PA 395 Energy Policy
Lecture Notes 2009

Week One

Day One-Heinberg Chapt1-3 Heinberg4-6 Oil Peak2  Simon

Day Two-Cornucopians and Cassandras, Schumpeter

Day Three-Climate Change Governance-Speth, Eco-illogical

climate-slides

Energy Alternatives

World Energy2,  Renewables3, wind intro, wind, Denmark, solar, biomass, geothermal, nuclear, ocean, hydro, tidal,

Day Four-International Energy Policies: Germany, Denmark, Brazil, China, etc.

German Eco-tax reform, MBIs

Week Two-US Federal Policy

Day One
Short presentations-student reports on international papers
US Energy Policy History (Stagliano)
Discussion of US Energy policy in book

Day Two

EV History
Energy Policy Acts of 2001, 2005, 2007

Day Three

Discussion of 2009 stimulus bill
2009 Energy Bill, Cap/Trade debate Democracy Now, Friday, May22, 20009-link

Cap-Trade
Dereg-Cap/Trade.ppt

Bills 2008-Pew Center
Pew Center Climate Program
Chicago Climate Exchange
ECX System
RGGI

Week Three-State & Vermont Policy
Day One
1-4PM PSB Hearing Montpelier on Vt Yankee
5-7Discussion of Vt. Yankee Issue

7-8:30-.ppt and report on US Policy paper

Day Two
2005 Legislative summary
2006 Legislative Summary

2004-Summary of Vt Issues
Rick Weston-Vermont
Dave Lamont-PSD
Michael Dworkin-PSB
Patti Richards-BED

2006
VT Transportation info Garabedian
DPS-Renewable Energy-Allen
Air Quality-Garabedian
Clean Energy Group-Sinclair

2009
Paul Gipe on Energy bill
Renewable Energy World

Alternative Energy Sources
+ Green-e Renewal Electricity
+ Green Tags - Bonneville Environmental Foundation
+ Native Energy
+ New Wind Energy
+ Renewable Energy Vermont
+ AgRefresh

Day Three-Vermont issues
Jon Reidel-Vermont's 20-year plan
+ Vermont Natural Resources Council
+ Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)

Summary of H446

Day Four
Summary