CBO Cost Estimate: Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act

Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/118xx/doc11816/s1816.pdf S. 1816 would reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and rename it the Chesapeake Basin program. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $2.3 billion over the 2011-2015 period for EPA and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to provide grants to states and nonprofit [...]

Grand Canyon National Park: Resource Challenges and Future Directions

National Parks Conservation Association http://www.npca.org/stateoftheparks/grand_canyon/ NPCA found that despite the park’s iconic status, diverse natural and cultural resources, and abundant recreational opportunities, the park suffers from many challenges that complicate resource protection and management: Current Colorado River management actions do not incorporate adaptive strategies for protecting and restoring native animals, natural habitats, and cultural resources [...]

2009 American Housing Survey

US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/ahs/ahs.html Issued jointly every two years by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, this survey provides detailed information on the characteristics of the nation’s housing stock. A wide range of specific topics is covered, such as the presence of air conditioning, crowding, housing costs, special living [...]

Coming Together for Clean Water Discussion Draft : EPA’s Strategy for Achieving Clean Water : Public Discussion Draft – August 2010

US EPA http://blog.epa.gov/waterforum/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on the agency’s draft strategy to protect and restore our nation’s lakes, streams and coastal waters. The strategy, “Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA’s Strategy for Achieving Clean Water,” is designed to chart EPA’s path in furthering EPA Administrator Lisa [...]

Statistical Aspects of the Energy Economy in 2009

Eurostat http://tinyurl.com/28wkvqf [From Introduction] This publication provides a first overview of the energy economy in 2009 based on monthly cumulated data for each EU Member State. Production and consumption trends are outlined for the principal energy commodities – oil, natural gas, solid fuels, nuclear and primary electrical energy. Main indicators such as energy dependence rate [...]

Annual Energy Review 2009

US Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/aer.pdf [From EIA website] The Annual Energy Review (AER) is the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s primary report of historical annual energy statistics. For many series, data begin with the year 1949. Included are data on total energy production, consumption, and trade; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable [...]

Public Perceptions of Energy Consumption and Savings

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Published online before print August 16, 2010, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1001509107) / by Shahzeen Z. Attaria, Michael L. DeKay, Cliff I. Davidson, and Wändi Bruine de Bruin (Open access article) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/08/06/1001509107.full.pdf+html [Yale Environment 360] Many Americans believe they can conserve energy by taking relatively inconsequential steps, such as turning off [...]

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federally Funded Programs Have Helped to Address the Needs of Gulf Coast Small Businesses, but Agency Data on Subcontracting Are Incomplete

Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-723?source=ra Hurricanes Katrina and Rita wreaked havoc on small businesses in the Gulf Coast, and much federal assistance has been provided to help these businesses. GAO was asked to describe (1) the amount of assistance provided to Gulf Coast small businesses through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) disaster and Gulf Opportunity (GO) [...]

State Renewable Electricity Profiles

US DOE, Energy Information Admin. http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/state_profiles/r_profiles_sum.html Capacity and generation of electricity from renewable sources in the United States. Renewable capacity increased by 8,469 megawatts in 2008. This is an increase of 7.8 percent over the 2007 level. Most of this increase, 8,136 megawatts, or, 96 percent, came from new wind capacity. Renewable generation increased in [...]

Army Sustainability Report 2009

U.S. Army http://www.aepi.army.mil/docs/whatsnew/FINALArmySustainabilityReport2010.pdf The Department of the Army announced today that it has released its second Annual Sustainability Report highlighting energy and environmental achievements and milestones supporting the Army’s sustainability concept and goals. The annual sustainability report informs primary stakeholders, partners, the American people, and other interested parties on the Army’s progress to embody the [...]