China and the United States—A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies (open access)

China and the United States—A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies

This report looks at the laws, programs, and policies encouraging development of wind, solar, and biomass power in the China and the United States. While hydropower is the most developed source of renewable electricity in both China and the United States, additional development of conventional hydropower is not currently a major focus of energy policy in the United States.
Date: March 30, 2011
Creator: Campbell, Richard J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administering Green Programs in Congress: Issues and Options (open access)

Administering Green Programs in Congress: Issues and Options

This report discusses "green" programs and the higher profile they have gained since the 110th Congress. "Green" programs are those designed to create an environmentally friendly work environment and conserve energy. This report discusses initiatives and policy options that would improve the "greening" process on Capitol Hill.
Date: March 11, 2011
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Jobs: A Resource Guide for Individuals with Disabilities (open access)

Green Jobs: A Resource Guide for Individuals with Disabilities

This guide is designed to direct people with disabilities and their advocates to the information and resources they need to begin an effective job search for green occupations.
Date: September 9, 2011
Creator: NTAR Leadership Center
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 49 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 49

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commemorating the 20th anniversary of Austin Energy Green Building.
Date: March 18, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Exploration of Green Job Policies, Theoretical Underpinnings, Measurement Approaches, and Job Growth Expectations (open access)

An Exploration of Green Job Policies, Theoretical Underpinnings, Measurement Approaches, and Job Growth Expectations

This document promotes environmentally beneficial actions (green actions).
Date: November 2011
Creator: Peters, David J. & Eathington, Lies
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Building: Federal Initiatives for the Nonfederal Sector Could Benefit from More Interagency Collaboration (open access)

Green Building: Federal Initiatives for the Nonfederal Sector Could Benefit from More Interagency Collaboration

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Economic, environmental, and health concerns have spurred interest in "green building"--construction and maintenance practices designed to make efficient use of resources, reduce environmental problems, and provide long-term financial and health benefits. Federal laws and executive orders direct agencies to meet green building standards in federal buildings and to foster green building in the nonfederal sector; the latter includes private, state, local, and tribal entities and accounts for the majority of the nation's buildings. GAO was asked to (1) identify current initiatives by federal agencies to foster green building in the nonfederal sector and (2) determine what is known about the results of these initiatives. As part of the review, GAO sent questionnaires to the 11 agencies implementing the initiatives identified, including the Departments of Energy (DOE) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); examined agency documents; and spoke with agency officials. GAO did not report funding data because officials stated that agencies do not track many green building funds separately."
Date: November 2, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Information Technology: Agencies Have Taken Steps to Implement Requirements, but Additional Guidance on Measuring Performance Needed (open access)

Green Information Technology: Agencies Have Taken Steps to Implement Requirements, but Additional Guidance on Measuring Performance Needed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The federal government's substantial use of information technology (IT) contributes significantly to federal agencies' energy use and environmental impact. To help mitigate this impact, organizations have adopted practices for using computing resources in a sustainable and more environmentally friendly manner-- sometimes referred to as "green IT." These practices include equipment acquisition, use, disposal, and related processes. GAO was asked to (1) determine the extent to which the government has defined policy and guidance on green IT and how selected federal agencies are implementing this policy and guidance, and (2) identify leading green IT practices used by federal agencies, state and local governments, and private-sector organizations. To do this, GAO evaluated federal guidance and policy, as well as guidance and initiatives at selected agencies; identified and characterized efforts in the public and private sectors; and interviewed officials."
Date: July 28, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Energy Standard: Potential Qualifying Energy Sources (open access)

Clean Energy Standard: Potential Qualifying Energy Sources

This report begins with a brief examination of clean energy, renewable energy, and alternative energy. It then presents possible selection criteria Congress could use to determine which sources could be eligible for a CES depending on the goal(s) of the CES. The report provides an overview of the energy sources most commonly discussed as potential CES qualifying sources: biomass, fossil fuels (natural gas combined-cycle and coal-fired power plants with carbon capture and sequestration), geothermal resources, nuclear, solar, water, and wind. The report describes where each source can be found in the United States, the estimated quantity available for electricity generation, technologies used to create electricity from the source, advantages and disadvantages of using the source for electricity generation, and policy implications should the source be included in a CES.5 The report also contains a section on energy efficiency and its potential inclusion in a CES.
Date: May 3, 2011
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi; Folger, Peter; Holt, Mark; Ratner, Michael & Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs (open access)

