What Is the Future of Shale Gas?

What Is the Future of Shale Gas?
American Bar Association Section of International Law - Hyatt Regency on Capitol HIll
Competitive Alternatives to Fossil Fuels Electricity Generation

The use of new methodologies to extract fossil fuels, including oil sands extraction and deepwater drilling, are being examined in light of a range of environmental impacts. This panel will discuss the feasibility of embracing a clear energy future. It will look at several alternatives such as hydroelectricity, solar and wind power. Our energy experts will examine whether these alternative energy sources are currently economically viable and, if not, what may be done from a legal and regulatory perspective to make them a realistic alternative to fossil fuels.

Sponsoring Committees:
Canada Committee, International Energy & Natural Resources Committee, International Environmental Law Committee

Co-Sponsor:
ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law

Program Chairs:
LEONARD GOLD
Burns & Levinson LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

JEFFERY BARNES
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Moderator:
JOHN GULLIVER
Pierce Atwood LLP
Portland, Maine

Speakers:
ALLEN GARSON
Heenan Blaikie LLP
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CHRISTOPHER GUITH
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC

SETH KAPLAN
Conservation Law Foundation
Boston, Massachusetts

GILBERT D. PORTER
Haynes and Boone, LLP
New York, New York