Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41323/ The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and subsequent oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico has led to substantial damages, particularly in the form of lost wages and income. BP has begun to make interim payments to compensate for lost income resulting from the oil spill. Individuals and businesses … Continue reading »
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Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview and Emerging Issues
Congressional research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41282/ …total agriculture-based biofuels production accounted for only about 4.3% of total U.S. transportation fuel consumption in 2009. Federal biofuels policies have had costs, including unintended market and environmental consequences and large federal outlays (estimated at $6 to $8 billion in 2009). Despite the direct and indirect costs of federal biofuels policy … Continue reading »
Oil Spill Legislation in the 111th Congress
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41453/ This report dated Oct. 15 summarizes provisions of selected legislation–enacted and proposed–that address oil spill policy issues raised after the April 20, 2010, explosion and resulting oil spill at the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. As of the date of this report, President Obama has signed two … Continue reading »
Intermediate-Level Blends of Ethanol in Gasoline, and the Ethanol “Blend Wall”
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40445/ On March 6, 2009, Growth Energy (on behalf of 52 U.S. ethanol producers) applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a waiver from the current Clean Air Act (CAA) limitation on ethanol content in gasoline. Currently, ethanol content in gasoline is capped at 10% (E10); the application requests an increase … Continue reading »
Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/RL32201/ Information on the programmatic history of EPA involvement in assisting wastewater treatment and drinking water projects is provided in two appendixes.
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA): A Summary
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/RL32683/ This frequently updated report has its first new version since February 2010. [From summary]This report summarizes the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to Know Act (EPCRA) and the major regulatory programs that mandate reporting by industrial facilities of releases of hazardous chemicals to the environment, as well as local planning to respond … Continue reading »
Winter Fuels Outlook 2010-2011
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41471/ The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook (STEWFO) for the 2010-2011 winter heating season projects that American consumers should expect to see heating expenditures rise by 2.5% on average compared to last winter. Average expenditures for those heating with natural gas are projected to see … Continue reading »
World Development Report Online
World Bank http://wdronline.worldbank.org/worldbank/a/browsebytitle Now available from 1978 to date. Now you can … Select chapters to create your own Custom eBook that you can save, print, download, and share Find the critical WDR background papers for reports since 2005 — all in one place Bookmark and save content Quickly see how development thinking has … Continue reading »
Economic Conditions Predict Prevalence of West Nile Virus
Public Library of Science / by Ryan J. Harrigan, Henri A. Thomassen, Wolfgang Buermann, Robert F. Cummings, Matthew E. Kahn, Thomas B. Smith http://tinyurl.com/2f8bec5 Newly published EPA-funded research has found that low income neighborhoods appear to be the most susceptible to the West Nile Virus (WNV). The study is the first to use a statistical … Continue reading »
Leaked Oct. 25 White House Memo on Wind Energy Loan Guarantees
White House / by Carol Browner, Ron Klain, and Larry Summers Wind Energy Loan-WH Memo [Industrial Wind Action Group] This explosive memo authored by White House advisers Carol Browner, Ron Klain, and Larry Summers explains how “double-dipping” by wind developers is resulting in the total government subsidy for loan guarantee recipients exceeding 60% against small … Continue reading »
