National Parks Conservation Association http://www.npca.org/climatechange/restore/pdf/Restore_a_Nation_NPCA_2010.pdf [PEN-e posting] This report from the National Parks Conservation Association highlights the need for continuing investments in restoration projects to sustain economies, maintain healthy ecosystems, address climate change, and create American jobs. The report includes examples from: California, the Great Lakes, Louisiana, Maine, Connecticut, Washington, Colorado, and Arkansas.Re·store·á·Nation highlights projects … Continue reading »
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Advanced Biofuels Research Pathways Webinar, November 18, 2010
U.S. Department of Energy, Biomass Program http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=432 [Website] The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Biomass Program is hosting a Webinar on Thursday, November 18, 2010, from 3:00-4:30 p.m. EST, entitled “Advanced Biofuels Research Pathways.” This Web conference is the second installment in the Biomass Program’s Webinar series, which will cover many of the program’s activities … Continue reading »
State of the Nation’s River 2010: Farms and Forests: Rural Land Use in the Potomac Watershed
Potomac Conservancy http://www.potomac.org/site/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/sonr10_finalreport.pdf [PEN-e posting] The report makes the case for placing a high value on forested lands, and also appropriately scaled and well-managed farms, by recognizing the value of such lands when compared to developed or built environments. We highlight the importance of rural lands in this developing watershed, and discuss the stressors that … Continue reading »
The Contribution of Natural Gas Vehicles to Sustainable Transport
International Energy Agency Working Paper / Michiel Nijboer http://www.iea.org/papers/2010/natural_gas_vehicles.pdf [From Introduction] This IEA working paper evaluates the potential costs and benefits of using natural gas as a vehicle fuel for road transportation, as well as the policy related to its market development. There are good reasons to analyse the use of energy in transportation and … Continue reading »
Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel: Strategy Alternatives and Policy Implications
RAND Corporation / Tom LaTourrette, Thomas Light, Debra Knopman, James T. Bartis http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2010/RAND_MG970.pdf [From Report Webpage] Increasing awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has renewed interest in nuclear power generation. At the same time, the longstanding logjam over how to manage spent nuclear fuel continues to hamper the expansion of nuclear power. … Continue reading »
2 EPA Reports on Dioxin Emitted During Deepwater Horizon BP Spill
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/research/dioxin/ Controlled burning of oil on the surface of the ocean (also called in situ burning) was one method used by the Unified Command during the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, to reduce the spread of oil and environmental impacts at the shoreline. A total of 411 controlled burn events occurred of which … Continue reading »
