Confidentiality Determinations and Reporting Deferral for Part 98 Data in Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements

US EPA http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/CBI.html On December 17, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued three concurrent actions related to certain data elements reported under EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). EPA needs to further examine the likely business impact from the disclosure of certain data elements before those data elements are collected and potentially subject … Continue reading »

CO2 Reduction Potential of Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) Process: Effect of Gasification Technology

Energy Procedia / Hari C. Mantripragada and Edward S. Rubin http://tinyurl.com/2b679hj [Abstract] Coal-to-liquids (CTL) is a process of producing synthetic transportation fuels from coal. The process involves gasification of coal to produce synthesis gas which is then catalytically converted to liquid fuels in a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor. A major concern of CTL plants is their … Continue reading »

Water, Climate Change, and Sustainability in the Southwest

PNAS / Glen M. MacDonald http://www.pnas.org/content/107/50/21256.full.pdf+html [Abstract] The current Southwest drought is exceptional for its high temperatures and arguably the most severe in history. Coincidentally, there has been an increase in forest and woodland mortality due to fires and pathogenic outbreaks. Although the high temperatures and aridity are consistent with projected impacts of greenhouse warming, … Continue reading »