Union of Concerned Scientists http://tinyurl.com/2badas8 More than 100 economists with expertise in California energy and climate issues signed an open letter warning against delaying the implementation of clean energy policies. The 118 economists support the policies created under Assembly Bill 32, or AB 32, that will “stimulate innovation and efficiency,” “help the state become a … Continue reading »
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard “Crude Shuffle” Greenhouse Gas Impacts Analysis
Barr Engineering for the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association http://www.npra.org/files/Crude_Shuffle_Report_0616101.pdf [From executive summary] A low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) policy requiring a reduction in the carbon content of transportation fuels is intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector by setting a performance standard based on the total amount of carbon emitted … Continue reading »
National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Center for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/ [From NRDC press release] Levels of the chemical triclosan have increased in humans by an average of 50 percent since 2004, according to newly updated data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Meanwhile, a new study out of the University of Toledo has found that both … Continue reading »
Examples of Ecosystem-based Management in National Marine Sanctuaries: From Theory to Practice
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/conservation/nceas.html NOAA’s National Enforcement Summit will bring together tomorrow more than 60 stakeholders from the commercial and recreational fishing industries, non-governmental organizations, and state and federal enforcement officials to focus on how NOAA can better manage marine resources through consistent and transparent enforcement of natural resource laws. The report presents … Continue reading »
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Budget: What Happened To the Oil?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100804_oil.html The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed much of which is in the process of being degraded. A significant amount of this is the direct result of the robust federal response efforts. … Continue reading »
Highway Trust Fund: Nearly All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed in Highway Taxes Since 2005
Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/GAO-10-780?source=ra Federal funding for highways is provided to the states mostly through a series of grant programs known as the Federal-Aid Highway Program, administered by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) authorized $197.5 billion … Continue reading »
2009 Wind Technologies Market Report
US DOE http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/re-pubs.html (report) http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/emp-ppt.html (Powerpoint of key findings) [From press release] The U.S. was one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2009, second only to China, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Wind power additions in the … Continue reading »
Negligence, Strict Liability, and Responsibility for Climate Change
Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / by David Weisbach http://tinyurl.com/299excs This paper examines the data on responsibility for climate change due to past emissions. It addresses two aspects of responsibility. First it shows that the data present a mixed picture. By some measures, developed or wealthy countries are responsible for most past emissions while … Continue reading »
