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GEO Year Book 2004/5: An Overview of Our Changing Environment (open access)

GEO Year Book 2004/5: An Overview of Our Changing Environment

This publication discusses global environmental efforts, successes, and setbacks of 2004.
Date: 2005
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
GEO Year Book 2006: An Overview of Our Changing Environment (open access)

GEO Year Book 2006: An Overview of Our Changing Environment

This publication describes major global environmental issues and policy decisions during 2006.
Date: 2006
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment (open access)

GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment

This publication is an overview of major global environmental issues and policy decisions during the course of 2007.
Date: 2007
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewables 2010: Global Status Report (open access)

Renewables 2010: Global Status Report

This report describes economic trends in building the capacity of renewable energy in several countries.
Date: 2010
Creator: Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
System: The UNT Digital Library
State of the Climate in 2009 (open access)

State of the Climate in 2009

This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Andt, D. S.; Baringer, M. O.; Johnson, M. R.; Alexander, L. V.; Diamond, H. J.; Fogt, R. L. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State of the Climate in 2008 (open access)

State of the Climate in 2008

This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Peterson, T. C.; Baringer, M. O.; Diamond, H. J.; Fogt, R. L.; Levy, J. M.; Richter-Menge, J. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (open access)

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

This action plan articulates the most significant ecosystem problems for the Great Lakes, and describes efforts to address them. The five areas are toxic substances, invasive species, health and pollution, wildlife and habitat preservation and restoration, and finally a component that covers accountability and evaluation.
Date: February 21, 2010
Creator: United States. Council on Environmental Quality.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protocol with Mexico amending Convention for Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals : message from the President of the United States transmitting a protocol between the government of the United States of America and the government of the United Mexican States amending the Convention for Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals, signed at Mexico City on May 5, 1997 (open access)

Protocol with Mexico amending Convention for Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals : message from the President of the United States transmitting a protocol between the government of the United States of America and the government of the United Mexican States amending the Convention for Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals, signed at Mexico City on May 5, 1997

This treaty between the United States and Mexico deals with hunting ducks and collecting duck eggs by indigenous people in North America. This treaty amends the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada and the United States.
Date: 1997
Creator: United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton) & Albright, Madeleine Korbel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agreement with Canada on Pacific hake/whiting : message from the President of the United States transmitting agreement between the government of the United States of America and the government of Canada on Pacific hake/whiting (the "agreement"), done at Seattle, November 21, 2003 (open access)

Agreement with Canada on Pacific hake/whiting : message from the President of the United States transmitting agreement between the government of the United States of America and the government of Canada on Pacific hake/whiting (the "agreement"), done at Seattle, November 21, 2003

This treaty establishes agreed percentage shares of the trans-boundary stock of Pacific hake, also known as Pacific whiting. It also creates a process through which U.S. and Canadian scientists and fisheries managers will recommend the total catch of Pacific hake each year.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush) & Powell, Colin L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
From the Edge: Science to Support Restoration of Pacific Salmon (open access)

From the Edge: Science to Support Restoration of Pacific Salmon

According the preface, this report represents the scientific understanding of salmon and salmon declines in the year 2000. The report provides an overview of salmon population trends, and ways to aid in and measure recovery.
Date: November 2000
Creator: National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experimental Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin 30, November 1, 2016 (open access)

Experimental Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin 30, November 1, 2016

Periodic factsheet reporting on the level of algae bloom in Lake Erie, particularl harmful Microcystis cyanobacteria. It Includes an overview and graphs comparing the levels to previous measures.
Date: November 1, 2016
Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Note to Kitty Concerning Trip Details] (open access)

[Note to Kitty Concerning Trip Details]

Notes "to Kitty" sharing details concerning a trip from San Antonio, through the West Coast and into Canada during June and July. Details include encounters with snow, ice, and when to set watches back an hour.
Date: June 7, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2]

Photograph of the baptistry paintings created by Blanche Perry for Blundell Church of Christ in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Notes on the back of the photo read in part "Brundell Church, Vancouver, B.C., May 1957, visited the church Aug. 1957" and "Jordan River near Tiberias ... Taken from Sawyers View Master scences of Holy Land."
Date: May 8, 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Charles Branch, M.D. of the Montreal Neurological Institute in Montreal, Canada, thanking Blanche Perry for the baptistry painting.
Date: August 14, 1966
Creator: Branch, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Labour and the Environment: A Natural Synergy (open access)

Labour and the Environment: A Natural Synergy

This report presents examples of tools and practices that promote workers' health and safety as well as environmental protection, public health, and corporate responsibility. Issues include climate change, hazardous materials,
Date: 2007
Creator: Smith, John; Albracht, Gerd; Alves Da Silva, Nilvo Luis; Coninck, Sophie de; Fedetow, Igor; French, Hilary et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development (open access)

Dead Planet, Living Planet: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration for Sustainable Development

This report discusses some vital services that natural ecosystems contribute to human health and development.
Date: 2010
Creator: Nelleman, Christian & Corcoran, Emily
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2008: An Overview of Our Changing Environment (open access)

UNEP Year Book 2008: An Overview of Our Changing Environment

This publication is an overview of global and regional environmental issues and policy decisions actions during 2008.
Date: 2008
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment (open access)

UNEP Year Book 2009: New Science in Our Changing Environment

This publication provides an overview of global and regional environmental issues policy decisions during 2009.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNEP Year Book 2010: New Science and Developments in Our Changing Environment (open access)

UNEP Year Book 2010: New Science and Developments in Our Changing Environment

This publication presents an overview of global and regional environmental issues and policy decisions during 2010.
Date: 2010
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Description of Army Decisions] (open access)

[Description of Army Decisions]

Page #3 from a larger set that explains General Arnold's decision to employ Major Krick and why the Army felt the need have a way to predict weather patterns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he flew off of the USS Anzio (CVE-57) for the remainder of the war. He describes an incident where his plane had a failed landing and ended upside-down in the water. Barton had to break some glass in the cockpit to escape. He flew ground support missions over Okinawa. Barton discusses how the radio and radar functioned on his plane. He was discharged several months after the surrender.
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: Barton, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release: Upward Trend in Steel Imports Interrupted in August: Exports Drop to New Low] (open access)

[Press Release: Upward Trend in Steel Imports Interrupted in August: Exports Drop to New Low]

Press release from the United States Department of Commerce discussing steel imports for the month of August 1959, along with historic trends for the past two years, including data in tables.
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: United States. Business and Defense Services Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History