Posted on May 5, 2011 …

DOE Nuclear Waste: Better Information Needed on Waste Storage at DOE Sites as a Result of Yucca Mountain Shutdown

US Government Accountability Office www.gao.gov/new.items/d11230.pdf [From Summary]  The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for storing and managing a total of about 13,000 metric tons of nuclear waste—spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste—at five DOE sites in Colorado, Idaho, New York, South Carolina, and Washington. Also, a joint DOE-Navy program … Continue reading »

Five Feet High and Rising: Cities and Flooding in the 21st Century

World Bank / by Abhas Jha, Jessica Lamond, Robin Bloch, Namrata Bhattacharya, Ana Lopez, Nikolaos Papachristodoulou, Alan Bird, David Proverbs, John Davies and Robert Barker http://bit.ly/mjwzjC [Abstract] Urban flooding is an increasingly important issue. Disaster statistics appear to show flood events are becoming more frequent, with medium-scale events increasing fastest. The impact of flooding is … Continue reading »

Recovery Act: Preliminary Observations on the Use of Funds for Clean and Drinking Water Projects

US Government Accountability Office / Testimony before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives by David C. Trimble http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11642t.pdf [From What GAO Found]  Nationwide, the 50 states have awarded and obligated the almost $6 billion in Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF program funds provided under the Recovery Act and reported using the … Continue reading »

Marine Renewables Green Growth Paper

Carbon Trust (UK) http://bit.ly/k5b6AS [From Press Release] UK could grab a quarter of global marine energy market New analysis released today by the Carbon Trust shows the UK could capture just under a quarter of the global marine energy market.  Equivalent to up to £76bn to the UK economy by 2050, this growing sector could … Continue reading »