George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

Public Policy Conference on Energy and the Environment: Old Fuels, New Technologies, and Market Dynamics


Event Details

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  • Venue: George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
  • Division: The Attorneys General Education Program, The Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economics Studies

Program Description: The Law & Economics Center through LEC Initiative for Energy and the Environment hosted a public policy conference on “Old Fuels, New Technologies, and Market Dynamics,” which examined the dynamics between environmental issues and the energy market. Panels addressed clean coal technology, carbon sequestration, the future direction of the oil and gas industry, and the regulation of hydraulic fracturing. Keynote speakers included Frank Wolak of Stanford University who discussed, “The Role of Fossil Fuels in the Global Energy Future” and Attorney General Tim Fox of Montana who gave the luncheon address where he discussed federal energy regulation and obstacles to natural resource development.

To see more information on the event, speakers, and watch videos, please click on panel links below.

Agenda

Keynote Address: “The Role of Fossil Fuels in the Global Energy Future”

Frank A. WolakHolbrook Working Professor of Commodity Price Studies and Director, Program on Energy & Sustainable Development, Stanford University

 

Life after The War on Coal: Clean Coal Technology, Carbon Sequestration, and Exportation of Coal

Paul BaileySenior Vice President for Federal Affairs and Policy, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

Jacob A. Williams, Vice President, Global Energy Analytics, Peabody Energy

Felice Stadler, Senior Director, Climate & Energy Program, National Wildlife Federation

Moderator: Richard O. FaulkSenior Director, Energy & the Environment, Law & Economics Center

 

Hydraulic Fracturing: Oil and Gas Industry Dynamics

Christopher A. WrightCEO, Liberty Resources LLC, Denver

 Erica BowmanVice President of Research and Policy Analysis & Chief Economist, American Natural Gal Alliance (ANGA)

 John A. Arrell, Jr., Manager, Market Development and New Products, ATK Defense Group, Missile Products Division

Moderator: Henry N. ButlerGeorge Mason University Foundation Professor of Law and Executive Director, Law & Economics Center, George Mason University School of Law

 

Hot Air and the Empty Chair

The Honorable Timothy C. FoxAttorney General of Montana

 

Who Should Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing?

Thomas W. Merrill, Charles Evans Hughes Professor, Columbia Law School

Michael L. Krancer Partner, Blank and Rome, LLP

Sharon Buccino, Director, Land and Wildlife Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Moderator: Richard O. FaulkSenior Director, Initiative for Energy and the Environment, Law & Economics Center

 

Roundtable Discussion: Collateral Damage in the War on Carbon

JOBS AND THE ECONOMY? FREE TRADE? FEDERALISM? THE RULE OF LAW? PUBLIC HEALTH: WEALTHIER IS HEALITHIER? OWNERS OF NATURAL RESOURCES? NATIVE AMERICANS? WORLD PEACE? THE ENVIRONMENT?

The Honorable E. Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma

Dava K. Kaitala, Senior General Attorney, BNSF

Shawn ReganResearch Fellow, PERC – The Property and Environment Research Center

Nathan D. Richardson Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future

Frank A. WolakHolbrook Working Professor of Commodity Price Studies and Director, Program on Energy & Sustainable Development, Stanford University

Moderator: Henry N. ButlerGeorge Mason University Foundation Professor of Law and Executive Director, Law & Economics Center, George Mason University School of Law

For More Information, Contact:
Academics & General Public:
Henry G. Manne Programs
Initiative for Energy and the Environment

LECManne@gmu.edu
Attorneys General & Staff:
Attorneys General Education Program
AGEP@gmu.edu