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Winds of Change: East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future
This report outlines the strategic direction of the energy sector to meet its growing energy demand in an environmentally-sustainable manner over the next two decades, and presents a pathway of policy frameworks and financing mechanisms to get there. This study found that large-scale deployment of energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies can simultaneously stabilize East Asia’s CO2 emissions by 2025 and significantly improve the local environment and enhance energy security, without compromising economic growth.
Date:
May 2010
Creator:
World Bank
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Citation for Legion of Merit]
Citation for Legion of Merit in regards to the performance of Lieutenant Colonel Olinto M. Barsanti, from the General Headquarters - Far East Command. The citation states that Lt. Col. Barsanti was solely responsible for setting up an entire administrative organization in Korea, unassisted except for the local personnel.
Date:
1950-22~
Creator:
United States. Far East Command.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004
Interview with Jeffrey Gill, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as a staff sergeant from 1995-2002 in Korea and Saudi Arabia. Gill describes his time as a hazmat technician, as well as the most and least memorable moments of his military career.
Date:
June 15, 2005
Creator:
McBride, Angelo & Gill, Jeffrey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B. L. Henderson, April 25, 2003
Interview with B. L. Henderson, a United States Marine veteran of the Korean War. Henderson answers questions concerning his service time as well as recounts certain operations and movements of he and his fellow Marines during his time in Korea. He tells about their rations, retreating procedures, and weaponry used.
Date:
June 10, 2003
Creator:
Evans, Tonya & Henderson, B. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Albright, April 13, 2001
Interview with Charles Albright, a U.S. veteran who served as part of the 69th Engineering Topographical Company during the Korean War. The transcript includes a brief list of questions with Albright's answers about his impressions while serving.
Date:
February 22, 2003
Creator:
Guest, Michael & Albright, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002
Interview with Harold Aiken, a veteran of the Korean War from Highlands, Texas. The transcript includes a list of questions and Aiken's responses about his service in the U.S. Army (1946-1949) and impressions while stationed in Korea. While in the service, Aiken served as a truck mechanic for the 7th Division.
Date:
February 19, 2003
Creator:
Eakin, Elizabeth & Aiken, Harold G., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lynn E. Rowe, Jr., April 17, 2004
Interview with Lynn E. Rowe, Jr., a Sergeant in the US Army during the Korean War and the Cold War. He answers questions about enlisting and his experiences during the war.
Date:
June 13, 2005
Creator:
Whatley, Jeff & Rowe, Lynn E., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Matthew Cisneros, April 29, 2002
Interview with Matthew Cisneros, a Radio Operator in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He answers questions about his experience in the military and describes day-to-day life.
Date:
April 29, 2002
Creator:
Garcia, Melinda & Cisneros, Matthew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with G. S. Gace, April 10, 2002
Interview with G. S. Gace, a private in the United States Army during the Korean War. Answers questions regarding his being drafted to go to Korea, the training he received in in California, his roles once he got overseas, and what life was like once he returned back to his hometown.
Date:
April 29, 2003
Creator:
Gace, Michael & Gace, G. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lynn A. Seamans, March 30, 2002
Interview with Lynn A. Seamans, a naval reservist in the US Navy during WWII and the Korean War. He answers questions about his time in the military and his experience abroad.
Date:
May 12, 2004
Creator:
Brown, C. & Seamans, Lynn A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vernon Rutherford, March 31, 2002
Interview with Vernon Rutherford, a Buck Sergeant in the Korean War. He answers question about his life during the war and his experiences abroad.
Date:
April 26, 2004
Creator:
Espinoza, Joni & Rutherford, Vernon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Services Rendered to J. L. Brett & Co., March 1966]
Invoice from Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Co. to J. L. Brett & Co. for services rendered including fees for storage, loading to cars, ship marking, totaling $28.35.
Date:
March 11, 1966
Creator:
Merchants & Planters Compress & Warehouse Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy
This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Rohde, Anja & Bee, Hilmar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001
Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date:
October 23, 2003
Creator:
Cole, Charley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cornelius D. Wiens. Wiens grew up in Montana and Kansas and was drafted into the Army in 1944. After completing training, he departed about the Sea Snipe for the Philippines. His first landing was at Leyte, where he remained fighting for three months. He describes coming to land on the small landing craft. From Leyte he went to Negros, then Masbate, and finally Mindanao. He describes the Japanese soldiers who were unwilling to surrender. After Japan's surrender he also spent time in Korea as a radio operator.
Date:
November 26, 2000
Creator:
Wiens, Cornelius D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001
Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date:
September 17, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.
Date:
March 27, 2006
Creator:
Stevens, Al
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Caswell. Caswell volunteered for the Marine Corps two weeks prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He eventually went to flight training before being assigned aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) from which he flew Corsairs. Caswell made over 100 combat flights from Bunker Hill, eventually becoming an ace with Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (VMF-221). He shares on anecdote about getting seven enemy planes in one mission. He also shares anecdotes from throughout his long career in the Marine Corps.
Date:
December 8, 2021
Creator:
Caswell, Dean
System:
The Portal to Texas History