{"id":273,"date":"2017-07-04T14:52:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T21:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/orientation2017\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2017-07-04T14:52:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T21:52:38","slug":"environmental-law-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/orientation2017\/environmental-law-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Law Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello 1Ls,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to law school! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UBC Environmental Law Group (ELG) seeks to connect students with environmental law and environmental justice issues. Our events provide opportunities for learning, activism, and fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274\" style=\"width: 351px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/orientation2017\/files\/2017\/07\/hihihihi-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"237\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hello from (most of) your 2017 organizing team!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our main event annually is the Environmental Law Negotiation Competition in November \u2013 despite the name, there is no need to know anything about environmental law! \u00a0Most of the participants are 1Ls, and it is a fun way to try out some advocacy skills early on and practice speaking well before your 1L moot. \u00a0The event includes lots of food (of course) and a mixer with local environmental lawyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also hold several smaller events throughout the year. Last term we held a clothing swap fundraiser in support of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pull-together.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pull Together<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The $1,100 we raised will contribute to covering the legal fees of Tsleil-Waututh, Coldwater, and Squamish First Nations as they challenge the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. Also, people got some great clothes out of this! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also hosted an Environmental Law Career Panel with lawyers from government, a large firm, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecojustice.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecojustice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well a video-conference discussion about the relationship between civil disobedience and environmental law with the founder of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climatedefenseproject.org\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Defense Project.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the same term, some of us also travelled to Eugene, Oregon for a fun weekend of learning at the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pielc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Interest Environmental Law Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-275\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-275 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/orientation2017\/files\/2017\/07\/ELG-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stopping for a sand dune hike on the way home from Eugene, Oregon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allard has several great environmental and natural resource law courses as well, which our members will be happy to talk about, but until then, come out to some events and meetings and stay \u2018rooted\u2019 through your first year. \u00a0You can also follow us on Facebook (UBC Environmental Law Group) and Twitter (@EnvLawUBC) to keep up with environmental law news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re looking forward to meeting you soon! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your 2017 organizing team,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lee, Kate G, Alisa, Hernando, Grace, Whitney, Annie, &amp; Kate E.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">Hello 1Ls, Welcome to law school! 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