National Association of State Chief Information Officers http://www.nascio.org/apps/ The National Association of State Information Officers (NASCIO) has launched a catalog of native mobile apps available from state governments for tablets and smartphones. Users can click on the interactive map to see what apps are offered by their state or territory. Apps are also searchable by … Continue reading »
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MATCH: Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health
United States Global Change Research Program http://match.globalchange.gov/geoportal/catalog/main/home.page [Yale Environment 360] The Obama Administration this week introduced an online tool to improve research into the link between climate change and human health and promote innovative responses to future threats. As climate change triggers more extreme weather events and temperature shifts, it is becoming increasingly important to determine how these … Continue reading »
CarbonStory, a Crowdfunding Source for Carbon Offsets
CarbonStory http://carbonstory.org/ [GreenBiz] …a new crowdfunding site for carbon offsets aims to use its platform to go beyond engaging concerned individuals. CarbonStory wants to get companies on board to launch employee engagement programs — and perhaps even the customers of company brands — through offsetting projects of their choice within a gamification framework. The website … Continue reading »
Free Online Version of EndNote Biographic Management Software Now Available
Thomson Reuters http://endnote.com/basic [Infodocket] EndNote Basic includes storage for two gigabytes of attachments and 50,000 references, as well as the top 20+ most frequently used styles. In addition, there are intangible benefits including “the fact that we are publisher and publishing-model neutral. Our mission is to support the advancement of science and the research community with … Continue reading »
Legal Fractures in Chemical Disclosure Laws: Why the Voluntary Chemical Disclosure Registry FracFocus Fails as a Regulatory Compliance Tool
Harvard Law School, Environmental Law School / by Kate Konschnik, with Margaret Holden and Alexa Shasteen http://hvrd.me/17gbfam [Business Week] FracFocus, the website used by Exxon Mobil Corp. and other energy companies to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, fails as a compliance tool for the 11 states that rely on it, a Harvard Law School … Continue reading »
Oil Sands: Environmental Monitoring Information Portal
Government of Canada http://www.jointoilsandsmonitoring.ca/ [From a Greenwire article by Nick Juliano, sub. req'd] The Canadian government today is launching a new online information portal collecting data on air and water pollution associated with development of Alberta’s oil sands. The portal unveiled today by environmental regulators with the Canadian and Alberta governments shows a correlation between areas of … Continue reading »
BISON, a Species Discovery Tool (Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation)
US Geological Survey http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/ [From Press Release] Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation or BISON is the only system of its kind; a unique, web-based Federal resource for finding species in the U. S. and territories. Its size is unprecedented, offering more than 100 million mapped records of nearly every living species nationwide and growing. And the vast majority … Continue reading »
The Policy Climate
Climate Policy Initiative http://www.thepolicyclimate.org/ [Website] This interactive site is an overview of policy issues relevant to climate change across the world. Along with the full accompanying study, it presents three decades of evidence on emissions trends, emissions drivers, and policy activity from five key economies – Brazil, China, India, the EU, and the U.S. —which … Continue reading »
The Energy Visualizer (or eVIZ): Maps/Animates US Energy Production, Consumption and Environmental Consequences– from the House Dems
Socialbomb and Cousins and Sears for the Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eviz/id618473489 [GreenBiz] Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee, which oversees all U.S. energy sources, have released “eVIZ,” short for Energy Visualizer… the app has three animated experiences: It maps U.S. energy production and consumption; calculates the costs of extreme weather; and … Continue reading »
A New Northeastern US Climate Data Resource from NOAA and Others
NOAA | the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative | the National Wildlife Federation I Environmental Protection Agency http://neclimateus.org/index.php# [InfoDocket] …Now operational at NEclimateUS.org, this resource provides weather and climate information for the eastern U.S. region as well as Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Also known as NExUS, this new online database offers access to data and information … Continue reading »
