National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1318 [Description] The human-mediated introduction of species to regions of the world they could never reach by natural means has had great impacts on the environment, the economy, and society. In the ocean, these invasions have long been mediated by the uptake and subsequent release of ballast water in ocean-going vessels. Increasing … Continue reading »
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Growing Blue: A Database on Global Water Resources
Veolia Water North America http://growingblue.com/ Veolia Water launched GrowingBlue.com, a data-driven resource that is designed to help municipalities, businesses and consumers gain a better understanding of today’s and tomorrow’s global and local water challenges and best practices. Focused on nature’s essential but often forgotten element – water -GrowingBlue.com uses a variety of tools, including animated … Continue reading »
New York’s Green Policies: Too Much or Too Little – A Competitive Perspective
New York City Citizens Budget Commission http://bit.ly/me0mSy [From Press Release] The Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) today released a report that examines New York City’s “green” policies from the perspective of urban competitiveness, not exclusively in terms of promoting environmental sustainability. The report’s findings and recommendations include the following: HOW GREEN IS NEW YORK? * Three … Continue reading »
Amplification and Dampening of Soil Respiration by Changes in Temperature Variability
Biogeosciences v8, p951–961, (2011) www.biogeosciences.net/8/951/2011/ doi:10.5194/bg-8-951-2011 via ScholarsArchive at Oregon State Univ. Libraries / by C. A. Sierra, M. E. Harmon, E. Thomann, S. S. Perakis, and H. W. Loescher http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/21537 [Press Release] A new study concludes that models may be predicting releases of atmospheric carbon dioxide that are either too high or too low, … Continue reading »
Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery: A Case Study on U.S. Policy Options for Post-Earthquake Haiti
Center for Global Development / by Royce Bernstein Murray and Sarah Petrin Williamson http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/1425143/ [Summary] Allowing victims of natural disaster to migrate can play a critical role in the recovery of the affected country, but the United States has no system that allows for this type of assistance. Victims of natural disasters do not qualify … Continue reading »
External Benefits of Brownfield Redevelopment: An Applied Urban General Equilibrium Analysis
CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis / by Niels Vermeer and Wouter Vermeulen http://bit.ly/l8gb8d [Abstract] Does brownfield redevelopment warrant government support? We model external benefits of the transformation of an inner city industrial site into a residential area in an urban general equilibrium framework, focussing on the removal of a local nuisance, the exploitation … Continue reading »
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41296/ [From Summary] The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246, 2008 farm bill) created the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The two main purposes of BCAP are (1) to support the establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected areas, and (2) to assist agricultural … Continue reading »
