Forest Service, USDA / Theresa B. Jain, Russell T. Graham and Jonathan Sandquist, tech. eds. http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p061.html Forests are important for carbon sequestration and how they are manipulated either through natural or human induced disturbances can have an effect on CO2 emissions and carbon sequestration. The 2009 National Silviculture Workshop presented scientific information and management strategies … Continue reading »
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Parallel Paths: Canada-U.S. Climate Policy Choices
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada) http://tinyurl.com/4g22k6u Uncertainty about American climate policy colours and shapes Canada’s own policy choices and direction. By necessity, our integrated economies require serious consideration of harmonizing Canadian climate policy with that of the United States. But different energy economies and greenhouse gas emission profiles in the … Continue reading »
Alternative Fuels for Military Applications
Rand Corp. / by James T. Bartis, and Lawrence Van Bibber http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG969.html The U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force have all established programs geared toward reducing dependence on the use of fossil fuels in tactical weapon systems such as aircraft, combat ships and vehicles, and supporting equipment. From a technical standpoint, a number … Continue reading »
Missing the Mark in the Chesapeake Bay: A Report Card for the Phase I Watershed Implementation Plans
Center for Progressive Reform / by William Andreen, Robert Glicksman, and Rena Steinzor, Shana Jones and Yee Huang http://www.progressivereform.org/articles/ChesBay_WIPs_1102.pdf [CPRblog] In August, CPR sent the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia) metrics by which our panel of water quality experts would judge the strength … Continue reading »
Cities and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Moving Forward
Environment and Urbanization (online first article first published on January 10, 2011 | doi:10.1177/0956247810392270 ) / by Daniel Hoornweg, Lorraine Sugar and Claudia Lorena Trejos Gomez first published on January 10, 2011 as doi:10.1177/0956247810392270 http://eau.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/01/08/0956247810392270.full.pdf+html Cities are blamed for the majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. So too are more affluent, highly urbanized countries. If … Continue reading »
