The White House http://tinyurl.com/35uzjsr This Executive Order (dated July 19, 2010) adopts the recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, except where otherwise provided in this order, and directs executive agencies to implement those recommendations under the guidance of a National Ocean Council. It revokes Executive Order 13366 of December 17, 2004. [H/T: PEN-e]
Posted on July 22, 2010 …
Air Chemistry in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Area
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/PDFs/NOAA_P3_Gulf%20Mission%20Report_final.pdf [From press release] NOAA scientists today released a data report on air quality measurements taken in June in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill area…with sophisticated air sampling instruments onboard a NOAA WP-3D research aircraft. Scientists found common air pollutants, such as ozone, nitrogen oxides and … Continue reading »
The Economic Cost of a Moratorium on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration to the Gulf Region
Louisiana State University, E. J. Ourso College of Business / by Joseph R. Mason http://tinyurl.com/27x3j3g [From executive summary] In this report, Dr. Joseph R. Mason investigates the resultant economic effects if either moratorium is allowed to stand. By analyzing the total economic harm associated with the moratorium, Dr. Mason finds that there would be broad … Continue reading »
Oil and Gas Management : Past Work Offers Insights to Consider in Restructuring Interior’s Oversight
US Government Accountability Office / testimony of Frank Rusco before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, US House of Representatives http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/GAO-10-888T?source=ra The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has drawn attention to the exploration and production of oil and gas from leases on federal lands and waters. The Department of the Interior … Continue reading »
EPA’s Toxicity Testing of Dispersants
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/dispersants-testing.html [From press release] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released peer reviewed results from the first round of its own independent toxicity testing on eight oil dispersants. EPA conducted testing to ensure that decisions about ongoing dispersant use in the Gulf of Mexico continue to be grounded in the best available science. … Continue reading »
Industry Economic Accounts : Research and Development Satellite Account
Bureau of Economic Analysis. US Dept. of Commerce http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/rd/2010/rdspend10.htm Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would have been, on average, 2.7 percent, or $301.5 billion higher between 1998 and 2007 if research and development (R&D) spending was treated as investment in the U.S. national income and product accounts, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced today. The … Continue reading »
2009 American Housing Survey
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/ahs/ahsdata09.html [From press release] Most families with young children live within a mile of a public elementary school. The most common home heating fuel in the U.S. is gas. Only a third of American homes have a working carbon monoxide detector. These are just some of the findings … Continue reading »
First-of-its-Kind Map Depicts Global Forest Heights
NASA http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/forest-height-map.html Using NASA satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world’s forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method. The work — based on data collected by … Continue reading »
