Economist Intelligence Unit http://tinyurl.com/6g6gv94 [Yale Environment 360] Singapore has emerged as Asia’s greenest city thanks to a host of ambitious environmental programs and green initiatives, according to a new report. The Asia Green City Index — conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and funded by Siemens — evaluated the environmental performance of 22 Asian cities … Continue reading »
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National Land Cover Database Updated
US Geological Survey http://tinyurl.com/4am4l3o The latest edition of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2006) is now publicly available. This massive database updates our knowledge of the Nation’s land cover and documents precisely where land cover change has occurred between 2001 and 2006. NLCD is used for thousands of applications in such diverse investigations as … Continue reading »
Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database
USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/QFAHPD/#2011-2-16 The Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database (QFAHPD) provides food price data to support research on the economic determinants of food consumption, diet quality, and health outcomes. The QFAHPD database was constructed from household food-at-home purchases reported in the Nielsen Homescan panel data. The database contains quarterly prices for up to 54 … Continue reading »
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruralatlas/#2011-2-17 The Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America is a mapping application that provides a spatial interpretation of county-level, economic and social conditions along four broad categories of socioeconomic factors: people (using newly released demographic data from the American Community Survey, including age, race and ethnicity, migration and immigration, education, household … Continue reading »
Driving Change: Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled in California
Public Policy Institute of California / by Louise Bedsworth, Ellen Hanak, and Jed Kolko http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=948 Can Californians cut down on their driving? Encouraging job growth near transit stations will help. So will pursuing policies that raise the cost of driving. This report examines California’s progress in these and other areas, finding both opportunities and challenges … Continue reading »
Views from the Street: Linking Transportation and Land Use
Public Policy Institute of California / by Louise Bedsworth, Ellen Hanak, Elizabeth Stryjewski http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=946 California is one of the first states in the nation to set a goal for reducing residents’ driving. This study assesses the response of cities and counties, finding signs for optimism that the state can achieve its goals—as well as obstacles … Continue reading »
Transforming the Energy Economy: Options for Accelerating the Commercialization of Advanced Energy Technologies
Findings of the Executive Session on Demonstrating New Energy Technologies at Harvard Kennedy School, December 1–2, 2010 Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / by Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti, Laura Diaz Anadon, Hanna Breetz, Matthew Bunn and Erik Mielke http://tinyurl.com/4jn53jf “The focus of the workshop was on the demonstration stage … Continue reading »
Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010
United Nations Environment Programme http://www.unep.ch/ozone/Assessment_Panels/SAP/Scientific_Assessment_2010/index.shtml (full report: “Report of the 2010 Assessment of the Scientific Assessment Panel”) Executive Summary [From website] The ozone layer… faces potential new challenges even as it continues its recovery from earlier damage, according to a recently released international science assessment. The report, prepared by the Scientific Assessment Panel of the … Continue reading »
House Hearing on Environmental Regulations, the Economy, and Jobs
US Congress, House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=8217 Archived webcast and witness testimonies available at link above. List of witnesses: Panel I Randall Lutter, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future Mr. Christopher DeMuth, D. C. Searle Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Ms. Karen Harned, Executive Director, NFIB Legal Center Ms. … Continue reading »
Senate Hearing on Green Jobs and Trade
US Senate, Comm. on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy http://tinyurl.com/5s5kwge Archived webcast and testimonies of the following witnesses are available: Leo Gerrard, International President, United Steelworkers Paul Cicio, President, Industrial Energy Consumers of America John Danner, President and CEO, Northern Power Systems David Montgomery, Vice President, Charles River … Continue reading »
