US DOE http://www.energy.gov/news/9212.htm [From press release] Among the key highlights of the report: For every dollar of the $2.4 billion in seed money the government provided through the Recovery Act advanced battery and electric vehicle grants, the companies have matched it at minimum dollar for dollar. Pre-Recovery Act, the U.S. produced just 2 percent of … Continue reading »
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China’s Strategy to Secure Natural Resources : Risks, Dangers, and Opportunities
Peterson Institute for International Economics / by Theodore H. Moran http://tinyurl.com/32592vu The rapid emergence of China as a major industrial power poses a complex challenge for global resource markets. Backed by the Chinese government, Chinese companies have been acquiring equity stakes in natural resource companies, extending loans to mining and petroleum investors, and writing long-term … Continue reading »
Does Capping Carbon Really Help US Energy Security?
Peterson Institute for International Economics / by Trevor Houser http://tinyurl.com/323tydv In the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Senate Democrats are gearing up to bring an energy bill to the floor next week in the hopes of improving the safety of offshore oil production and beginning to wean the country off fossil fuels. The biggest … Continue reading »
H.R. 5626: Blowout Prevention Act of 2010
U.S. House. Energy and Commerce Committee http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-5626 [From Barron's story] The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce passed H.R. 5626, the Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 last week. The bill mandates that federal officials and/or third parties (including a newly established Well Control Technical Advisory Committee and a panel of independent technical … Continue reading »
Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production : Priority Products and Materials
United Nations Environment Programme http://tinyurl.com/26ov8a7 (full report) http://tinyurl.com/324o6et (summary) Global economic activity drives high levels of consumption and production. In order to maintain consumption and production activities, the global economy relies upon resources such as energy, materials and land. Economic activity also generates material residuals, which enter the environment as waste or pollution emissions. The … Continue reading »
The Future of Industrial Biorefineries
World Economic Forum / by Sir David King http://tinyurl.com/2ax37q2 [From press release] Biorefineries have a major role to play in tackling climate change, according to the World Economic Forum report…the biorefineries industry could supplement demand for sustainable energy, chemicals and materials, aiding energy security. The report also acknowledges that a number of obstacles still stand … Continue reading »
State Transportation Statistics 2009
Bureau of Transportation Statistics http://tinyurl.com/23oaayw The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today released State Transportation Statistics 2009 (STS) – a reference guide to transportation data by state. The seventh annual STS consists of 112 tables of state data on infrastructure, safety, … Continue reading »
Energy Market and Economic Impacts the American Power Act of 2010
Energy Information Administration. US DOE http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/kgl/index.html Energy Market and Economic Impacts of the American Power Act of 2010, released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, responds to a request to analyze the American Power Act of 2010 (APA), as released by Senators Kerry and Lieberman on May 12, 2010. APA regulates emissions of greenhouse … Continue reading »
FTA Works to Improve Criteria for Evaluating Major Transit Projects Seeking Federal Funding
Federal Transportation Administration Federal Register Notice [HTML] [PDF] The FTA published the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register on Thursday, June 3, 2010. In doing so, the agency seeks public comment on how best to evaluate significant transit infrastructure investments by looking for ways to measure cost-effectiveness, including broad public benefits … Continue reading »
The National Service Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Corporation for National and Community Service http://www.serve.gov/oilspill.asp http://tinyurl.com/2fy9896 (fact sheet) Today the Corporation for National and Community Service announced its strategy to engage national service and voluntary assets in responding to the economic and environmental damage caused by the BP oil spill. The plan was developed in consultation with state service commissions in the Gulf … Continue reading »
