PLoS ONE / by Christopher A. Mullin, Maryann Frazier, James L. Frazier, Sara Ashcraft, Roger Simonds, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Jeffery S. Pettis http://tinyurl.com/yflogn7 [Yale Environment 360] Exposure to high levels of mite-killing chemicals and crop pesticides may be a factor in the unprecedented die-off of honeybees across the United States and Canada in recent years, according … Continue reading »
Posted on April 15, 2010 …
Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race : Growth, Competition and Opportunity in the World’s Largest Economies
Pew Charitable Trusts http://tinyurl.com/y9gchaq [Press Release] For the first time, China led the United States and other G-20 members in 2009 clean energy investments and finance, according to data released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Last year, China invested $34.6 billion in the clean energy economy – nearly double the United States’ total of … Continue reading »
The Atlas of Global Conservation
Nature Conservancy Available April 22. An interactive version is available here: http://www.nature.org/multimedia/maps/ [Yale Environment 360] The Nature Conservancy is publishing The Atlas of Global Conservation, which presents a comprehensive picture of the planet’s animals, plants, and habitats and the threats they face. Based on information compiled by researchers and conservationists around the world, the atlas … Continue reading »
Oil and Gas Management : Interior’s Oil and Gas Production Verification Efforts Do Not Provide Reasonable Assurance of Accurate Measurement of Production Volumes
Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10313.pdf [Summary] Oil and natural gas produced from federal leases generated over $6.5 billion in royalties in 2009. To verify that royalties are paid on the correct volumes of oil and gas, the Department of the Interior (Interior) verifies the quantity and quality of oil and gas, both onshore, through the Bureau … Continue reading »
Disaster Recovery : FEMA’s Long-term Assistance Was Helpful to State and Local Governments but Had Some Limitations
Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10404.pdf [Summary] The administration is developing the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) in order to enhance the nation’s ability to deliver recovery assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Long-Term Community Recovery Branch (LTCR) is responsible for leading a network of primarily federal agencies, known as ESF-14, that supports long-term recovery. LTCR’s … Continue reading »
