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A Better Climate Bill 2010 - Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act by the Union of Concerned Scientists. - View
Clean Air Act - The Clean Air Act is the law that defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. - View
H.R.1476 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009 - View
H.R.1835 - Dan Boren (D-OK) introduced this in April '09. Legislation for Natural Gas Transportation, promoting production and use of NGVs and installation of NG fuel pumps, service stations, & LNG production facilities. - View
H.R.2454 - The American Clean Energy and Security Act - View
H.R.2600 - Title: To amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters. - View
H.R.3985 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a second generation biofuel producer credit, and for other purposes. Mr. VAN HOLLEN introduced the bill. - View
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - This Act institutes policy for offshore oil and natural gas exploitation in the Outer Continental Shelf. - View
S. 3464 - Practical Energy and Climate Plan, introduced by Senator Dick Lugar 6/9/2010. - View
S. 3464 - Legislative outline of U.S. Senator Dick Lugar’s Practical Energy and Climate Plan. - View
S. 3464 (Outline) - Outline of S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan, introduced by Senator Dick Lugar 6/9/2010. - View
S.11 Discussion Draft - The American Power Act, introduced by Senators Kerry and Lieberman. - View
S.11 Summary - The American Power Act -- Summary. - View
S.1408 - Calls for numerous tax credits for NGVs and NGV manufacturing facilities. - View
S.1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act - View
S.1733 - Title: A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy. - View
S.774 - The National Energy Security Act of 2009 - View
S.835 - Open Fuel Standard - View
S.J.RES. 26 - Sen. Murkowski. Introduced 01/21/2010. -- Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. - View
A Blueprint for U.S. Energy Security - Set America Free - View
ACES/ACELA/CEJAPA: A Comparison of Energy and Climate Legislation - Issued by the Alliance to Save Energy. This document compares the energy bill passed by the house, with the bills from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the Senate Environment and Public Works. - View
Alliance for Climate Protection - Repower America - View
America's Energy Future: Executive Summary - Executive Summary of 2009 report by the National Academies of Science. - View
Analysis of “America’s Energy Future”
and Congressional Legislation - 2010 Analysis of National Academy of Sciences' Report "America's Energy Future" by Herschel Specter of RBR Consultants, Inc. Included is a first draft of an energy plan that would address both national security and climate change issues. - View
Apollo Alliance - The New Apollo Program - View
Assembly Bill 32 - California Global Warming Solutions Act - Signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006. Intended to reduce emissions of climate-altering gases by 15 percent below current levels by 2020 through a variety of means, including a regional cap-and-trade system. - View
Clean Energy 2030 - Google's Proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels - View
Council on Competitiveness - 100 Day Energy Action Plan for the new Administration - View
Critique of S. 3464, Senator Lugar's Practical Energy and Climate Plan - 6/7/2010 critique by the Union of Concerned Scientists - View
David Mackey - Sustainable energy - without the hot air - View
Energy Security Leadership Council - A National Strategy for Energy Security - View
Freedom from Oil - by David Sandalow - View
Hard Truths: A Comprehensive View to 2030 of Global Oil and Natural Gas - National Petroleum Council - View
How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment - 5/5/2010 issue summary by the Congressional Budget Office - View
Institute for 21st century energy - Blueprint for Securing America's Energy Future - View
Moving America Beyond Oil - by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Ending the energy stalemate - View
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change - The CNA Corporation - View
Naval Energy Forum - Remarks by the Honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy. - "Changing the way we do business, looking to an energy-secure Navy and Marine Corps of the future, and leading the federal government in energy initiatives is what we must do. Energy reform is a strategic imperative." - View
