National Parks Conservation Association http://www.npca.org/climatechange/wildlife_survival/ [Website] Climate change has arrived in America’s National Parks. Native trees and animals are losing ground because changing temperature and weather patterns are making the availability of food, water, and shelter less certain. Fish and wildlife are being driven from their national park homes by changes that are unfolding faster … Continue reading »
Posted on August 13, 2009 …
Peer Review Lifecycle Analysis under EISA Questions and Answers
US EPA, Renewable Fuel Standard Program http://www.epa.gov/otaq/renewablefuels/420f09032.htm [From E&E News PM article by Allison Winter, subscription required] U.S. EPA released a peer review of the analysis that underlies its controversial rules for the expanded U.S. biofuels mandate, sparking more debate over how the agency should measure ethanol’s impacts on climate change. The peer review of … Continue reading »
Economic Impact of the Waxman-Markey Bill, H.R. 2454 : Proposed Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) http://www.eenews.net/features/documents/2009/08/13/document_cw_01.pdf (2 page fact sheet) http://www.accf.org/publications/126/accf-nam-study (press release) The study, which was commissioned by the NAM and ACCF and conducted by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) using NAM and ACCF input assumptions, assesses the impact of the Waxman-Markey Bill on manufacturing, … Continue reading »
Public Transportation : Better Data Needed to Assess Length of New Starts Process, and Options Exist to Expedite Project Development
General Acccountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09784.pdf [Summary] The New Starts program is an important source of new capital investment in mass transportation. To be eligible for federal funding, a project must advance through the different project development phases of the New Starts program, including alternatives analysis, preliminary engineering, and final design. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) evaluates … Continue reading »
Cap and Dividend : A State-by-state Analysis
Political Economy Research Institute, Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst / by James K. Boyce and Matthew E. Riddle http://www.e3network.org/papers/CAP_DIVIDEND_states.pdf [From press release] James K. Boyce, co-author of the report and director of PERI’s environment program: “We estimate the impact on family budgets of higher fuel prices that will result from a cap on carbon emissions. … Continue reading »
North American Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Change and Clean Energy
North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico http://www.eenews.net/features/documents/2009/08/10/document_pm_01.pdf [Clear Skies posting] President Obama took part in the two-day North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico, meeting with his counterparts from Mexico, Felipe Calderon, and Canada, Stephen Harper. The issue of climate change was on the agenda, including a discussion how to finance and support the mitigation of … Continue reading »
Fixing the Delta : How Will We Pay for It?
Public Policy Institute of California / by Dean Misczynski http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_809DMR.pdf [From Greenwire article by Colin Sullivan, subscription required] The Public Policy Institute of California argues in the paper released yesterday that the state is stymied by questions about how to bankroll new canals, levees, dams or other water infrastructure… Solutions to water problems…were difficult enough … Continue reading »
Alternative Fueling Station Locator and Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator
Alternative Fuels Data Center, US DOE http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/locator/stations/ (for work/home computers) http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/locator/m/station/ (for mobiles) [From NREL Public Affairs page] Drivers of alternate fuel vehicles now can take a popular tool on the road. The Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator helps on-the-go drivers find the five closest biodiesel, electricity, E85 (ethanol), hydrogen, natural gas, and propane fueling … Continue reading »
Moving Cooler : An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org/media/2009/090728.asp [From press release] The first-ever comprehensive analysis of transportation efficiency and its relationship to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and consumer savings was released today by a diverse group of stakeholders committed to addressing climate change… The Moving Cooler report, published by the Urban Land Institute, looks at the possibilities of … Continue reading »
A Green Energy Alternative for Michigan
Synapse Energy Economic http://docs.nrdc.org/energy/ene_09081101.asp [Website] This report lays out in detail how Michigan can meet its energy needs through a reliance on clean energy. A portfolio of 21st Century Energy Choices is less expensive, cleaner, faster, more economically robust and creates more jobs in Michigan than a 20th Century plan based on new, large fossil-fired … Continue reading »
