A Message from the Director
Introducing the WVU College of Law Center for Energy and Sustainable Development
Welcome to the WVU College of Law’s Center for Energy and Sustainable Development. This is an exciting time to be involved in the energy industry, given the convergence of energy and environmental issues in the international and national focus on climate change. The energy industry in West Virginia is the cornerstone of the state’s economy, and WVU is well-positioned to play a prominent role in shaping the energy and environmental policies of the future.
Through the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development, students at the WVU College of Law will have an outstanding opportunity to gain valuable experience in addressing the most compelling and challenging issues of our time.
The Center for Energy and Sustainable Development will conduct objective, unbiased research and policy analyses providing a forum for issues to be explored by the various stakeholders, and promoting policies that strike a proper balance between the development of energy resources and protection of the valuable air and water supplies upon which future generations will depend.
James M. Van Nostrand
Director, Center for Energy and
Sustainable Development
and Associate Professor of Law
West Virginia University College of Law