Oil Solutions Summit - A Framework for Breaking U.S. Oil Dependence - View
On the Road in 2035 - from MIT's Sloan School of Business - View
Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security - The CNA Corporation - View
Renewables Portfolio Standards in the United States — A Status Report with Data Through 2007 - State renewables portfolio standards play a critical role in renewable energy deployment in the US. This report summarizes the status of these policies. - View
Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group - May 2001. -- NEPD Group Reccomendations. DICK CHENEY, COLIN L. POWELL, PAUL O’NEILL, GALE NORTON, ANN M. VENEMAN, DONALD L. EVANS, SPENCER ABRAHAM, JOE M. ALLBAUGH, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, JOSHUA B. BOLTEN, MITCHELL E. DANIELS, LAWRENCE B. LINDSEY, RUBEN BARRALES, Andrew D. Lundquist - View
The Pickens Plan - America is addicted to foreign oil - View
The Presidential Climate Action Project - The Presidential Climate Action Plan - View
The Southern States Energy Board - The American Energy Security Study - View
Twelve Principles to Guide U.S. Energy Policy - The Heritage Foundation - View
United States Air Force
Infrastructure Energy Strategic Plan - 2008. -- This plan explains why the Air Force needs an energy strategy, where the Air Force is headed with its strategy, and
the difference an energy strategy will make as the Air Force prioritizes and allocates its resources. This strategic plan guides the Air Force toward higher energy efficiency - View
Winning the Oil Endgame - Rocky Mountain Institute - View
Analysis of the National Academy of Sciences’ Report
“America’s Energy Future” and Proposed Congres-
sional Energy Legislation - Herschel Specter. RBR Consultants Inc. February, 2010 **DRAFT FOR COMMENT** -- "by placing first emphasis on energy independence, national economy and security goals could be achieved as well as climate change goals. The nation needs to restructure its energy priorities." - View
Daniel M. Kammen - A low-carbon national energy agenda - View
Henry Goldberg, Ph.D. - Article on Development of an Energy Infrastructure Strategy for the U.S. - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Forging the Climate Consensus: The Case for Action - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Forging the Climate Consensus: Oversight of the Greenhouse Gas Market - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Forging the Climate Consensus: Managing Economic Risk - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Forging the Climate Consensus: Domestic and International Offsets - View
A Sustainable Energy Plan - Report by Herschel Specter of RBR Consultants - View
Alternatives to the National Academy of Sciences’ Report
“America’s Energy Future” and Congressional Climate
Change Legislation - Herschel Specter, President. RBR Consultants, Inc. 2010. - - "The amount of oil imports projected in the AEF report and by others is not sustainable and an alternative approach must be taken." - View
American Physical Society - Energy Future: Think Efficiency - View
Attaining Energy Security in Liquid Fuels Through Diverse U.S. Energy Alternatives - K. Kern, P. Balash, B. Schimmoller. DOE/NETL-2007/1278. -- "U.S. energy strategy debate is typically presented as an either/or choice—energy independence vs. maintaining our current interdependence with the global energy market. The following posits a third option ―advantageous interdependence." - View
Clean Energy Ministerial Summary Fact Sheet - On July 19th and 20th, 2010, in Washington, D.C., ministers from 24 governments participated in the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial, launching 11 initiatives to accelerate the global transition to clean energy. - View
DOE - Oak Ridge National Laboratory - transportation energy data book - View
Hard Truths: Facing the Hard Truth about Energy - National Petroleum Council. July 2007. NPC identified risks and challenges to a reliable and secure energy future, and developed strategies and recommendations aimed at balancing future economic, security, and environmental goals. - View
How Can We Outlive
Our Way of Life? - Patzek, Tad W. 10 September 2007. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California.
