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Posted on May 10, 2011 …
Opportunities for Sustainability: City of Youngstown Carbon Emissions Inventory
Global Green USA http://www.globalgreen.org/i/file/YoungstownGHGInventory.pdf Global Green USA helped the city government of Youngstown, Ohio, analyze its greenhouse gas emissions and in this reports lays out a number of suggestions that can reduce emissions from government, businesses and residents. [H/T: GreenBiz.com]
Climate Change Hits Home: Adaptation Strategies for the San Francisco Bay Area
SPUR http://bit.ly/jxBkrI In this report, SPUR addresses how we should adapt to climate change in the San Francisco Bay Area, including which tools and strategies will make us resilient to its most severe impacts, including drought, higher temperatures and sea level rise. We recommend more than 30 strategies for local and regional agencies to begin … Continue reading »
Catastrophic Planning: States Participating in FEMA’s Pilot Program Made Progress, but Better Guidance Could Enhance Future Pilot Programs
US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-383 [Summary] Hurricane Katrina in 2005 highlighted gaps in the nation’s preparedness to respond effectively to catastrophic incidents. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designed the Task Force for Emergency Readiness (TFER) pilot program to advance and integrate state and federal catastrophic planning efforts. TFER, first … Continue reading »
Commercial Nuclear Waste: Effects of a Termination of the Yucca Mountain Repository Program and Lessons Learned
US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-229 [From Summary] DOE decided to terminate the Yucca Mountain repository program because, according to DOE officials, it is not a workable option and there are better solutions that can achieve a broader national consensus. DOE did not cite technical or safety issues. DOE also did not identify alternatives, but it … Continue reading »
“Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011″ and “Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011″
US Senate, Energy and Commerce Committee, Sen. Jeff Bingaman http://1.usa.gov/j2nUGZ (Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011) http://1.usa.gov/lFbLbl (Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011) [The Hill article by Ben Geman ] Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) floated major legislation Monday to boost offshore drilling safety, as well as a separate plan that would phase out … Continue reading »
