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• Electronic Waste Responsibilities Loom on the Horizon ( May 2005 )
  John R. Epperson of Farella Braun & Martel LLP

  In 2003, consistent with its forward looking policies regarding managing waste, the European Union (EU) issued Directive 2002/96/EC regarding Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The Directive contained a number of far-reaching requirements intended to avoid the environmental impacts of disposal of WEEE as general municipal waste, and identified a number of requirements that EU Member Countries were to implement through promulgation of their own laws or regulations.

• Schwarzenegger Energy Policies: Some Clues and Many Questions ( November 2003 )
  Christopher A. Hilen of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

  With the inauguration of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California on November 17, everyone with a stake in California's energy future is looking for clues into the new Governor's policies on electricity and natural gas.

• Time-Of-Use Electricity Pricing Should Be Mandated As A Public Good ( March 2003 )
  Jeffrey M. Jakubiak of Troutman Sanders LLP

  A time-of-use (TOU) pricing program - entailing for all retail electricity consumers effective differential pricing for peak and off-peak use and meters capable of recording such use - is a public good. For this reason, government should mandate implementation of TOU pricing programs by requiring participation by all retail consumers.

• Enron--Its Promise and Its Legacy ( November 2002 )
  Allen W. Williams of Foley & Lardner LLP

  Much of what Enron stood for involves important policy issues and initiatives which should not necessarily be buried with its name. As well, its legacy should be more than a knee jerk cremation. Leadership will be required to avoid having some of the important policy initiatives and novel business approaches for which Enron was carrying water thrown out because of the water boy.

• The Double Edged Sword of Equating Supply and Demand ( October 2002 )
  Allen W. Williams of Foley & Lardner LLP

  After California's recent experience, the many investment opportunities created by the utility industry deregulation are in jeopardy. Electric system reliability is a political necessity. The reverberations from California's rolling black-outs have stalled the trend to generation market deregulation which seemed so inevitable just two years ago. The seismic waves even threaten to cause states which have started their deregulation to reverse that process.

• Pennsylvania Power Shutoffs ( October 1999 )
  Michael F. X. Gillin & Associates, P.C.

  When a Pennsylvania landlord commenced eviction proceedings against his tenants, they called the local electric com.

• The Hazards of Overhead Electrical Catenary Railroad Systems: A Detailed Case Report Of A $8.5 million Recovery ( August 1996 )
  Alexander Hawes LLP

  This article discusses the dangers and possible tort liability of overhead electric railway lines.

• Mental Stress Related to Myocardial Ischemia ( August 1999 )
  Law Office of Jon L. Gelman

  Mental stress during daily life, including reported feelings of tension, frustration, and sadness, can more than do.

• New Government Report On Possible Links of EMF to Adverse Health Effects May Stir Controversy ( July 1999 )
  William J. Walsh of Pepper Hamilton LLP

  This article reviews the ramifications of a NIEHS report evaluating the evidence of a risk of cancer and other human disease from exposure to the electromagnetic fields (EMF) around power lines.