JEEL June 8 Issue

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON JOURNAL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

CONTENTS Articles Debra Jacobson & Colin High, U.S. Policy Action Necessary to Ensure Accurate Assessment of the Air Emission Reduction Benefits of Increased Use of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gary M. Lucas, Jr., The Taxation of Emissions Permits Distributed for Free As Part of a Carbon Cap-and-Trade Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Peter Manus, Seems Like Old Times For Environmental Law: The Supreme Court’s Conservative Turn In 2008–09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Note Trevor Salter, “Carbon Cowboys”: How to Rein in Deceptive Sellers in the Carbon Offset Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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