Los Angeles Daily News, Susan Abram – “Eight weeks after that call was made, the leak continues. It has caused massive disruption in the northwestern San Fernando Valley community of Porter Ranch, an affluent community of nearly 31,000 residents about 28 miles from downtown Los Angeles. More than 1,800 families have been relocated by the… Continue Reading
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Open Pit Mine in Extraordinarily High Peruvian City Poisoning Citizens With Lead
National Geographic: “Latin America over the past decade has seen its mining sector triple in value to $300 billion. Peru’s economy, among the fastest growing, derives one-sixth of its gross domestic product from minerals. At Cerro de Pasco, you can see the entire history of Peruvian mining —and the costs it sometimes imposes: The mine… Continue Reading
Report documents taxpayer cost for extracting natural resources
Via POGO – “For the first time, U.S. residents will have access to data that documents how much individual companies are paying for the extraction of natural resources from public lands, as well as a more accurate picture of job creation and economic impact in the 18 states with the most drilling and mining activity… Continue Reading
Finding Long-Term Solutions for Nuclear Waste
“Today, the Department of Energy is taking a critical step toward the development of a consent-based approach to siting future nuclear waste management facilities as part of a strategy for the long-term storage and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The launch of our consent-based siting initiative represents an important step toward addressing… Continue Reading
Electricity Markets: Designing Auctions Where Suppliers Have Uncertain Costs
Holmberg, Par and Wolak, Frank, Electricity Markets: Designing Auctions Where Suppliers Have Uncertain Costs (December 17, 2015). IFN Working Paper No. 1099. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2705568 “We analyse how the market design influences the bidding behaviour in multi-unit auctions, such as wholesale electricity markets. It is shown that competition improves for increased market… Continue Reading
Infographic: A Look at the Mining Sector in the United States
“A collection of three visualizations presenting data from the 2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series on the leading mining states. The graphs illustrate the states with more than 10,000 mining sector employees, show how mining jobs in these states are distributed by subsector, and compare the value of mining shipments in them before and after the last… Continue Reading
EPA – Application of Publicity or Propaganda and Anti-Lobbying Provisions
Environmental Protection Agency–Application of Publicity or Propaganda and Anti-Lobbying Provisions. B-326944: Dec 14, 2015 “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated publicity or propaganda and anti-lobbying provisions contained in appropriations acts with its use of certain social media platforms in association with its “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rulemaking in fiscal years 2014 and 2015.… Continue Reading
Center for Health, Environment and Justice – Superfund: Polluters Pay So Children Can Play
“Today CHEJ released a new report on the mismanagement of the Superfund program and the need to reinstate polluter pays fees. Superfund: Polluters Pay So Children Can Play 35th Anniversary Report is released as part of a National Day of Action where groups across the country are participating in different ways to deliver the message:… Continue Reading
Energy use by federal agencies continues to decline
EIA – “According to the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), energy consumption by the U.S. federal government fell to 0.94 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in fiscal year (FY) 2014, the lowest level since data collection began in FY 1975. Declines in jet fuel consumption by the U.S. Department of Defense accounted for most of… Continue Reading
The Global Carbon Atlas
“The Global Carbon Atlas is a platform to explore and visualize the most up-to-date data on carbon fluxes resulting from human activities and natural processes. Human impacts on the carbon cycle are the most important cause of climate change. The graphics and data sources are made available in the belief that their wide dissemination will… Continue Reading
Wiley Online Library – New Free Open Source Journal on Global Challenges
Global Challenges: An innovative journal for tackling humanity’s major challenges: “Climate change, energy poverty and security, health security and disease, food and nutrition security, and ensuring safe access to water and sanitation are some of humanity’s major challenges. They can lead to poverty and inequality within a world population projected to grow to 9 billion by… Continue Reading
Testimony – Federal Government’s Responsibilities and Liabilities Under Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Kim Cawley, Chief of CBO’s Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit, testifies on the Nuclear Waste Policy Act before the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives. December 3, 2015. “This testimony provides updated information about the federal government’s responsibilities and liabilities under the Nuclear Waste… Continue Reading
