Progress report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force (open access)

Progress report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force

This report describes work by the Interagency Climate Change Task Force. The group's goals include forming recommendations for a national strategy for climate change adaptation, improving the resilience and adaptive capacity of the federal government towards climate change, and improving public understanding of specific climate change vulnerabilities.
Date: March 16, 2010
Creator: United States. Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Bill : House Bill 2460 (open access)

A Bill : House Bill 2460

On April 3, 2007, Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas established a Governor's Commission on Global Warming with the signing of HB2460. The commission will study the potential impacts of climate change on the stateโ€™s environment and economy, and then recommend a global warming pollutant reduction goal and strategies for achieving it. Commission members will include representatives from the state government as well as many groups including scientific, energy, forestry, agricultural, and environmental organizations, among others. The Commission must report its findings by November 1, 2008.
Date: March 2007
Creator: Governor Mike Beebe
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Bill : House Bill 2460 (open access)

A Bill : House Bill 2460

On April 3, 2007, Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas established a Governor's Commission on Global Warming with the signing of HB2460. The commission will study the potential impacts of climate change on the stateโ€™s environment and economy, and then recommend a global warming pollutant reduction goal and strategies for achieving it. Commission members will include representatives from the state government as well as many groups including scientific, energy, forestry, agricultural, and environmental organizations, among others. The Commission must report its findings by November 1, 2008.
Date: March 2007
Creator: Governor Mike Beebe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Bill No. 337 (open access)

Senate Bill No. 337

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated ยง22-5-19, relating to the establishment of a program to inventory emissions, reductions and carbon sequestrations of greenhouse gases; creating a voluntary registry for the reporting of voluntary reductions of greenhouse gas emissions if the reductions are made before they are required by law; clarifying that certain industries are exempt from reporting; providing public recognition of voluntary reduction or avoidance of greenhouse gases; providing definitions; and providing consideration of the reductions under future federal greenhouse gas emission reduction programs.
Date: March 2007
Creator: Senators McCabe; Senators Hunter; Senators Unger; Senators Foster & Senators Kessler
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.F. No. 3852,  as Introduced - 84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) (open access)

H.F. No. 3852, as Introduced - 84th Legislative Session (2005-2006)

A bill for an act relating to energy; prohibiting recovery of certain costs of electric service.
Date: March 2006
Creator: State of Minnesota
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immediate Action Workgroup: Recommendations to the Governor's Subcabinet on Climate Change (open access)

Immediate Action Workgroup: Recommendations to the Governor's Subcabinet on Climate Change

This report identifies immediate priorities for addressing climate change in Alaska. The report profiles plans for infrastructure in several towns in Alaska which already have losses and significant risks to infrastructure as a result of climate change.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Opheen, Patricia
System: The UNT Digital Library
The NSF Scientific Collections Survey: A Brief Overview of Findings (open access)

The NSF Scientific Collections Survey: A Brief Overview of Findings

This white paper describes the state of digital collections resulting from NSF funded research in biodiversity, ecology, environmental health, environmental education, and environmental resource management.
Date: March 17, 2009
Creator: National Science Foundation (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Purple Heart Certificate: Corporal Charles Frazier] (open access)

[Purple Heart Certificate: Corporal Charles Frazier]

Certificate awarding a posthumous Purple Heart to Corporal Charles Frazier (A. S. No. 38095183) for wounds received January 13, 1945 during World War II. It is signed by the United States Adjutant General and Secretary of War.
Date: March 14, 1945
Creator: United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clearing the Waters: A focus on water quality solutions (open access)

Clearing the Waters: A focus on water quality solutions

This report discusses global water issues and offers a variety of proposals for countering the degradation of freshwater ecosystems for the benefit of public health and the environment.
Date: March 2010
Creator: Palanaippan, Meena; Gleick, Peter H.; Allen, Lucy; Cohen, Michael J.; Christian-Smith, Juliet; Smith, Courtney et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pennsylvania Land Grant] (open access)

[Pennsylvania Land Grant]

Land grant transferring ownership of a tract of land called "Rich Hill" from Thomas Say to Stacy Potts. The grant is signed by the governor and secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Date: March 2, 1802
Creator: United States. Pennsylvania.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Creating Impact - Feed-In Tariff Laws: Making clean energy a reality for all (open access)

Creating Impact - Feed-In Tariff Laws: Making clean energy a reality for all

The brochure describes evidence from fifty governments that Feed-In Tariff (FIT) policy speeds the transition to clean energy production and use.
Date: March 2009
Creator: World Future Council
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Restoring Ecosystem Resiliency and Sustainability (open access)

Roadmap for Restoring Ecosystem Resiliency and Sustainability

This document describes the economic and environmental value of the gulf coast environment and plans by federal and state governments to restore and protect wetlands and barrier islands.
Date: March 2010
Creator: Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Working Group (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library