US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-638 [From Summary] The federal government’s substantial use of information technology (IT) contributes significantly to federal agencies’ energy use and environmental impact. To help mitigate this impact, organizations have adopted practices for using computing resources in a sustainable and more environmentally friendly manner– sometimes referred to as “green IT.” These practices … Continue reading »
Posted on August 10, 2011 …
Cross State Air Pollution Rule Requires Emissions Reductions from Eastern U.S. Powerplants
US DOE, EIA http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=2570 (website} http://www.epa.gov/airtransport (Cross-State Air Pollution Rule) On July 7, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). The CSAPR is intended to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants in the eastern half of the United States by … Continue reading »
Abiotic Disturbances and Their Influence on Forest Health
UN FAO http://www.fao.org/forestry/abiotics/en/ [From Website] Abiotic disturbances – disturbances caused by non-living factors – are a natural and integral part of forest ecosystems that have major impacts, positive and negative. They influence forest structure, composition and functioning and can be important for maintaining biological diversity and facilitating regeneration. When disturbances exceed their normal range of variation, however, … Continue reading »
Supplying Ingenuity: U.S. Suppliers of Clean, Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technologies
United Auto Workers | Natural Resources Defense Council| National Wildlife Federation http://www.nrdc.org/transportation/autosuppliers/files/SupplierMappingReport.pdf [From an E&E News PM story by Jason Plautz, sub. req'd] More stringent fuel economy standards have the potential to expand the clean car industry, which already employs more than 155,000 Americans, especially in traditional manufacturing states like Michigan and Ohio, a new … Continue reading »
Decoding the Bill: Lobbying Records Show That Electric Utility Industry Dominates Push for Deregulatory ‘REINS’ Legislation
Public Citizen / by Amit Narang and Taylor Lincoln http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=5002 [From Website above] Although proponents of the Republicans’ signature anti-regulatory measure claim that it is designed to help small businesses, lobbying disclosure records suggest that the bill primarily stands to benefit just one industry that is made up of particularly large companies: electric utilities. Lobbying … Continue reading »
