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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 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 and also list recently expired programs.
Date: October 18, 2013
Creator: Cunningham, Lynn J. & Roberts, Beth A.
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: October 15, 2014
Creator: Holt, Mark
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: October 21, 2010
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations (open access)

Energy and Water Development: Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations

Report that discusses the FY2012 budget for energy and water development as approved by Congress, including how the funding will be used.
Date: October 23, 2012
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: October 2012 (open access)

TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: October 2012

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 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: October 2010 (open access)

TDCJ State Agency Energy Savings Program Quarterly Report: October 2010

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 2010
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential Permits for Border Crossing Energy Facilities (open access)

Presidential Permits for Border Crossing Energy Facilities

This report discusses the executive orders regarding the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities that cross the U.S.-Mexico or U.S.- Canada border, including the source of the executive branch authority to issue the orders, the standards set forth in the orders, and the projects approved pursuant to the orders.
Date: October 29, 2013
Creator: Vann, Adam & Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Intermediate-Level Blends of Ethanol in Gasoline, and the Ethanol "Blend Wall" (open access)

Intermediate-Level Blends of Ethanol in Gasoline, and the Ethanol "Blend Wall"

This report discusses the growing interest in the potential for ethanol to displace petroleum as a transportation fuel, as well as related issues, including current Clean Air Act (CAA) limitation on ethanol content in gasoline; the requests of ethanol producers for an increase of this limitation; and the effects the limitation has upon vehicle and engine warranties and the infrastructures of the automobile and fuel industries.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Security: Coast Guard Should Conduct Required Inspections of Offshore Energy Infrastructure (open access)

Maritime Security: Coast Guard Should Conduct Required Inspections of Offshore Energy Infrastructure

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Congressional interest in the security of offshore energy infrastructure has increased because of the lives lost and the substantial damages that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon incident in April 2010. The U.S. Coast Guard--a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)--is the lead federal agency for maritime security, including the security of offshore energy infrastructure. The Coast Guard oversees two main types of offshore energy infrastructure--facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and deepwater ports. GAO was asked to examine (1) Coast Guard actions to ensure the security of OCS facilities and what additional actions, if any, are needed; (2) Coast Guard actions to ensure the security of deepwater ports and what additional actions, if any, are needed; and (3) what limitations in oversight authority, if any, the Coast Guard faces in ensuring the security of offshore energy infrastructure. GAO reviewed Coast Guard documents, such as inspection records, and relevant laws and regulations and interviewed Coast Guard inspectors and officials, including those at Coast Guard headquarters and the two Coast Guard districts that oversee all OCS facilities and deepwater ports that are subject to security …
Date: October 28, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues (open access)

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues

This report focuses on the mandated minimum usage requirements - referred to as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) - whereby a minimum volume of biofuels is to be used in the national transportation fuel supply each year. It describes the general nature of the biofuels RFS and its implementation, and outlines some of the emerging issues related to the sustainability of the continued growth in U.S. biofuels production needed to fulfill the expanding RFS mandate, as well as the emergence of potential unintended consequences of this rapid expansion. This report does not address the broader public policy issue of how best to support U.S. energy policy.
Date: October 14, 2010
Creator: Schnepf, Randy & Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues (open access)

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues

This report focuses specifically on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). It describes the general nature of the biofuels RFS and its implementation, and outlines some of the emerging issues related to the sustainability of the continued growth in U.S. biofuels production needed to fulfill the expanding RFS mandate, as well as the emergence of potential unintended consequences of this rapid expansion. This report does not address the broader public policy issue of how best to support U.S. energy policy.
Date: October 14, 2010
Creator: Schnepf, Randy & Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Government's Role in Electric Transmission Facility Siting (open access)

The Federal Government's Role in Electric Transmission Facility Siting

This report looks at the history of transmission siting and the reason behind the movement toward an increased federal role in siting decisions, explains the new federal role in transmission siting pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and discusses legal issues related to this and any potential future expansions of the federal role.
Date: October 28, 2010
Creator: Vann, Adam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biomass Feedstocks for Biopower: Background and Selected Issues (open access)

