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May 2009 Issue

In this issue:

Message from the Chair: Information As Innovation
Irma S. Russell…1

Mainstreaming Innovation
LeRoy Paddock…3

Going Green? Take a Closer Look at the Issue of Greenwashing As Spelled Out in the Federal Trade Commission’s Green Guides
Michelle Diffenderfer and Keri-Ann C. Baker…4

How Cap-and-Trade Legislation Can More Effectively Foster Community Partnerships
Michael D. Wallander…6

Electrical Grid and Innovation: Improvements That Are Needed to Expand Use of Distributed Generation and Renewable Energy
Neil M. Peretz…8

The Montreal Protocol: Greenhouse Gas Success Story
Catherine Ware Kilduff…9

Transmission Investment Key to Continued Renewable Energy Growth
Brian Buie…10

Solar Energy: A Mediterranean Approach
Anthony Craiker…12

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May 2009 Issue

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July 8-9, 2009
State and EPA Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Region 5
Chicago, IL

September 23-26, 2009
17th Section Fall Meeting: The ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit
Baltimore, MD

Global Climate Change and U.S. Law

Environmental Litigation: Law and Strategy