In the past eight years, the threat of climate change has become increasingly clear. While oil prices have retreated recently, the untenability of continued U.S. dependence on dwindling fossil fuels controlled by unfriendly governments is now a common talking point of politicians and pundits. At the same time, interest in clean tech business has grown in the investment community. In the face of those challenges and opportunities, however, the federal response has, with some minor exceptions, been wanting. All that may change with the incoming administration.
Written by Gabriel Schnitzler, this article was published in Business Law Brief in fall 2008.
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