Abstract: In this paper I outline the rational, science-based arguments that question current wisdom
of replacing fossil plant fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) with fresh plant agrofuels. - View
National Energy Policy
Recommendations - IEEE-USA POLICY POSITION STATEMENT. January 2009. Electricity can
play a key role in resolving these challenges, but substantial changes
in how we manage our energy resources will be required. - View
OPEC would benefit from ongoing failure by lawmakers to act - submitted by the Offices of Rep. Roscoe Barlett. Op-Ed. The Hill. 2/22/2010. -- "America’s national security and our economy would improve if we enact laws in 2010 that will reduce the dependence of U.S. transportation upon oil." - View
Powering America’s Economy:
Energy Innovation at the Crossroads
of National Security Challenges - Report by CNA Analysis & Solutions' Military Advisory Board. Explores the growing challenges presented by the links that tie the nation’s current energy posture to its economy and national security. - View
SEEC letter on comprehensive energy/climate legislation - Congress Of The United States. 3/25/10. 2010. Letter that the members of the House of Representatives SEEC sent to House Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer (President Obama, Senate Leader Reid CC’d) pertaining to comprehensive energy legislation and the need for a policy to reduce greenhouse - View
STRATEGIC ENERGY POLICY CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - Edward L. Morse & Amy Myers Jaffe. (RICE UNIVERSITY & COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS) -- This Independent Task Force Report outlines some of the hard choices that should be considered and recommends specific policy approaches to secure the energy future of the United States. - View
A Preliminary Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Wind Energy Markets - P. Denholm, W. Short. NREL/TP-620-39729 April 2006. This report examines a measure that may potentially reduce oil use and also more than proportionately reduce carbon emissions from vehicles... This paper is an
assessment of the synergisms between plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and wind energy. - View
An innovation and policy
agenda for commercially competitive
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (Addendum to) - This addendum adds to the analysis of ‘An innovation and policy agenda for commercially competitive plug-in hybrid electric vehicles’ (D M Lemoine et al 2008 Environ. Res. Lett. 3
014003) to the case of all-electric vehicles (EVs). - View
An innovation and policy agenda for
commercially competitive plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles - D M Lemoinel, D M Kammen, and A E Farrell. 2008 Environ. Res Lett. --"We show that under recent conditions, millions of PHEVs could have charged economically in California during both peak and off-peak hours even with modest gasoline prices and real-time
electricity pricing." - View
Comparing the Benefits and Impacts of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Options - Grahman, R. (EPRI Project Manager) Jul 2001. This study focuses on the key attributes of HEV performance, energy economy, fuel-cycle emissions, costs, consumer acceptance, and commercialization issues. This study examines which types of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) offer the best combination
of e - View
Debunking the Myth of EVs and Smokestacks - Gribben, Chris. Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, D.C.
October 26, 1996. -- The purpose of this paper is to prove that EVs recharging from today’s power plants are substantially cleaner than even the most efficient ULEVs. The myth that EVs are “elsewhere emission vehicles” wi - View
IRS Notice 2006-9 - provides procedures for manufacturers to certify to the Internal Revenue Service that certain passenger autos and light trucks qualify for the credit and the amount of the credit. - View
Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle R&D Plan - The FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (FCVT) Program, in consultation with industry and other DOE offices, generated this plan to develop batteries, power electronics and electric machines for hybrid vehicles that meet the Administration’s expectations. - View
Study Raises Cost Estimate for Electric Cars - NICK BUNKLEY. New York Times. 1/08/2010. -- "A study, conducted by the Boston Consulting Group, said battery costs were not expected to fall as much as automakers have projected, making electric vehicles too expensive for most consumers even 10 years from now." - View
The Next Generation of
