American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy / John A. “Skip” Laitner, Rachel Gold, Steven Nadel, Therese Langer, R. Neal Elliott, and Daniel Trombley http://aceee.org/pubs/e103.htm Press release: The current U.S. Congress has been working on energy and climate legislation steadily since being sworn into office in January, 2009. In June, 2009, the House of Representatives passed … Continue reading »
Posted on June 16, 2010 …
Residential Energy Consumption Letter Report
National Academies Press / Panel on Redesigning the Commercial and Residential Energy Consumption Surveys of the Energy Information Administration; National Research Council http://tinyurl.com/36vgrfz Description: The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) is a survey of commercial buildings in the United States, mandated by Congress to provide comprehensive information about energy use in commercial buildings. In … Continue reading »
Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy
National Academies Press / Committee on the Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy; National Research Council http://tinyurl.com/25thtr7 Description: Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles without compromising vehicle performance or safety. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light Duty … Continue reading »
Toxicity Pathway-Based Risk Assessment: Preparing for Paradigm Change: A Symposium Summary
National Academies Press / Ellen Mantus, Rapporteur; Standing Committee on Risk Analysis Issues and Reviews; National Research Council http://tinyurl.com/2887xqy Description: In 2007, the National Research Council envisioned a new paradigm in which biologically important perturbations in key toxicity pathways would be evaluated with new methods in molecular biology, bioinformatics, computational toxicology, and a comprehensive array … Continue reading »
