US DOE, Energy Information Admin. http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/rea_data/rea.pdf?src=email The Renewable Energy Annual (2008) is the fourteenth in a series of annual publications on renewable energy by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The 2008 edition presents five chapters, accompanied with data tables, text and graphics covering various aspects of the renewable energy marketplace: • Renewable Energy Trends … Continue reading »
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The Economic Impact of Karnal Bunt Phytosanitary Wheat Export Certificates
USDA Economic Research Service / By Gary Vocke, Edward W. Allen, and J. Michael Price http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/WHS/2010/08Aug/WHS10H01/#2010-8-25 This report provides the results of ERS research on the economic consequences of ending the USDA Karnal bunt certification program for U.S. exports to countries that ban import of wheat from countries known to have the disease. USDA currently … Continue reading »
Onshore Oil and Gas: BLM’s Management of Public Protests to Its Lease Sales Needs Improvement
Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-670?source=ra The development of oil and natural gas resources on federal lands contributes to domestic energy production but also results in concerns over potential impacts on those lands. Numerous public protests about oil and gas lease sales have been filed with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages these federal resources. … Continue reading »
Hurricane Recovery: Federal Government Provided a Range of Assistance to Nonprofits following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-800?source=ra Residents of the Gulf Coast continue to struggle to recover almost 5 years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the area in August and September of 2005. In many cases the federal government coordinates with, and provides support to, nonprofit organizations in order to deliver recovery assistance to impacted residents. A … Continue reading »
