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Monthly Archives: September 2010

NREL Releases Estimate of National Offshore Wind Energy Potential

News release: “The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces the release of a new report that assesses the electricity generating potential of offshore wind resources in the United States. According to the Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Resources for the United States, 4,150 gigawatts of potential wind turbine nameplate capacity (maximum… Continue Reading

Nonprofit Groups: Tons of Foods Recalled and Thousands Sickened as Senate Stalls on Food Safety

Center for Science in the Public Interest: “As the nation reels from the impact of a massive egg recall that has sickened well over 1,500 people, survivors of foodborne illness and consumer advocates say that antiquated laws and poor enforcement are to blame. According to a new report, the massive egg recall is only the… Continue Reading

Mine Safety and Health Administration – Upper Big Branch Mine-South Single Source Page

Performance Coal Company Upper Big Branch Mine-South Massey Energy Company, Mine ID: 46-08436, Single Source Page “We are providing you with this single source page of information and resources regarding the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion which occurred on April 5, 2010. We will be adding material to this page as it becomes available. New… Continue Reading

EIA: Wholesale Electricity Market Data

Wholesale Market Data — Sep 10, 2010: “This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through September 3, 2010 (latest web site update: September 10, 2010). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.” Continue Reading

EIA: International Petroleum Monthly

International Petroleum Monthly – August 2010 — Sep 11, 2010: “The International Petroleum Monthly (IPM) is the Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent international petroleum (oil) statistics. This report includes world petroleum production statistics through June 2010. The IPM also includes statistics for petroleum demand, stocks, and imports for the Organization for Economic Cooperation… Continue Reading

Death and Disease from Power Plants

“In 2000 and again in 2004, Abt Associates issued a study commissioned by the Clean Air Task Force quantifying the deaths and other health affects attributable to the fine particle pollution from power plants. In this newly updated study, CATF examines the progress towards cleaning up one of the nation’s leading sources of pollution. The… Continue Reading

The Toll from Coal: An Updated Assessment of Death and Disease from America's Dirtiest Energy Source

The Toll from Coal: An Updated Assessment of Death and Disease from America’s Dirtiest Energy Source, Published: September 2010 Among all industrial sources of air pollution, none poses greater risks to human health and the environment than coal-fired power plants. Emissions from coalfired power plants contribute to global warming, ozone smog, acid rain, regional haze,… Continue Reading

2007 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico Geographic Area Statistics

2007 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico Geographic Area Statistics — “These data provide details about businesses engaged in sectors other than manufacturing and construction. Data are presented for Puerto Rico commercial regions and municipios. The report also includes product-line sales data for wholesale and retail trades by kind of business for Puerto Rico.” Continue Reading

Dun & Bradstreet Settles FTC Charges that 2009 Acquisition was Anticompetitive

FTC Order Requires Dun & Bradstreet to Divest Previously Acquired Marketing Data Business to Restore Competition “The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation will divest certain key assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is designed to address the competitive harm caused by its acquisition of Quality Educational Data (QED), its nearest… Continue Reading

FAA Proposes Sweeping New Rule to Fight Pilot Fatigue

News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt today announced a landmark proposal to fight fatigue among commercial pilots by setting new flight time, duty and rest requirements based on fatigue science…The FAA proposes to set a nine-hour minimum opportunity for rest prior to the duty period, a… Continue Reading