US EPA Rule on states not in compliance: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0107-0003-2 Rule implementing compliance with the Endangerment Finding on greenhouse gases: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0107-0015.2 U.S. EPA has released two proposals for the implementation of greenhouse gas regulations for stationary sources… In one rule released today, EPA says 13 state implementation plans (SIPs) for the PSD program are insufficient because … Continue reading »
Posted on August 13, 2010 …
Nine Challenges of Alternative Energy
Post Carbon Institute / by David Fridley http://www.postcarbon.org/Reader/PCReader-Fridley-Alternatives.pdf [From Introduction] The scramble for alternatives is on. High oil prices, growing concerns over energy security, and the threat of climate change have all stimulated investment in the development of alternatives to conventional oil. “Alternative energy” generally falls into two categories: Substitutes for existing petroleum liquids (ethanol, … Continue reading »
Report of the Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage
Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage http://tinyurl.com/29unjx7 [From EPA site page] On February 3, 2010, President Obama sent a memorandum to the heads of fourteen Executive Departments and Federal Agencies establishing an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage. The goal was to develop a comprehensive and coordinated Federal strategy to speed … Continue reading »
Short Term Effects of Temperature on Risk of Myocardial Infarction in England and Wales: Time Series Regression Analysis of the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP) Registry
British Medical Journal / Krishnan Bhaskaran, Shakoor Hajat, Andy Haines, Emily Herrett, Paul Wilkinson, and Liam Smeeth http://tinyurl.com/26rmu7s [From Abstract and Introduction] In the light of global climate change the relations between weather and health are of increasing interest. In several studies ambient outdoor temperature was shown to affect mortality rates in the short term. … Continue reading »