Hybrid Cars: Plug-in Hybrids Can Help Reduce Global Warming and Slash Oil Dependency - July 2007. NRDC has developed a set of policy recommendations for making this new fuel-efficient technology part of a smart transportation package. - View
Alternative Fuels Commercialization In Support of the 2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report - Koyama, K. May 2005. -- In 2003, the California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board adopted a two-pronged strategy to reduce petroleum demand: promoting improved vehicle efficiency, and increasing the use of alternative fuels. This report discusses the second segment of increasing a - View
Biomass co-utilization with unconventional fossil fuels to advance energy security and climate policy - An analysis by James S. Rhodes and David W. Keith for the National Commission on Energy Policy addressing the co-development of unconventional fossil fuels and bioenergy to approach energy and climate security. - View
Dale - Article on strategic energy issues - View
IEA Bioenergy - Task 39 - An Examination of the potential for improving carbon/energy balance of bioethanol - View
Lynd, et al - Mature lignocellulose biofuels technology - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Task Force on Biofuels Infrastructure - View
Thermochemical biofuel production in hydrothermal media: A review
of sub- and supercritical water technologies - Andrew A. Peterson, Frederic Vogel, Russell P. Lachance, et al. Energy & Environmental Science. 2008. (www.rsc.org/ees) -- This review focuses on the underlying chemistry and engineering science associated with hydrothermal processing of a range of
biomass feedstocks and processing conditions. - View
Tilman - Biofuels done right - View
United Nations FAO - Food and Biofuels - View
US Dept. of Energy - Biorefinery Feedstock Logistics - View
US Dept. of Energy - World Biofuel Production Potential - View
US Dept. of Energy - Biofuels from Petroleum Industry Perspective - View
US Dept. of Energy - Cellulosic Biofuels - View
US Dept. of Energy - Myths and Facts about Biofuels - View
Wenzil - Good, bad and ugly biofuels - View
Energy System Limits Future Ethanol Growth - EPRINC. November 26, 2007. The article updates EPRINC’s earlier research on ethanol use in the gasoline pool and reinforces our conclusions about constraints on its role in the U.S. transportation fuels market. - View
Fuel Ethanol:
Background and Public Policy Issues - Brent D. Yacobucci. April 24 2008. CRS Report for Congress (Order Code RL33290). — This report provides background (cost & benefits) and discussion of policy issues relating to U.S. ethanol production, especially ethanol made from corn and whether various federal policies should be maintained. - View
IEA Bioenergy - Task 39 - An Examination of the potential for improving carbon/energy balance of bioethanol - View
Sandia National Labs - The 90-Billion Gallon Biofuel Deployment Study - View
Bio-Methanol: How Energy Choices in the Western United States can Help Mitigate Global Climate Change - Vogt et al. Renewable Energy. 04/2008. -Although detailed economic analyses of
producing methanol from biomass is in its infancy, we believe that converting biomass
into methanol and substituting it for fossil-fuel-based energy production is a viable option in locations that have high biomass availa - View
Methanol at MIT: Industry Influence Charged in Project Cancellation - Allen L. Hammond. Science magazine Vol 190, p. 761. - "The cancellation of a research project on methanol (methyl alcohol) as a substitute motor fuel for gasoline at the MIT's Energy Laboratory offers a case in point. In the opinion of the scientist who initiated and led the project, it was killed b - View
Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicles: Lessons and Standards - John Lynn, President & CEO, Methanol Institute. EVAA 2001 Presentation. Promote the responsible growth of the global methanol market. - View
Methanol Transportation Fuels: A Look Back and Look Forward - Greg Dolan, Vice President, Methanol Institute. 2005. International Symposia on Alcohol Fuels. Promote the responsible growth of the global methanol market. - View
National Biodiesel Board - The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry in the United States. Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil, and which meets the specifications of ASTM D 6751. - View
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DOE - Hydrogen Data Book - View
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Offshore drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) threatens
our beaches, oceans, coastal communities, and marine life - NRDC. Jul 2008. -- according to the Bush Administration’s own Energy Information Administration, the effect of allowing drilling in
these areas on oil prices would be “insignificant.”
