EPIC SEEKS ADJUNCT PROFESSORS
The Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) seeks an adjunct professor(s) to teach and/or team teach its Energy Law and Policy course for the fall 2008.

Qualifications
Eligible candidates should be licensed attorneys with experience in energy law or a related field and knowledge of emerging greenhouse gas regulations.

Course Description
Recognizing the increasing importance of energy and its role in global climate change, EPIC's Energy Law and Policy course introduces students to the legal, regulatory and environmental concepts relevant to the changing electricity and natural gas industries in the United States. The course examines the historical and legal origins of energy regulation and ratemaking as well as provides an introduction to the natural gas and electrical industries, including basic terms and concepts, regulatory trends and emerging issues. The course explores the rise of competition in both industries, covers California's energy crisis of 2000-2001 and its aftermath, and studies trends in renewable and distributed electricity generation. By reviewing the landmark 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Massachussetts v. EPA and significant climate change-related legislation such as California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), the course examines the rapidly evolving regulation of greenhouse gas emissions at both the state and federal levels.

While previous courses have been offered through EPIC and course materials exist, there is some level of flexibility in the course content and format. For more details on the version of the course offered in fall 2007, including a detailed syllabus, please visit the EPIC Web site .

Contact
If you are interested, please contact Scott Anders, director of EPIC,
at (619) 260-4589 or via e-mail.

About the Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC)
The Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) is a non-profit academic and research center of the University of San Diego School of Law that studies energy policy issues affecting the San Diego region and California. EPIC integrates research and analysis, law school study, and public education, and serves as a source of legal and policy expertise and information in the development of sustainable solutions that meet our future energy needs.

Scott Anders
Director, Energy Policy Initiatives Center
University of San Diego School of Law
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 260-4589