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LSI 2010 NRD Santa Fe final conference binder 072110.pdf

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Ira Gottlieb of McCarter & English, LLP Speaker 11: 11<br />

Climate Change and <strong>NRD</strong> …?<br />

State Trustees Speak Out<br />

Montana Officials Express Concern About the Effects of<br />

Climate Change on the State’s Natural Resources<br />

Effected Resources<br />

Forestry<br />

Decreased<br />

crop yields<br />

Longer<br />

forest fire<br />

seasons<br />

Reduced<br />

snowpack<br />

Declining<br />

hydropower<br />

Reduced<br />

wildlife habitat<br />

Diminished<br />

water quality<br />

Diminished<br />

stream flow<br />

“When Glacier [National Park] was<br />

designated a national park 100<br />

years ago, 150 glaciers glittered<br />

along its mountaintops. Only 27<br />

remain today and they all may be<br />

gone by the year 2022, should<br />

current weather patterns continue.”<br />

http://deq.mt.gov/climatechange/<br />

21<br />

The Gulf: LA Coordination With Other Trustees<br />

LOSCO serves as the single point of contact for all programs<br />

related to oil spills in Louisiana.<br />

LOSCO<br />

22<br />

Law Seminars International | Natural Resource Damages | 07/15/10 in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong>, NM

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