Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41974.pdf [From Summary] …Regulatory analytical requirements (e.g., cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis) have been established incrementally during the last 40 to 50 years through a series of presidential and congressional initiatives…The most extensive and broadly applicable of the requirements are in Executive Order 12866 and OMB Circular A-4, but they do not apply … Continue reading »
Posted on September 21, 2011 …
Climate Change: Conceptual Approaches and Policy Tools
Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41973.pdf [From Summary] …If climate change merits federal action, a variety of generic policy tools may be available (some in use already) to achieve policy goals: regulatory, including market-based, tools to reduce GHGs; distribution of potential revenues from GHG programs; non-regulatory tools that help markets work more efficiently; tools to stimulate technological … Continue reading »
U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics
Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40187.pdf As an aid in policy making, this report presents a current and historical view of the supply and consumption of various forms of energy.
U.S. Renewable Electricity Generation: Resources and Challenges
Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41954.pdf [From Summary] …This report provides a summary of U.S. electricity generation potential from wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, ocean-hydrokinetic, and biomass sources of renewable energy. The focus of this report is twofold: (1) provide an assessment of U.S. renewable electricity generation potential and how renewables might satisfy electric power sector demand, and … Continue reading »
Congressional Primer on Major Disasters and Emergencies
Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R41981.pdf [From Summary] The principles of disaster management assume a leadership role by the local and state governments with the federal government providing coordinated supplemental resources and assistance… The majority of federal aid is made available from FEMA under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, … Continue reading »
EPA Launches Green Products Web Portal
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/ [From Press Release] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is observing Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (September 19-25, 2011) by launching a new tool designed to provide Americans easy access to information about everyday products like home appliances, electronics and cleaning products that can save money, prevent pollution and protect people’s health… Using … Continue reading »
Ohio’s Natural Gas and Crude Oil Exploration and Production Industry and the Emerging Utica Gas Formation: Economic Impact Study
Kleinhenz & Associates for the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program http://bit.ly/nSHdXY [From an article in the Vindicator, Youngstown Ohio] Ohio’s oil and natural-gas industries and the emergence of horizontal hydraulic fracturing could create more than 200,000 jobs and pump billions into the state economy over the next five years, according to a new … Continue reading »
Prudent Development – Realizing the Potential of North America’s Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Resources
National Petroleum Council http://www.npc.org/Prudent_Development.html [
Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Permits
US EPA Region 10 http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/AIRPAGE.NSF/Permits/ocsap/ [Green Car Congress] EPA Region 10 has issued final air quality permits to Shell for oil and gas exploration drilling in the Alaska Arctic. The permits will allow Shell to operate the Discoverer drillship and a support fleet of icebreakers, oil spill response vessels, and supply ships for up to … Continue reading »
