Feasibility of Using Remote-Sensing Techniques for Shoreline Delineation and Coastal Habitat Classification for Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Mapping (open access)

Feasibility of Using Remote-Sensing Techniques for Shoreline Delineation and Coastal Habitat Classification for Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Mapping

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) provides shoreline classification and a sensitivity ranking that is important for oil spill planning. This system has not been used in Louisiana due to the rapid changes of the shoreline, which is a potential threat due to high risk of oil spill in that region. This research paper's goal is to develop remote sensing classification procedures to create an ESI map for Louisiana and other areas that present similar issues.
Date: August 2005
Creator: Born-Phillips, Katherine; Locke, Chris; Michel, Jacqueline & Braud, DeWitt
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report (open access)

Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report

This Final Synthesis Report summarizes a four-year program to characterize and monitor carbonate mounds on the Mississippi/Alabama outer continental shelf.
Date: August 2001
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Older Americans 2016 : Key Indicators of Well-Being (open access)

Older Americans 2016 : Key Indicators of Well-Being

Older Americans 2016 : Key Indicators of Well-Being is one in a series of periodic reports to the Nation on the condition of older adults in the United States. In this report, 41 indicators depict the well-being of older Americans in the areas of Population, Economics, Health Status, Health Risks and Behaviors, Health Care, and Environment.
Date: August 2016
Creator: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community-Based Federal Environmental Justice Resource Guide (open access)

Community-Based Federal Environmental Justice Resource Guide

A guide which acts as a source of information for individuals and organizations working in communities overburdened by the adverse health impacts of exposure to toxics where they live, work, and play.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-Situ Current Meters and PIES; Volume II: Technical Report (open access)

Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-Situ Current Meters and PIES; Volume II: Technical Report

This report is about the observations of deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: August 2003
Creator: Hamilton, Peter; Singer James J.; Waddell, Evans & Donohue, Kathleen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-Situ Current Meters and PIES; Volume I: Executive Summary (open access)

Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-Situ Current Meters and PIES; Volume I: Executive Summary

This report is about the deepwater observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
Date: August 2003
Creator: Hamilton, Peter; Singer, James J.; Waddell, Evans & Donohue, Kathleen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multi-Scale Economic Methodologies and Scenarios Workshop (open access)

Multi-Scale Economic Methodologies and Scenarios Workshop

Report of a workshop on April 20-21, 2016, organized under the auspices of the Scenarios and Interpretive Science Coordinating Group, U.S. Global Change Research Program, and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Date: August 2016
Creator: ICF International
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and State Offshore Petroleum Production on the Louisiana Economy, 1969-1999 (open access)

Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and State Offshore Petroleum Production on the Louisiana Economy, 1969-1999

This report examines the interactions between changes in crude oil and natural gas prices, oil and gas production in the state offshore waters and measures of economic activities in Louisiana.
Date: August 2004
Creator: IIedare, Omowumi O. & Olatubi, Williams O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2015 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (open access)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2015 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

A report updating the progress made by The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the implementation of established health-related climate sustainability goals and strategies. Each objective and strategy is thoroughly discussed and the report also includes appendices that highlight successful examples of sustainability by individual HHS employees..
Date: August 4, 2015
Creator: Kozak, Ted
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marine and Coastal Fishes Subject to Impingement by Cooling-Water Intake Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography (open access)

Marine and Coastal Fishes Subject to Impingement by Cooling-Water Intake Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography of available research on the effects/impact of cooling-water intake systems on marine and estuariine life in the Gulf of Mexico. Results were obtained from electronic searches of subscription databases at Louisiana State University.
Date: August 2003
Creator: Martinez-Andrade, Fernando & Batz, Donald M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marine Debris Point Source Investigation: Padre Island National Seashore (open access)

Marine Debris Point Source Investigation: Padre Island National Seashore

This report covers the Padre Island National Seashore's pollution problems. The report seeks to address the numerous wildlife injuries and deaths related to entanglement and ingestion.
Date: August 1996
Creator: Nationals Park Service. Padre Island National Seashore Resources Management Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids (open access)

Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids

This report covers the observed environmental impacts of synthetic based drilling fluids (SBF) that are used in deepwater oil drilling. It is found that SBF tends to accumulate in the sediment which tends to exhibit low toxicity and effects the living organisms in various ways.
Date: August 2000
Creator: Neff, J. M.; McKelvie, S. & Ayers, R.C., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Degradation of Synthetic-Based Drilling Mud Base Fluids by Gulf of Mexico Sediments: [Project Summary] (open access)

Degradation of Synthetic-Based Drilling Mud Base Fluids by Gulf of Mexico Sediments: [Project Summary]

Summary describes the work completed on Eastern, Central and Western areas of the Gulf of Mexico to determine the impact of synthetic-based fluids from offshore drilling on microbial sediments. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Roberts, D. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Full-Water Column Current Observations in the Central Gulf of Mexico: Final Report (open access)

Full-Water Column Current Observations in the Central Gulf of Mexico: Final Report

Report of the results from surface to bottom monitoring of water current and temperature of the central Gulf of Mexico for a 16 month period, May, 2003 - August, 2004.
Date: August 2007
Creator: Sheinbaum, J.; Badan, A.; Ochoa, J.; Candela, J.; Rivas, D. & Gonzalez, J. I.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Deepwater Program: Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and Their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico - (Sperm Whale Seismic Study-SWSS)] (open access)

[Project Summary: Deepwater Program: Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and Their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico - (Sperm Whale Seismic Study-SWSS)]

Summary describing the work completed at Texas A&M University for 'Deepwater Program: Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and Their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico - (Sperm Whale Seismic Study-SWSS).' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas A & M University
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities] (open access)

[Project Summary: Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities]

Summary describing the work completed at Texas A & M University for 'Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: August 2002
Creator: Texas A & M University
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Strong Beginnings to Youth Resilience: Pathways Out of Adversity (open access)

From Strong Beginnings to Youth Resilience: Pathways Out of Adversity

A report that explains ways to help children who grow up in adversity, deprivation, or anger so that they may grow up as resilient youths and productive adults.
Date: August 2013
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan for the Calico Solar (formerly SES Solar One) Project (open access)

Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan for the Calico Solar (formerly SES Solar One) Project

This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) addresses the possible Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of an amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan to allow solar energy development on a proposed project site, up to 8,230 acres in size, 37 miles east of Barstow, California.
Date: August 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Narrative and Examination Objectives] (open access)

[Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Narrative and Examination Objectives]

Document providing background on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) including its history and provisions. The second part of the document outlines procedures for the review used by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to ensure institutions' compliance with RESPA and related policies.
Date: August 2013
Creator: United States. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education (open access)

Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education

This guide presents energy concepts that, if understood and applied, will help individuals and communities make informed energy decisions.
Date: August 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Energy.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA-DOE-FERC Coordination on Implementation of the Clean Power Plan (open access)

EPA-DOE-FERC Coordination on Implementation of the Clean Power Plan

This document provides a background statement and monitoring strategy for the Clean Power Plan.
Date: August 3, 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Energy.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Energy Outlook 2016: with Projections to 2040 (open access)

Annual Energy Outlook 2016: with Projections to 2040

This report, prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand and prices through 2040, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Alabama (open access)

Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Alabama

Document outlining state-specific goals for carbon dioxide emissions and energy efficiency through 2030 for the state of Alabama.
Date: August 3, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Arizona (open access)

Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: Arizona

Document outlining state-specific goals for carbon dioxide emissions and energy efficiency through 2030 for the state of Arizona.
Date: August 3, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library