World Resources Institute http://www.ecolabelindex.com/ [From announcement] Ecolabelindex.com allows consumers and companies to compare green certifications side-by-side. As consumers and companies become increasingly aware of their environmental impact, a surge of ecolabels have flooded the marketplace. Today, hundreds of ecolabels worldwide compete to tell us which products are best for the planet. These colorful stamps on … Continue reading »
Posted on July 26, 2010 …
OnTheMap for Emergency Management : Hurricanes
US Census Bureau with the National Weather Service http://lehdmap4.did.census.gov/themap4/em/index.html [Press release] The U.S. Census Bureau, in cooperation with the National Weather Service, announces the launch of OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes, a Web-based tool that provides real-time workforce information when a hurricane strikes land in the United States. OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes is an … Continue reading »
UN Food and Agriculture Organization Databases Are Now Free
UN FAO http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx [H/T: ResourceShelf.com] FAOSTAT includes data on agricultural and food production, usage of fertilizers and pesticides, food aid shipments, food balance sheets, forestry and fisheries production, irrigation and water use, land use, population trends, trade in agricultural products, the use of agricultural machinery, and more. FAOSTAT can be consulted using English, French or … Continue reading »
Impacts of Comprehensive Climate and Energy Policy Options on the U.S. Economy
Center for Climate Strategies / Johns Hopkins University http://tinyurl.com/3267ty2 [From Executive Summary] In environmental policymaking, states frequently act in advance of federal action and provide critical guidance and experience for national solutions. This is the case with climate change mitigation policy, which has evolved quickly in over 30 states in the last 5 years. Ironically, … Continue reading »
The 2010 Oil Spill : Criminal Liability Under Wildlife Laws
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41308/2010-06-28/?25103 The United States has laws that make it illegal to harm protected wildlife. Those laws could be used to prosecute those who caused the 2010 oil spill. Perhaps the most famous of these laws is the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which provides for both criminal and civil penalties for acts that … Continue reading »
The SBA Disaster Loan Program : Overview and Possible Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41309/2010-06-29/?25097 Through its Disaster Loan Program, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has been a major source of assistance for the restoration of commerce and households in areas stricken by natural and human-caused disasters since the agency’s creation in 1953. SBA offers direct loans to businesses to help repair, rebuild, and recover from … Continue reading »
Updating the Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permits in a Federal Cap-and-Trade Program
Haas School of Business Energy Institute, UC Berkeley http://ei.haas.berkeley.edu/abstract_wp207.html [Abstract] U.S. adoption of a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases could place some domestic producers at a disadvantage relative to international competitors who do not face similar regulation. To address this issue, proposed federal climate change legislation includes a provision that would freely allocate (or rebate) … Continue reading »
Economic Impact of the Electrification Roadmap
The Electrification Coalition http://tinyurl.com/3a5a46c The Electrification Coalition (EC) today released a long-term macroeconomic analysis of the policy proposals put forward in its November 2009 Electrification Roadmap. The paper finds that the U.S. economy would benefit substantially over the long term from implementation of the EC policy package… In general, these benefits are derived from policy … Continue reading »
