US DOE, EIA http://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/carbon/ [Press Release] U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels were 5,638 million metric tons carbon dioxide (MMTCO2) in 2010, an increase of 3.9 percent from the 2009 level, according to Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2010, an online analysis released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This … Continue reading »
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EPA Legal Brief on the Endangerment Finding
US EPA epa-endangerment-brief [From Junk Science Post] EPA filed its legal brief this afternoon with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit defending its December 2009 decision that CO2 emissions threaten public welfare. [From an article in InsideEPA.com, sub. req'd] …In the opening brief, EPA reiterates many long-running defenses of the … Continue reading »
Impacts of the Recession on Public Transportation Agencies: 2011 Update
American Public Transportation Association http://bit.ly/qbvjpU [From Executive Summary] The survey found: 71 percent of public transportation agencies saw flat or decreased local funding, and 83 percent saw flat or decreased state funding. Capital budgets are also at risk, with 85 percent of agencies reporting flat or decreased capital funding. Nearly eight in ten transit agencies … Continue reading »
Between a Rock and a Dry Place: The Impact of Oil Shale Development and Climate Change on the Colorado River Basin Water Supply
Natural Resources Defense Council / by Monty Schmitt, Barry Nelson and Bobby McEnaney http://www.nrdc.org/water/files/oilshalecobasin.pdf [From a Greenwire story by Debra Kahn] Mining copious oil shale deposits in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming could jeopardize water and power supplies for seven Western states, environmental activists warn in a report released today. Oil companies hold unused water rights … Continue reading »
Modelling Predicts That Heat Stress, Not Drought, Will Increase Vulnerability of Wheat in Europe
Nature’s Scientific Reports (August 18 2011, v1, article number: 66, doi:10.1038/srep00066 ) / by Mikhail A. Semenov and Peter R. Shewry http://www.nature.com/srep/2011/110818/srep00066/full/srep00066.html [Abstract] New crop cultivars will be required for a changing climate characterised by increased summer drought and heat stress in Europe. However, the uncertainty in climate predictions poses a challenge to crop scientists … Continue reading »
Economic Analysis of a Program to Promote Clean Transportation Fuels in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region: Final Report
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management http://bit.ly/pIpZ1B [From a Greenwire article bt Jason Plautz, sub. req'd] A plan requiring 11 Northeast and mid-Atlantic states to slash heat-trapping emissions from transportation fuel could slash oil consumption by as much as 8.7 billion gallons a year by 2022 with cost savings of as much as $137 … Continue reading »
