The World of Rivers

National Geographic http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/water/water-animation The annual Malofiej awards, for top graphics in journalism, were handed out last week. The best map of 2010 went to National Geographic for the World of Rivers. Every river system in the world was mapped and scaled by annual discharge. [H/T: InfoDocket]

Hazmat Incident Database

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/data-stats/incidents The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has launched an online database of hazardous materials incident summary reports. The annual and 10-year summary reports include the number of incidents related to specific causes, the number of injuries or fatalities, … Continue reading »

The Relationship between Common Management and Ecotourism Development: Tragedy or Triumph of the Commons? A Law and Economics Answer

LUISS “Guido Carli” University of Rome / by Danilo Sama http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/28978/ [Abstract] Since its origin, ecotourism development has been at the centre of controversial and heated debates within the environmental and scientific society. On one hand, it has been considered as a model of responsible and sustainable tourism with the capacity to guarantee the conservation … Continue reading »

Estimating the Costs and Benefits of the Smart Grid – A Preliminary Estimate of the Investment Requirements for a Fully Functioning Smart Grid

Electric Power Research Institute http://my.epri.com/portal/server.pt?Abstract_id=000000000001022519 [Abstract]  The present electric power delivery infrastructure was not designed to meet the increased demands of a restructured electricity marketplace, the energy needs of a digital society, or the increased use and variability of renewable power production. As a result, there is a national imperative to upgrade the current power … Continue reading »