California Agricultural Water Stewardship Initiative http://www.polarisinstitute.org/water_stewardship_ensuring_a_secure_future_for_california_agriculture_0 [Website] California’s looming water crisis spurs action. The Polaris Institute along with a number of California based agriculture support groups release a report calling for agricultural water stewardship to protect State’s food production The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association, the California Institute for Rural Studies, the Community Alliance with … Continue reading »
Posted on February 17, 2009 …
80in50 Scenarios for Deep Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from California Transportation : Meeting an 80% Reduction Goal in 2050
Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis (in press at Transportation Research Part D as “”Meeting an 80% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation by 2050: A Case Study in California” doi:10.1016/j.trd.2008.11.010)/ Researchers: Christopher Yang, David McCollum, Ryan McCarthy, Wayne Leighty http://steps.ucdavis.edu/research/Thread_6/80in50 [Abstract] In his Executive Order S-3-05, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger highlighted the potential … Continue reading »
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Climate Stabilization : Framing Regional Options
Environmental Science and Technology (Web Publication Date: February 9, 2009, doi: 10.1021/es801171a) / by Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Peter B. Reich, Kris A. Johnson, Anne R. Kapuscinski, Sangwon Suh and Elizabeth J. Wilson http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es801171a Free access article [Abstract] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated that stabilizing atmospheric CO2 concentrations will require reduction of … Continue reading »
Bushfire Weather in Southeast Australia : Recent Trends and Projected Climate Change Impacts
Australian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/images/stories/bushfire/fullreport.pdf On Saturday 7 February 2009, Australia experienced its worst natural disaster in more than 100 years, when catastrophic bushfires killed more than 180 people and destroyed more than 2000 homes in Victoria, Australia. These fires occurred on a day of unprecedented high temperatures in south-east Australia, part of a heat … Continue reading »
Catalysis for Energy : Fundamental Science and Long-Term Impacts of the U.S. Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Catalysis Science Program
National Academy Press http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12532 Registration required for free full-text [Summary] This book presents an in-depth analysis of the investment in catalysis basic research by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Catalysis Science Program. Catalysis is essential to our ability to control chemical reactions, including those involved in energy transformations. … Continue reading »
