US EPA, Office of Research and Development http://1.usa.gov/sNyzcx [From the Greensboro (NC) New and Record Capitol Beat blog] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a 174-plus page report on the the study it is PLANNING to undertake on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the practice of shooting water and chemicals into the ground to extract natural gas. … Continue reading »
Posted on November 3, 2011 …
The Impact of Developing the Keystone XL Pipeline Project on Business Activity in the US
Subtitle: An Analysis Including State-by-State Construction Effects and an Assessment of the Potential Benefits of a More Stable Source of Domestic Supply The Perryman Group (dated “June 2010″) http://www.transcanada.com/docs/Key_Projects/TransCanada_US_Report_06-10-10.pdf [From Michael Levi's blog] …you get an annual impact of $30 billion, pretty much the same number that Perryman uses to ultimately generate 250,000 jobs. There … Continue reading »
Assessing the Health Risks of Natural CO2 Seeps in Italy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (October 4, 2011; v108 n40 p16545-16548) / by Jennifer J. Roberts, Rachel A. Wood and R. Stuart Haszeldine http://www.pnas.org/content/108/40/16545.short [Abstract] Industrialized societies which continue to use fossil fuel energy sources are considering adoption of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology to meet carbon emission reduction targets. Deep geological … Continue reading »
The Causality Analysis of Climate Change and Large-scale Human Crisis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (October 18, 2011; v108 n42 p17296-17301) / by David D. Zhanga, Harry F. Leea, Cong Wang, Baosheng Lie, Qing Peia, Jane Zhang and Yulun Anc (open access) http://www.pnas.org/content/108/42/17296.short [Abstract] Recent studies have shown strong temporal correlations between past climate changes and societal crises. However, the specific causal mechanisms … Continue reading »