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - This Act institutes policy for offshore oil and natural gas exploitation in the Outer Continental Shelf - View
The Potential Gas Committee - Natural Gas Resource Assessment (as of Dec. 31, 2008) - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Issue Brief: Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels - View
Delivering Jobs: The Economic Costs and Benefits of Improving
the Fuel Economy of Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Paper from the Union of Concerned Scientists and CalStart outlining the economic impact of improving the efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. - View
Performance-Driven: A New Vision for U.S. Transportation Policy - A bipartisan report commissioned by the National Transportation Policy Project recommending performance-driven U.S. Transportation Policy reform. - View
Transportation Adaptation to Global Climate Change - Paper from the National Transportation Policy Project addressing research on climate change's impact on transportation infrastructure. Includes policy recommendations. - View
TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 28 - Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL-6984). 2009. -- Designed for use as a desk-top reference, the Data Book represents an assembly and display of statistics and information that characterize transportation activity, and presents data on other factors that influence transportation energy use. - View
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Imported Oil and
U.S. National Security - Crane, K., Goldthau, A., et al. RAND. 2009. -- evaluates commonly suggested links between these oil imports and U.S. national security. The study finds that the economic costs of a major disruption in global oil supplies—including higher prices for American consumers—pose the greatest risk... - View
National Security
Consequences of
U.S. Oil Dependency - Independent Task Force Report No. 58. Council on Foreign Relations. 2006. -- This report focuses on the foreign policy issues that arise from
dependence on energy traded in world markets and outlines a strategy
for response. - View
Testimony of Melanie A. Kenderdine (on Strategic Petroleum Reserve policy) - April 24, 2008. Before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. -- "I have been asked to address policy issues related to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and specifically ... on the SPR utilizing the so-called Royalty-in-Kind or 'RIK' program." - View
The Oil Crunch: A wake-up call for the UK economy - Second report of the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security (ITPOES). February 2010. “Our message to government and businesses is clear. Act now.” - View
A 'Modest Proposal' for The U.S. Electricity Industry - ROBERT O. MARRITZ. December 11, 2008. --"In thinking about my remarks today, I decided to assume the role of a visitor from another planet –
Venus – asked to view the American electricity system from a distance and make some recommendations." - View
DOE - 2008 Buildings Energy Data Book - View
DOE - NREL - Power Technologies Energy Data Book - View
Meeting Projected Coal Production Demands in the USA: Upstream Issues, Challenges, and Strategies - A collaboration between THE VIRGINIA CENTER FOR COAL AND ENERGY RESEARCH and THE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY exploring issues for ensuring a coal production system consistent with national energy goals through 2030. - View
MIT Symposium - Federal Research Management for Carbon Mitigation for Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants - March 23, 2009. The
development, demonstration and rapid deployment of cost effective CCS retrofit technologies
would return significant benefits under a future cap and trade program. The benefits have been estimated in several different ways, but in all cases they are substantial. - View
MIT Symposium - Retrofitting of Coal-Fired Power Plants for
CO2 Emissions Reductions - March 23, 2009. Summary for Policy Makers to investigate different pathways for CO2 emissions reductions using current technology, identify promising RD&D for cost reduction, and discuss policy and institutional barriers to CO2 emissions reductions in the United States. - View
The Future of Coal - 2007. This interdisciplinary MIT study examines the role of coal as an energy source in a world where constraints on carbon emissions are adopted to mitigate global warming. - View
A future for nuclear energy: pebble bed reactors - Kadak, A. Int. J. Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2005. -- Pebble Bed Reactors could allow nuclear plants to support the goal
of reducing global climate change, enhance public confidence in nuclear technology, & lower the cost of new nuclear plants removing a major impediment to deployment. - View
A. Canon Bryan - Thorium as a Secure Nuclear Fuel Alternative - View
Letter of Support for Nuclear Energy to Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President - John A. Shanahan, Joseph M. Shuster, Leonard J. Koch, Theodore Rockwell. 01/09. signed by scientists from all over the world-- "There is no political, economic or technical justification for delaying the benefits that nuclear power will bring to the U.S., while the rest of the world forges ahead." - View
Nuclear Energy to Produce Liquid Fuels and Chemicals - Charles Forsberg. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. July 2010. Consider processes where fossil fuel and biomass feedstock is only used as feedstock and external sources power the process. Nuclear energy is a viable alternative energy source for the production of liquid fuels and chemicals. - View
Nuclear Geothermal Gigawatt-Year Heat Storage for Peak Electricity and Liquid Fuels Production - C. Forsberg, Y. Lee, I Oloyede, & R.
