Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-745T DOE has taken several steps to implement the ATVM program. First, it set three program goals: increase the fuel economy of U.S. passenger vehicles as a whole, advance U.S. automotive technology, and protect taxpayers’ financial interests. DOE also set technical, financial, and environmental eligibility requirements for applicants. In addition, DOE established … Continue reading »
Posted on June 9, 2011 …
Cost Estimate for H.R. 1309 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/122xx/doc12231/HR1309.pdf H.R. 1309 would authorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into and renew flood insurance policies through fiscal year 2016. Under current law, that authority will expire at the end of fiscal year 2011. The legislation also would make a number of … Continue reading »
International Workshop on Research, Development, and Demonstration to Enhance the Role of Nuclear Energy in Meeting Climate and Energy Challenges
Harvard Univ., Kennedy School, Belfer Center / by Laura D. Anadon, Valentina Bosetti, Matthew Bunn, Michela Catenacci, and Audrey Lee http://bit.ly/mlGdz1 …To gather information on the RD&D needs for the future of nuclear energy, the future cost and performance of nuclear technologies, and on the major barriers to large-scale deployment of nuclear energy, a team … Continue reading »
The Economic Opportunities of Shale Energy Development
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research / by Timothy J. Considine, Robert W. Watson and Nicholas B. Considine http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/eper_09.htm (summary) Full Report: http://www.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/eper_09.pdf [From an Ithaca Journal article by Jon Campbell] New York could see $11.4 billion in economic activity by 2020 and up to 18,000 new jobs by 2015 if the state allows gas companies … Continue reading »
TSCA Submissions with Newly Declassified Claims for Confidential Business Information (CBI)
US EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxicology http://1.usa.gov/kE1UjF [From Press Release] …the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made public the identities of more than 150 chemicals contained in 104 health and safety studies that had been claimed confidential by industry…For these 104 studies, the chemical identity will no longer be redacted, or kept from … Continue reading »
