Course: Clean Vehicles in New York: The Past & Future of Alternative Fuels for City Fleets

by calendar on November 23, 2008

When
Thursday, December 11, 2008
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Panel Discussion
Where
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Av. (at 51st St.)
Manhattan
Cost
$125; $100 for members of the Municipal Art Society; $50 for Gov’t/Student/Non-Profit
RSVP
Registration form
More Info
For further information please contact cle @ mas . org
Notes
CLE Credit: 2 Hours in Areas of Professional Practice, All Attorneys. *Accreditation application pending

This Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course will provide an overview of New York City’s clean/alternative fuel vehicle programs from the 1990s to date. Panelists will explore the problems associated with air pollution in New York City and evaluate the efforts undertaken by local, state and federal governments, as well as the private sector, to improve air quality. The course will include a discussion of New York City programs for clean fuel vehicles as well as possible new federal initiatives under the Obama administration. The course will conclude with a presentation of recent litigation surrounding the regulation of vehicle emissions.

Faculty:

  • Mark Simon, Director, Alternate Fuel Programs, New York City Department of Transportation
  • Richard Kassel, Esq., Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Counsel
  • Richard Emery, Esq., Partner, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP
  • Scott Pasternack, Esq., Senior Counsel, Environmental Law Division, New York City Law Department

Moderator:

  • Antonia Bryson, Esq., Urban Environmental Law Center