The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET), a public-private partnership, recently issued its Blueprint for Ocean Energy Development 2010-2015, a focused action plan to advance a responsible ocean energy industry. The Blueprint emerged from a multi-party […]

On August 31, 2010, members of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group came to an historic agreement on a proposal for marine protected areas (MPAs) along California’s north coast (a […]

Mike Harty has joined the firm as a senior director and senior mediator. Mike has 15 years working in the field of conflict resolution, and, before that, more than nine years as a practicing attorney, […]

The Wind Turbine Guidelines Federal Advisory Committee, convened by the Secretary of the Interior, recently reached consensus recommendations on a risk-based method to minimize impacts of land-based wind farms on wildlife and habitat. Submitted through […]