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Posted on February 9, 2009 …
Spurious Correlations Between Recent Warming and Indices of Local Economic Activity
International Journal of Climatology (2009 in press, doi:10.1002/joc.1831) / by G.A. Schmidt http://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abstracts/inpress/Schmidt.html [Abstract] A series of climate model simulations of the 20th Century are analysed to investigate a number of published correlations between indices of local economic activity and recent global warming. These correlations have been used to support a hypothesis that the observed … Continue reading »
Affordable, Low-Carbon Diesel Fuel from Domestic Coal and Biomass
US DOE, National Energy Technology Laboratory http://www.rentechinc.com/pdfs/NETL-Affordable-Low-Carbon-Diesel-Fuel-from-Domestic-Coal-and-Biomass-1.14.09.pdf [Green Car Congress posting] A new report from the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) concludes that coupling a Coal to Liquids (CTL) process with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) yields a fuel with 5-12% less lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to the … Continue reading »
Environmental Decision-Making Using Life Cycle Impact Assessment and Stochastic Multiattribute Decision Analysis: A Case Study on Alternative Transportation Fuels
Environmental Science Technology (Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/es801123h, Web Publication February 6, 2009) / by Kristin Rogers and Thomas P. Seager http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es801123h Open access article [Green Car Congress posting] A pair of researchers from Purdue University and Rochester Institute of Technology are proposing a new approach to Lifecycle Impact Assessment (LCIA), designed to represent simultaneously multiple … Continue reading »
Climate Change and Health Costs of Air Emissions from Biofuels and Gasoline
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (February 2, 2009, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0812835106) / by Jason Hilla, Stephen Polasky, Erik Nelsonc, David Tilmanb, Hong Huod, Lindsay Ludwige, James Neumanne, Haochi Zhenga, and Diego Bonta http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/02/02/0812835106.full.pdf+html?sid=5818ad0c-02ce-427a-acad-7c1cd66e87c6 Open access article [Climatebiz.com posting] A new study from the University of Minnesota finds that biofuel made from corn can be … Continue reading »
Potential Application of Renewable Energy on Brownfield Sites : a Case Study of Michigan
Michigan State University Land Policy Institute / by Soji Adelaja, Judy Shaw, Wayne Beyea and Charles McKeown http://www.landpolicy.msu.edu/modules.php?name=Documents&op=viewlive&sp_id=899 [Climatebiz.com posting] Conversion of brownfields into solar and wind power sites can create jobs and attract investment in addition to enabling expedited development, according to a study by the Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University. Researchers … Continue reading »
S. 22, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9979/s22.pdf [From report] As you requested, CBO has reviewed S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, as passed by the Senate on January 15, 2009. The legislation would authorize a variety of projects to be carried out by land and water management agencies within the Departments of Agriculture, the … Continue reading »
Fuel Efficiency Standards : A Detour from the Cheapest Climate Protection
Brookings Institution / by Adele Morris http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0203_climate_change_morris.aspx [From article] Given that an economy-wide climate bill is likely forthcoming in the next two years, do higher fuel economy standards or other regulatory measures now make sense?…Because mandating greater automotive fuel efficiency tends to be a more costly way to reduce emissions than other methods, the California … Continue reading »
Role of the U.S. in the World Order : Sanderstølen Conference on Energy Policy
Center for American Progress / John Podesta http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/02/sanderstolen_speech.html [From a Greenwire story by Darren Samuelsohn, subscription required] In a speech last week just outside Oslo, John Podesta, President Obama’s former transition director, said U.S. national security is threatened by global warming in the Middle East, South Asia and the Horn of Africa and West Africa. … Continue reading »
Energy Policy Act of 2005 : Summary and Analysis of Enacted Provisions
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/RL33302 [Abstract.] The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), signed by President Bush August 8, 2005, was the first omnibus energy legislation enacted in more than a decade. Major provisions include tax incentives for domestic energy production and energy efficiency, a mandate to double the nation’s use of biofuels, repeal of … Continue reading »
