U.S. Forest Service / by Matthew P. Thompson, David E. Calkin, Mark A. Finney, Alan A. Ager, Julie W. Gilbertson-Day http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/37465 [Description] The spatial, temporal, and social dimensions of wildfire risk are challenging U.S. federal land management agencies to meet societal needs while maintaining the health of the lands they manage. In this paper we present … Continue reading »
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I-131 Dose-Response for Incident Thyroid Cancers in Ukraine Related to the Chornobyl Accident
Environmental Health Perspectives (Online: March 17, 2011; doi:10.1289/ehp.1002674) / by Alina V. Brenner, Mykola D. Tronko, Maureen Hatch, Tetyana I. Bogdanova, Valery A. Oliynik, Jay H. Lubin, Lydia B. Zablotska, Valery P. Tereschenko, Robert J. McConnell, Galina A. Zamotaeva, et al. ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info:doi/10.1289/ehp.1002674 Background: Current knowledge about Chornobyl-related thyroid cancer risks comes from ecological studies based … Continue reading »
H.R. 1230: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12161/hr1230.pdf [Summary] H.R. 1230 would establish statutory deadlines for sales of certain oil and gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). If the bill were enacted, the Department of the Interior (DOI) would be required to auction leases in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico within four and eight months … Continue reading »
The China Greentech Report 2011
China Greentech Initiative http://www.china-greentech.com/report (download with free regustration) [NRDC Switchboard] The 218-page document recounts the story of the phenomenal growth in green technology markets in recent years: China’s R&D investments in clean energy increased 20% annually from 1995 to 2005.[1] China’s State Grid Smart Grid Plan ($530 billion by 2020), which controls 80% of China’s … Continue reading »
Oil and U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations
Rice University, Baker Institute for Public Policy / by Joe Barnes http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-BarnesBilateral-04292011.pdf How concerned should the United States be by the uncertain future of the Mexican oil sector? A discussion of the importance of Mexican oil for the U.S. economy.
Taming the Beast Within: The Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission
Rice University, Baker Institute / by Cristopher Ballinas Valdés, Ph. D. http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-BallinasTaming-04292011.pdf An analysis of the creation and evolution of Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), with a focus on the political struggles within the energy sector.
Beyond Efficiency: The Politics of Investment Policies in the Oil Industry
Rice University, Baker Institute for Public Policy / by Carlos Domínguez, D.Ph. http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-DominguezEfficiency-04292011.pdf Using the Tula refinery as a case study, this paper examines the politics behind government investment in Mexican oil projects.
Stuck in the Mud: The Politics of Constitutional Reform in the Oil Sector in Mexico
Rice University, Baker Ibstitute for Public Policy / by Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, Ph. D. http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/stuck-in-the-mud-the-politics-of-constitutional-reform-in-the-oil-sector-in-mexico http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-DominguezEfficiency-04292011.pdf With the Pemex monopoly and constitutional rules regarding the oil industry, Mexico is one of the most restrictive oil regimes in the world, but the country has become dramatically more democratic over the past 25 years.
Energy Trade and Security Issues at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Rice University, Baker Institute for Public Policy / by Isidro Morales, Ph.D. http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/energy-trade-and-security-issues-at-the-u.s.-mexico-border This essay analyzes the consequences of this hydrocarbon dependence, emphasizing what is at stake in terms of cross-border energy trade (oil fuels, gas and electricity) between the United States and Mexico.
The Energy Factor in Mexico-U.S. Relations
Rice University, Baker Institute of Public Policy / by Isidro Morales, Ph.D. http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-MoralesFactor-04292011.pdf Energy relations have been a major element in the U.S.-Mexico relationship over the past few decades but may wane as an issue of importance in the coming years.
