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Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West; Report and Executive Summary (open access)

Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West; Report and Executive Summary

This study assesses the outlook for utility-scale renewable energy development in the West once states have met their renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirements. In the West, the last state RPS culminates in 2025, so the analysis uses 2025 as a transition point on the timeline of RE development. Most western states appear to be on track to meet their final requirements, relying primarily on renewable resources located relatively close to the customers being served. What happens next depends on several factors including trends in the supply and price of natural gas, greenhouse gas and other environmental regulations, consumer preferences, technological breakthroughs, and future public policies and regulations. Changes in any one of these factors could make future renewable energy options more or less attractive.
Date: August 1, 2013
Creator: Hurlbut, D. J.; McLaren, J. & Gelman, R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Theme Study For Central Texas (open access)

Agricultural Theme Study For Central Texas

This report provides guidlines for identifying, documenting, and evaluating the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of agricultural properties within Central Texas.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Moore, David W., Jr.; Freeman, Martha & Russo, Maryellen
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices

Sheet from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) listing contact information for each of the 16 Texas regional offices as well as the watermasters. The back includes a map showing the counties included in each of the corresponding regions.
Date: August 19, 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analysis of the Monitoring Network at the Salmon, Mississippi, Site (open access)

Analysis of the Monitoring Network at the Salmon, Mississippi, Site

The Salmon site in southern Mississippi was the location of two underground nuclear tests and two methane-oxygen gas explosion tests conducted in the Tatum Salt Dome at a depth of 2,715 feet below ground surface. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (a predecessor agency of the U.S. Department of Energy [DOE]) and the U.S. Department of Defense jointly conducted the tests between 1964 and 1970. The testing operations resulted in surface contamination at multiple locations on the site and contamination of shallow aquifers. No radionuclides from the nuclear tests were released to the surface or to groundwater, although radionuclide-contaminated drill cuttings were brought to the surface during re-entry drilling. Drilling operations generated the largest single volume of waste materials, including radionuclide-contaminated drill cuttings and drilling fluids. Nonradioactive wastes were also generated as part of the testing operations. Site cleanup and decommissioning began in 1971 and officially ended in 1972. DOE conducted additional site characterization between 1992 and 1999. The historical investigations have provided a reasonable understanding of current surface and shallow subsurface conditions at the site, although some additional investigation is desirable. For example, additional hydrologic data would improve confidence in assigning groundwater gradients and flow directions in the aquifers. The …
Date: August 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas State Board Report, Volume 116, August 2013 (open access)

Texas State Board Report, Volume 116, August 2013

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy regarding updates and information pertaining to Texas CPAs.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy

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Date: August 5, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 28, No. 14, Pages 10740 to 11616, July 23 - August 6, 2013 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 28, No. 14, Pages 10740 to 11616, July 23 - August 6, 2013

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: August 2013
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Texas at Tyler Operating Budget: 2014 (open access)

University of Texas at Tyler Operating Budget: 2014

Proposed budget for University of Texas at Tyler outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation for fiscal year 2014.
Date: August 21, 2013
Creator: University of Texas at Tyler
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History