Do Green Products Make Us Better People?

University of Toronto working paper in process at Psychological Science http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/facbios/file/Green%20Products%20Psych%20Sci.pdf [Abstract] Consumer choices not only reflect price and quality preferences but also social and moral values as witnessed in the remarkable growth of the global market for organic and environmentally friendly products. Building on recent research on behavioral priming and moral regulation, we find … Continue reading »

2006 Energy Consumption by Manufacturers — Data Tables

US DOE. EIA http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mecs/mecs2006/2006tables.html [From press release] The distribution of major end-uses was remarkably similar to what it was in 2002. In 2006, Boiler Fuel accounted for 29 percent of the fuel consumption, direct process 57 percent, and direct nonprocess use 11 percent. In the next two weeks, EIA will release tables on energy management … Continue reading »

Nuclear Power Development : Removing Roadblocks

National Center for Policy Analysis http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba700 [Press release] Although President Obama said he’d like to triple the amount of loans the federal government guarantees to jumpstart seven to 10 new nuclear power projects over the next decade, only a fraction of those new nuclear reactors will likely be built, according to a new analysis by … Continue reading »

Federal Climate Change Programs : Funding History and Policy Problems

Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/112xx/doc11224/03-26-ClimateChange.pdf [From Director's Blog]  As awareness of global climate change has expanded over past decades, Congresses and Administrations have committed several billion dollars annually to studying climate change and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, most notably carbon dioxide. Most of that spending is done by the Department of Energy (DOE) and by … Continue reading »