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs

This report describes federal programs that provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct or indirect regulatory incentives for energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy. For each program, the report provides the administering agency, authorizing statute(s), annual funding, and the program expiration date. The appendixes provide summary information in a tabular format.
Date: March 22, 2011
Creator: Cunningham, Lynn J. & Roberts, Beth A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Energy Outlook 2011: with Projections to 2035 (open access)

Annual Energy Outlook 2011: with Projections to 2035

This report, prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand and prices through 2035, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: April 2011
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Energy Policy (open access)

Nuclear Energy Policy

This report discusses nuclear energy issues currently facing Congress, such as federal incentives for new commercial reactors, radioactive waste management policy, research and development priorities, power plant safety and regulation, nuclear weapons proliferation, and security against terrorist attacks.
Date: May 10, 2011
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can You Hear Me Now? - Discerning God's Will for Me transcript

Can You Hear Me Now? - Discerning God's Will for Me

Lecture given Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Does God have a personal plan for me? If so, how do I discern it? If not, how should I then live? Come examine the role the Spirit, scripture and culture play in discerning God's will today."
Date: September 21, 2011
Creator: Green, Gary
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greeenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Agriculture and Forestry: A Review of Emission Sources, Controlling Factors, and Mitigation Potential (open access)

Greeenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Agriculture and Forestry: A Review of Emission Sources, Controlling Factors, and Mitigation Potential

This report examines the approximately 6% of greenhouse gases created do to agriculture in the United States.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Denef, K; Archibeque, S. & Paustian, K.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Slut Energy Theory" tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

["Slut Energy Theory" tape 1 of 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the debut performance of the theatre series "Slut Energy Theory" starring Rene Marie. The footage shows Marie playing an old black women who delivers her entire performance from a single rocking chair on stage at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre.
Date: February 28, 2011
Creator: Marie, Rene; Betts, Donnie L. & King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2012 Appropriations (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2012 Appropriations

This report discusses the energy and water development appropriations bill that provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies.
Date: August 16, 2011
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations

This report discusses the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill that provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of Independent agencies.
Date: February 16, 2011
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations

This report discusses key budgetary issues for FY2011 involving the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, which provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy, and a number of independent agencies.
Date: February 25, 2011
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations

This report covers key budgetary issues involving the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, which provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies.
Date: March 21, 2011
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy’s Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management (open access)

Energy’s Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management

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Date: January 5, 2011
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Energy Sector: Past and Future (open access)

Texas Energy Sector: Past and Future

"The objectives of this research study were to (a) illustrate and quantify the impacts imposed by the energy sector on Texas's transportation system and (b) identify key energy demand indicators by energy source that TxDOT can track in an effort to anticipate the associated future transportation impacts on Texas's transportation system."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Dumais, Ashley; Cline, Mike; Loftus-Otway, Lisa & Seaborne, Eleanor
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: January 2011 (open access)

TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: January 2011

Quarterly report of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding adoption of the State Agency Energy Savings Program (Executive Order RP-49), detailing goals and actual use of electricity, natural gas, and gasoline.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: April 2011 (open access)

TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: April 2011

Quarterly report of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding adoption of the State Agency Energy Savings Program (Executive Order RP-49), detailing goals and actual use of electricity, natural gas, and gasoline.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: July 2011 (open access)

TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: July 2011

Quarterly report of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding adoption of the State Agency Energy Savings Program (Executive Order RP-49), detailing goals and actual use of electricity, natural gas, and gasoline.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: October 2011 (open access)

TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: October 2011

Quarterly report of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding adoption of the State Agency Energy Savings Program (Executive Order RP-49), detailing goals and actual use of electricity, natural gas, and gasoline.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History