National Center for Environmental Economics, US EPA / Prepared by Ellen Post, Don McCubbin, Anna Belova, Jin Huang and Nate Frey, Abt Associates http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eerm.nsf/vwND/14AAA71E512918FE852575A9004C2A54 [Summary] “Environmental Justice” (EJ) has become a pressing social, scientific and political issue over the last decade. The 1994 Executive Order 12898, Federal Action to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations … Continue reading »
Posted on August 3, 2009 …
Macroeconomic Analysis: Florida Energy and Climate Change Action Plan : Final Report Summary
Environmental and Energy Studies Institute, Climate Strategies http://www.climatestrategies.us/ewebeditpro/items/O25F21642.PDF [Press release] The Florida Energy and Climate Action Plan was completed in October 2008 in response to Governor Charlie Crist’s Executive Order 07-128. It tasked the Governor’s Energy and Climate Action Team with creating a comprehensive Florida Energy and Climate Action Plan to meet or exceed statewide … Continue reading »
A Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of HR 2454 on U.S. Agriculture
Office of the Chief Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA http://www.usda.gov/oce/newsroom/archives/releases/2009files/HR2454.pdf [From press release] [On July 22, 2009] U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack [testified] to the Senate Agriculture Committee on the role that rural America can play in addressing climate change. In his testimony, Vilsack [announced] the results of USDA economic analysis showing that the … Continue reading »
The Use of Offsets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/104xx/doc10497/08-03-Offsets.pdf [Comment on the Issue Brief from The Director's Blog] Today CBO released a brief that discusses how activities with emissions that are not subject to limits in a cap-and-trade program might lower the burden of reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. Both existing climate policies, such as … Continue reading »
Greenhouse Gas Legislation : Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454…
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40643/ [Summary] H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, was introduced May 15, 2009, by Representatives Waxman and Markey, and was subsequently modified (both technical and substantive changes) and ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 21, 2009. The bill was reported (amended) … Continue reading »
The Socio-Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise in the Galveston Bay Region
Environmental Defense Fund and the British Consulate General, Houston / by David W. Yoskowitz, James Gibeaut and Ali McKenzie http://www.edf.org/documents/9901_EDF_Sea_Level_Rise_Report.pdf [From press release] Galveston-area sea level rise over the next 100 years due to climate change could displace more than 100,000 households and create more than $12 billion in infrastructure losses, according to a report … Continue reading »
Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy
McKinsey & Co. http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/electricpowernaturalgas/downloads/US_energy_efficiency_full_report.pdf [From press release] In this report, McKinsey & Company offers a detailed analysis of the magnitude of the efficiency potential in non-transportation uses of energy, a thorough assessment of the barriers that impede the capture of greater efficiency, and an outline of the practical solutions available to unlock the potential. The … Continue reading »
