The Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age (open access)

The Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age

Report examining the changing face of media and its relevant policy and regulatory situation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Waldman, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Air Capture of CO₂ with Chemicals (open access)

Direct Air Capture of CO₂ with Chemicals

This report explores direct air capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere with chemicals. DAC involves a system in which ambient air flows over a chemical sorbent that selectively removes the CO₂. The CO₂ is then released as a concentrated stream for disposal or reuse, while the sorbent is regenerated and the CO₂-depleted air is returned to the atmosphere.
Date: June 1, 2011
Creator: American Physical Society. Panel on Public Affairs
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Response to "A Blueprint for Action on the U.S.-Mexico Border"] (open access)

[Response to "A Blueprint for Action on the U.S.-Mexico Border"]

A letter about recommendations from the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. The letter discusses climate adaptation , energy efficiency, conservation, and alternate energy production.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: Sutley, Nancy H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plan EJ 2014: Legal Tools (open access)

Plan EJ 2014: Legal Tools

This document identifies key legal authorities for Environmental Protection Agency policy makers to consider in advancing environmental justice.
Date: December 2011
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Energy Outlook 2011: with Projections to 2035 (open access)

Annual Energy Outlook 2011: with Projections to 2035

This report, prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand and prices through 2035, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: April 2011
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2009 (open access)

Clean Air Status and Trends Network Annual Report: 2009

Annual report of the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) describing the program and data collection. It also presents information on air quality and recorded concentrations of pollutants such as ozone, sulfur, gases, and other elements of concern.
Date: February 2011
Creator: MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 National Emissions Inventory, version 2 Technical Support Document (open access)

2011 National Emissions Inventory, version 2 Technical Support Document

A report which provides a national compilation of emissions sources collected from state, local, and tribal air agencies as well as emissions information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions program including the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), emissions trading programs such as the Acid Rain Program, and data collected as part of EPA regulatory development for reducing emissions of air toxics.
Date: 2011
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Food Assistance Report 2011 (open access)

U.S. International Food Assistance Report 2011

A report detailing the food supply provided to countries and areas in need, particularly Africa, by USAID in 2011.
Date: 2011
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President's Malaria Initiative (open access)

The President's Malaria Initiative

A report describing the role and contributions of the United States Government to reduce the burden of malaria in Africa and its impact on health systems.
Date: April 2011
Creator: United States. Agency of International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Snow, Water, Ice, and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): Climate Change and the Cryosphere (open access)

Snow, Water, Ice, and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): Climate Change and the Cryosphere

Report presenting the findings of the Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): Climate Change and the Cryosphere assessment performed by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) in close cooperation with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the World Climate Research Programme/Climate and Cryosphere (WCRP/CliC) Project and the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA).
Date: 2011
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions of Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana (open access)

Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions of Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana

An analysis of how barium and radium-laced fluid seeps affect the climate and habitats of the Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Aharon, Paul; Gent, Dan Van; Fu, Baoshun & Scott, L. Max
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY 2012 Budget Summary (open access)

FY 2012 Budget Summary

A report about NOAA's budget for the year 2012. NOAA aims to detect changes in the earth's environment and protect ocean and coastal ecosystems and resources.
Date: February 14, 2011
Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of the Oil Services Contract Industry in the Gulf of Mexico Region (open access)

Analysis of the Oil Services Contract Industry in the Gulf of Mexico Region

This is a study on the search and production of offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Kaplan, Maureen F.; Giberson, Sara & Metivier, Dina
System: The UNT Digital Library
USAID 50 Anniversary (open access)

USAID 50 Anniversary

A report about USAID which is a government agency that provides economic, developmental, and humanitarian assistance around the world to support foreign countries. This report provides information about financial results, program performance, and challenges facing USAID.
Date: November 15, 2011
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change (open access)

National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change

A report about the Forest Service's activities to mitigate climate change. It discusses risks and vulnerabilities for human communities that climate change effects.
Date: February 2011
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedural Review of EPA's Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes (open access)

Procedural Review of EPA's Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes

This report discuss the findings of whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) followed key federal and Agency regulations and policies in developing and reviewing the technical data used to make and support its greenhouse gases endangerment finding.
Date: September 26, 2011
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Inspector General.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of EPA's Climate Change Indicators Workshop (open access)

Summary of EPA's Climate Change Indicators Workshop

This report is a summary of a workshop held on March 2011 by the Climate Change Division (CCD) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The workshop was organized with experts on various aspects of climate change. The workshop was intended to gather feedback on EPA's 2010 report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States and to solicit suggestions for future versions of the report and its contents.
Date: June 17, 2011
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation. Climate Change Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan (open access)

Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan

The commitee provided a draft of this report to the state Department and USAID underscored the importance of sustainability and expressed support.
Date: 2011
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan and United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces (open access)

Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan and United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces

Report discussing progress related to the security and stability in Afghanistan as well as the plan for long-term sustainability of the Afghanistan National Security Forces.
Date: April 2011
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Green Jobs: A Resource Guide for Individuals with Disabilities (open access)

Green Jobs: A Resource Guide for Individuals with Disabilities

This guide is designed to direct people with disabilities and their advocates to the information and resources they need to begin an effective job search for green occupations.
Date: September 9, 2011
Creator: NTAR Leadership Center
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources (open access)

Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources

A report discussing hydraulic fracturing and its impacts on drinking water resources.
Date: November 2011
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change in the Arctic - A Hot Topic! (open access)

Climate Change in the Arctic - A Hot Topic!

Report discussing climate change in the arctic.
Date: 2011
Creator: Symon, Carolyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impact of Climate Change and Variability on the Nation's Water Quality and Ecosystem State (open access)

Impact of Climate Change and Variability on the Nation's Water Quality and Ecosystem State

A presentation that overviews existing modeling frameworks to analyze water system sensitivity to climate change and other stress factors.
Date: September 22, 2011
Creator: Vörösmarty, C.J.; Poff, L. & Wolheim, W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2011 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2011

Fourteenth annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board, specifically focusing on avenues for renewable energy production in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
System: The UNT Digital Library