinson Center and the Colorado Natural Resources, Energy, & Environmental Law Review, to bring to...