Biomass Feedstocks for Biopower: Background and Selected Issues

The production of bioenergy - renewable energy derived from biomass - could potentially increase national energy security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and contribute to rural economic growth. This report provides analyses of commonly discussed biomass feedstocks and their relative potential for power generation. Additional biopower issues - feedstock accessibility, the biomass power plant carbon-neutrality debate, and unintended consequences of legislative activities to promote bioenergy - are also discussed.
Date: October 6, 2010
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impacts of energy developments on the Texas Transportation System infrastructure (open access)

Impacts of energy developments on the Texas Transportation System infrastructure

"Texas energy sector has a critical impact-historically and currently-on both the state economy and the Texas transportation system. The stat's various transportation modes, including rail, highways, pipelines, and ports, form a system that supports the energy sector in a number of ways."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Grebenschikov, Sergey; Banerjee, Ambarish & Prozzi, Jorge Alberto
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Energy-Water Nexus: A Better and Coordinated Understanding of Water Resources Could Help Mitigate the Impacts of Potential Oil Shale Development (open access)

Energy-Water Nexus: A Better and Coordinated Understanding of Water Resources Could Help Mitigate the Impacts of Potential Oil Shale Development

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Oil shale deposits in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are estimated to contain up to 3 trillion barrels of oil--or an amount equal to the world's proven oil reserves. About 72 percent of this oil shale is located beneath federal lands, making the federal government a key player in its potential development. Extracting this oil is expected to require substantial amounts of water and could impact groundwater and surface water. GAO was asked to report on (1) what is known about the potential impacts of oil shale development on surface water and groundwater, (2) what is known about the amount of water that may be needed for commercial oil shale development, (3) the extent to which water will likely be available for commercial oil shale development and its source, and (4) federal research efforts to address impacts to water resources from commercial oil shale development. GAO examined environmental impacts and water needs studies and talked to Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (Interior), and industry officials."
Date: October 29, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 12 - 13, 2013] (open access)

[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 12 - 13, 2013]

Committee Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 12 - 13, 2013 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2013-10-12/2013-10-13
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 12 - 13, 2013] (open access)

[TXSSAR Committee Reports: October 12 - 13, 2013]

Committee Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution October 12 - 13, 2013 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2013-10-12/2013-10-13
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil and Gas Freight Transportation Alternatives (open access)

Oil and Gas Freight Transportation Alternatives

The policy project discussed in this report examined potential options regarding the use of rail and pipeline infrastructure to address the growing costs of roadway rehabilitation in the energy production areas of Texas. This project studied whether offering state incentives for expansion of rail or pipeline infrastructure along with roadway improvements might be an effective approach to address the increased freight transport needs of energy development and subsequently provide longer-term economic development opportunities in Texas shale energy regions. Specific rail and pipeline improvements have the potential to divert some heavy-truck traffic from energy production area roadways and thereby decrease roadway rehabilitation costs and increase traffic safety for roadway users on state and local roads.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Rutter, Allan; Morgan, Curtis & Warner, Jeff
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment (open access)

Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment

This report assesses prospects for improved, lower-cost technologies for each of the three current approaches to CO2 capture: post-combustion capture; pre-combustion capture; and oxy-combustion capture.
Date: October 21, 2013
Creator: Folger, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

This report briefly summarizes the existing commitments and pledges of selected national and regional governments to limit their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as contributions to the global effort. The negotiations cover additional topics, including adaptation to the impacts of climate change and financing to assist the efforts of low-income countries.
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Best Practice for Using RAS in HMA (open access)

Best Practice for Using RAS in HMA

"The use of recycles asphalt shingles (RAS) in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of asphalt paving mixes while conserving energy and preserving the environment. This report documents the best practices for the use of RAS in HMA in terms of Ras processing, characterizing the processed RAS (binder content,gradations, and performance grad [PG]), RAS mix design, production, and field construction."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Zhou, Fujie; Button, Joe W. & Epps, Jon
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 2019 (open access)

Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Weekly student newspaper from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the college community along with advertising.
Date: October 2, 2019
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 2, 2012 (open access)

Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 2, 2012
Creator: Hudson, Pam
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History