Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 37 (2022)
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Item Open Access Fissues in the Windustry: Mitigating Fishing Industry Concerns While Promoting Offshore Wind(University of Oregon School of Law, 2022-05-03) Hutchison, LindseyOffshore wind development is the next great frontier for energy production in the United States. The technical potential for offshore wind is more than 2,000 gigawatts, double the nation’s current electricity use and far greater than the potential for wind energy produced on land. Despite this enormous potential, the United States has no commercial-scale offshore wind farms and only two active offshore wind farms at this time, off the coasts of Rhode Island and Virginia. Many concerns accompany the development of offshore wind, including a lack of scientific studies on the effects offshore wind farms have on the fishing industry. The fishing industry has been successfully fighting back on the development of offshore wind farms.To ensure the success of President Biden’s ambitious offshore wind development plan, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)and state and local governments must adequately consider the fishing industry. This Article explains the piecemeal approach of the many laws that control the development of offshore wind farms and how those laws work together.Item Open Access Trash or Treasure Trove? An In-Depth Analysis of the Application of Landfill Gas Technology to Meet Air Force Energy Requirements(University of Oregon School of Law, 2022-05-03) Cane, John MichaelAs we approach 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) and its service branches are facing pressure from the public and Congress to improve renewable energy generation and consumption on DoD facilities. However, as the DoD’s largest consumer of energy, the Air Force has a long path ahead if it hopes to be able to increase its renewable energy procurement and production to twenty-five percent of total demand by the statutory goal of 2025 imposed under 10 U.S.C. § 2911. Although the Air Force has had limited success implementing geothermal and photovoltaic energy systems on its installations, the AirForce as an institution has not maximized the use of other sources of renewable energy thus far. This Article will analyze the various sources of renewable energy that are presently available and argue that the Air Force should seek to implement landfill gas-based energy systems on its existing installations in order to increase its renewable energy generation.