Climate Law Institute Launched in San Francisco

The Center for Biological Diversity has launched the San Francisco-based Climate Law Institute with initial funding of $17 million to fight global warming over the next five years. The primary goals of the Climate Law Institute are to: * Establish legal precedents requiring existing environmental laws such as the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act to be fully implemented to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, land management, and wildlife management * Establish new state and federal environmental laws and policies to rein in global warming * Ensure all new laws and policies are judged against the scientific standard of whether they will lead to a reduction in atmospheric CO2 from 385 ppm to below 350 ppm * Prevent the construction of new coal-fired power plants and coal mines while quickly phasing out existing coal-fired power plants * Prevent the creation of an oil-shale or tar sands energy sector...SustainableBusiness.com