Krentz-Wee. July 2010. Presentation investigating the coupling of nuclear power with gigawatt-year energy storage devices. - View
Rocky Mountain Institute - A.B. Lovins - Nuclear Power: Climate Fix or Folly - View
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Presentation for NYS Smart Grid and the Energy Economy - Manhattan Institute Conference - David Manning & Ann-Marie Scheidt. February 24, 2010. -- "Good morning and thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you today about the future of natural gas in our national energy economy for the U.S. and New York State." - View
Materials Availability Expands the Opportunity
for Large-Scale Photovoltaics Deployment - Cyrus Wadia, A. Paul Alivisatos, and Daniel M. Kammen. Environ. Sci. Technol., Article(Web): 13 February 2009. To evaluate a new set of technical and economic performance targets, we examine material extraction costs and supply constraints for 23 promising
semiconducting materials. - View
Municipal Financing for Energy Efficiency and Solar Power - Environment Magazine, Jan-Feb 2009 by Merrian C. Fuller, Stephen Compagni Portis, and Daniel M. Kammen - View
Solar Energy Conversion - Crabtree, G.W. and Lewis, Nathan S., Physics Today, March 2007, p. 37 - "If solar energy were to become a practical alternative to fossil fuels, we must have efficient ways to convert photons into electricity, fuel, and heat." - View
Solar Energy Cost Breakthrough Ahead? - Lewis Nathan S. and Crabtree, G.W., Solar Today, (2006) - Researchers look to cutting-edge advances for the solar technologies of tomorrow. - View
Toward Cost-Effective
Solar Energy Use - Lewis, Nathan S., Science 315, 798 (2007) - "New
developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and the materials and physical sciences may
enable step-change approaches to cost-effective, globally scalable systems for solar energy use." - View
Tracking the Sun II: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2008 - A Berkeley Lab report that tracks the historical cost of customer-sited PV in the United States - View
Understanding Variability and Uncertainty of Photovoltaics for Integration with the Electric Power System - As a resource with variable output, solar energy poses certain challenges to electric systems operations. This article summarizes what is and is not known about these challenges. - View
20% Wind Energy by 2030 - EERE. 07/2008. -- The report considers some associated challenges, estimates the impacts, & discusses specific needs and outcomes in the areas of technology, manufacturing and employment, transmission and grid integration, markets, siting strategies, & potential environmental effects associated with - View
2008 Wind Technologies Market Report - An annual survey of the state of the US wind power market - View
AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION (AWEA)
NOTES WIND INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS OF 2009 - AWEA's wind energy "highlights" of 2009: a big year! - View
Revealing the Hidden Value that the Federal Investment Tax Credit and Treasury Cash Grant Provide To Community Wind Projects - A summary and analysis of the impact of the stimulus package on "community" wind facilities - View
The Impact of Wind Power Projects
on Residential Property Values
in the United States:
A Multi-Site Hedonic Analysis - Hoen, B., R. Wiser, P. Cappers, M. Thayer, & G. Sethi. LBNL-2829E. 12/2009. Study on the impact of wind projects on residential property values "...finds that if these impacts do exist, they are either too small and/or too infrequent to result in any widespread, statistically
observable impact." - View
The Impact of Wind Power Projects
on Residential Property Values
in the United States:
A Multi-Site Hedonic Analysis (Slides) - Hoen, B., R. Wiser, P. Cappers, M. Thayer, & G. Sethi. LBNL-2829E. 12/2009. Slideshow presentation (PDF) of the study. - View
Using the Federal Production Tax Credit to Build a Durable Market for Wind Power in the United States - A durable set of tax incentives for wind energy can offer numerous advantages, as summarized in this article. - View
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Are Smart Grids a Smart Investment? - Jerry Jackson, Ph.D (President, Jackson Associates). June 2009. -- Analysis of comprehensive smart grid technology applications at 200 of the largest US
utilities shows potential smart grid savings of 115,145 MegaWatts (MW) with avoided
costs of more than $120 billion and net savings after smart gri - View
Electricity Transmission Policy for America: Enabling a Smart Grid, End-to-End - Willrich. July 2009. "The paper contributes to the active public policy debate on the future of the nation’s electric power system by laying out a set of primarily institutional recommendations for upgrading the transmission network." --Richard K. Lester, Director, Energy Innovation Project - View
Exploration of Resource and
Transmission Expansion Decisions in
the Western Renewable Energy Zone
Initiative (LBNL-3077E) - Andrew Mills, Amol Phadke, and Ryan Wiser. February 2010. -- In this report we use a new tool developed in the WREZ initiative to evaluate possible renewable resource selection and transmission expansion decisions. - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - National Commission on Energy Policy letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid - View
