Energy Information Admin., US Dept. of Energy http://www.eia.gov/renewable/annual/trends/?src=email Despite an economic recession and a significant fall in overall energy demand/consumption, the use of renewable fuels grew strongly in 2009. This growth has been supported by Federal and State programs, including federal tax credits, state renewable portfolio standards, and a federal renewable fuels standard. This chapter … Continue reading »
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Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the U. S.
Energy Information Admin., US Dept. of Energy http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/ghg_report/?src=email Total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 6,576 million metric tons carbon diioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) in 2009, a decrease of 5.8 percent from the 2008 level. Since 1990, GHG emissions have grown at an average annual rate of 0.4 percent.his report provides an annual inventory of anthropogenic … Continue reading »
Waste Forms Technology and Performance: Final Report
National Academies Press (download free prepublication version with registration) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13100#toc [Summary] The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is responsible for cleaning up radioactive waste and environmental contamination resulting from five decades of nuclear weapons production and testing. A major focus of this program involves the retrieval, processing, and immobilization of waste into … Continue reading »
Lean, Mean and Clean: Energy Innovation and the Department of Defense
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation / by Matt Hourihan and Matthew Stepp http://tinyurl.com/3pldvxv [Abstract] There are many obvious sources of clean energy innovation. But lately the clean energy community has begun paying attention to one not-so-obvious source: the Department of Defense. With a massive energy footprint and a mission-driven need to reduce fossil energy consumption, … Continue reading »
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Declined by 2.8 Percent in 2008
Energy Information Admin., US Dept. of Energy www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/flash/pdf/flash.pdf Factors that contributed to the decline include: – Energy prices • In 2008, gasoline and diesel prices were at their all-time peak level • Near the end of the year, despite lower energy prices, gasoline and diesel demand was dampened by a drop in consumer income – … Continue reading »
Climate Change and Food Security in the Context of the Cancun Agreements
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (submitted to the 14th session of the UNFCCC’s Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action Under the Convention) http://tinyurl.com/3zz4opx [From Introduction] Recently food prices have once again shown an upward trend, kindling fears of another food price crisis along the lines of that experienced in 2007-2008. … Continue reading »
