National Center for Environmental Assessment, US EPA http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=231964 Millions of tons of treated sewage sludges or “biosolids” are applied annually to farms, forests, rangelands, mine lands and other types of land in the United States. Biosolids are defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “the primarily organic solid product yielded by municipal wastewater … Continue reading »
Posted on March 29, 2011 …
The Myth of Green Energy Jobs: The European Experience
American Enterprise Institute / by Kenneth P. Green http://www.aei.org/outlook/101026 With $2.3 billion in Recovery Act tax credits allocated for green manufacturers, President Barack Obama and other Democratic politicians have high hopes for green technology. But their expectations clash with both economic theory and practical experience in Europe. Green programs in Spain destroyed 2.2 jobs for … Continue reading »
Rescuing the Clean Air Act from Obsolescence
American Enterprise Institute / by David Schoenbrod and Melissa Witte (AEI Outlook Series) http://www.aei.org/outlook/101029 Key points in this Outlook: • The Clean Air Act created a strict regulatory track for dealing with the most important pollutants, but the EPA has decided not to apply it to greenhouse gases. • In defending its decision, the EPA … Continue reading »
Your New Electric Car Emits 75 gCO2/km (at the Power Station)
Ecometrica / by Gary Davis http://d3u3pjcknor73l.cloudfront.net/assets/media/pdf/electric_car_emits_75_gCO2_per_km.pdf [From Press Release] With no tailpipe emissions, electric cars are being hailed as the future of motoring. However, some argue that generating the electricity required to power them will offset those emission savings. Now, Ecometrica have finally put some statistics alongside the speculation… While electric vehicles themselves are “zero … Continue reading »
Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a Competitive and Resource Efficient Transport System
European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/transport/strategies/2011_white_paper_en.htm The European Commission adopted a roadmap of 40 concrete initiatives for the next decade to build a competitive transport system that will increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fuel growth and employment. At the same time, the proposals will dramatically reduce Europe’s dependence on imported oil and cut carbon … Continue reading »
Understanding and Managing Risk in Security Systems for the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex
National Academies Press (free download with registration) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13108 [Description] A nuclear weapon or a significant quantity of special nuclear material (SNM) would be of great value to a terrorist or other adversary. It might have particular value if acquired from a U.S. facility–in addition to acquiring a highly destructive tool, the adversary would demonstrate an … Continue reading »