Frequent negative power prices in the West region of ERCOT result from wasteful renewable power subsidies - Michael Giberson. Knowledge Problem. 2008. -- "Consumers (at least at the wholesale level) are getting paid for using power, and the more power consumers use the more they get paid. These prices are a big anti-conservation incentive." - View
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab - Burl Grant Logan - Ocean Desalination and Affordable Electricity - View
Copenhagen Accord - 18 December 2009. The Copenhagen Accord is the document that delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) agreed to "take note of" at the final plenary session of the Conference (COP-15). It is a draft COP decision and, when approved, is operational immediately. - View
3/26/10 EPA Administrator Jackson Letter - 3/26/10 letter from EPA Administrator Jackson to Senator Murkowski. A response to the Senator's 3/5/10 letter. - View
3/5/10 Senator Murkowski Letter - 3/5/10 letter from Senator Murkowski to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Includes questions to EPA about impacts of potential greenhouse gas regulations. - View
A Bad Bet on Carbon - Robert Bryce. New York Times Op-Ed. 12 May 2010. -- The Kerry-Lieberman energy bill would waste billions on C02 capture and sequestration. - View
Bjorn Lomborg - The Climate-Industrial Complex - View
Bulletin of Atomic Sciences - roundatable - Carbon tax vs. cap-and-trade - View
Carbon Credits - Biofuels International. July 2008. -- "A corporation’s need to participate in the carbon markets comes from image preservation – failure to participate may have an adverse impact on the company’s bottom line as well as share price." - View
Evaluating Options for U.S. Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Using Multiple Criteria - Burger, N., Ecola L. RAND, et al. 2009. --- a framework for evaluating GHG-mitigation policy. Options that are effective and politically feasible must not just be cost-effective but also consider the realities of passing major federal legislation with widespread impacts on U.S. producers & consumers - View
SCIENCE VOL 326,
23 OCTOBER 2009 - Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error
-
The accounting now used for assessing
compliance with carbon limits in the
Kyoto Protocol and in climate legislation
contains a far-reaching but fixable flaw
that will severely undermine greenhouse
gas reduction goals... - View
Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. -- Potential
Carbon Emissions Reductions from Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 2030 - American Solar Energy Society. Charles F. Kutscher, Editor. Jan 2007. This report contains a special series of nine papers from that conference (SOLAR 2006 conference). The papers show the great potential to reduce carbon emissions via energy efficiency, concentrating solar power, photovoltaics, win - View
United States Global Change Research Program - Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - View
Forging the Climate Consensus: Harmonizing State and Federal Climate Programs - Report released by National Commission on Energy Policy to discuss the balance of state autonomy and federal efficiency in environmental and energy legislation. - View
National Assets program - data.gov - DOE is contributing various tools and data sets for the National Assets program being undertaken by a group of six departments and agencies across the federal government. - View
Open Energy Information - US DOE - A new open-source web platform that will make DOE resources and open energy data widely available to the public. The data and tools housed on the free, editable and evolving wiki-platform will be used by government officials, the private sector, project developers, the international community, and o - View
Virtual Information Bridge to Energy (VIBE) - NREL - A data analysis hub that will provide a dynamic portal for better understanding energy data. - View
Employment and Other Economic Benefits
Employment and Other Economic Benefits
from Advanced Coal Electric Generation with
Carbon Capture and Storage - Douglas Jeavins, James Marchetti, Edward Cichanowicz,
Michael Hein. BBC Research and Consulting. 2009.
Study highlights the potential job and other economic benefits from advanced coal-fueled electric generation using carbon capture and storage technologies - View
Green Jobs: Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world - Michael Renner, Sean Sweeney, Jill Kubit. United Nations Environment Program. This report presents a series of quantifications, estimates, and projections of green jobs around the world. - View
National Commission on Energy Policy - Task Force on America’s Future Energy Jobs - View
The Economic Benefits of
Investing in Clean Energy - Robert Pollin, James Heintz, and Heidi Garrett-Peltier. University of Massachusetts, Amherst (PERI) and CAP. June 2009. -- This paper examines these broader economic considerations—jobs, incomes, and economic growth—through the lens of two government initiatives this year by the Obama administra - View
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