Accounting for Socioeconomic Change from Offshore Oil and Gas: Cumulative Effects on Louisiana's coastal Parishes, 1969-2000 (open access)

Accounting for Socioeconomic Change from Offshore Oil and Gas: Cumulative Effects on Louisiana's coastal Parishes, 1969-2000

This study looks at the socioeconomic impact in Louisiana's coastal parishes as a result of off shore oil and gas. The study looks at the impact of reserves under federal jurisdiction on the income of people in the region.
Date: 2006
Creator: Pulsipher, Allan G.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of the Treasury (open access)

Department of the Treasury

This pamphlet offers a brief history of and important information on the Department of the Treasury.
Date: 2006
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of the CCSP Research Elements (open access)

Overview of the CCSP Research Elements

This is a fact-sheet for U.S. Climate Change Science Program. It is an overview of the CCSP's research elements.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of the U. S. Climate Change Science Program (open access)

Overview of the U. S. Climate Change Science Program

This is an overview fact-sheet for the U. S. Climate Change Science Program.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rapanos ET UX., ET AL. v. United States (open access)

Rapanos ET UX., ET AL. v. United States

A case record about four Michigan wetlands lying near ditches or man-made drains that eventually empty into traditional navigable waters. The Clean Water Act make sit unlawful to discharge dredged or fill material into "navigable waters" without a permit.
Date: 2006
Creator: Supreme Court of the United States
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trace Metals and Hydrocarbons in Sediments of the Beaufort Lagoon, Northeast Arctic Alaska, Exposed to Long-term Natural Oil Seepage, Recent Anthropogenic Activities and Pristine Conditions (open access)

Trace Metals and Hydrocarbons in Sediments of the Beaufort Lagoon, Northeast Arctic Alaska, Exposed to Long-term Natural Oil Seepage, Recent Anthropogenic Activities and Pristine Conditions

This is a study on anthropogenic contaminants discharged from uses of petroleum products in Alaskan coastal waters. The reports also looks at metals and hydrocarbons in sediments.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Naidu, A. Sathy; Kelley, John J.; Misra, Debasmita & Venkatesan, M. Indira
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preventing the Entry of Weapons of Mass Effect Into the United States (open access)

Preventing the Entry of Weapons of Mass Effect Into the United States

A report discussing the vulnerabilities of the United States in regards to a terrorist delivery of a weapon of mass effect (WME). It discusses homeland security, defense systems, ad terrorism.
Date: January 10, 2006
Creator: Homeland Security Advisory Council Weapons of Mass Effect Task Force
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY 2007 Budget Summary (open access)

FY 2007 Budget Summary

This report summarizes NOAA's budget request for the 2007 fiscal year.
Date: February 6, 2006
Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Security Strategy: What About the Environment? (open access)

National Security Strategy: What About the Environment?

A report discussing environmental issues such as resource scarcity and energy shortages.
Date: February 27, 2006
Creator: Damonte, Elizabeth M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006

This report was written to fulfill the mission of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a public advisory committee authorized under Section 6 of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act, 7 USC, Section 5404.
Date: March 2006
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences (open access)

Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences

This report focuses on understanding the causes of the differences between the atmospheric trends from the surface through the troposphere to the lower stratosphere.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Americans With Disabilities: 2002 (open access)

Americans With Disabilities: 2002

This report presents information on the number and characteristics of individuals with disabilities and is based on data collected in wave 5 of the 2001 Panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Date: May 2006
Creator: Steinmetz, Erika
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Degradation of Synthetic-Based Drilling Mud Base Fluids by Gulf of Mexico Sediments: Final Report (open access)

Degradation of Synthetic-Based Drilling Mud Base Fluids by Gulf of Mexico Sediments: Final Report

Report on a predictor model that determines the degradation rate of Synthetic-based fluids (SBF) from deep-sea drilling and assesses the impact of SBFs on the sediment microbial ecology in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Roberts, Deborah J. & Nguyen, Alan H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atmospheric Deposition and Biogeochemistry of Mercury and other Trace Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystems, Final Project Report Part II: Mercury Studies 2002-2004 (open access)

Atmospheric Deposition and Biogeochemistry of Mercury and other Trace Contaminants in Aquatic Ecosystems, Final Project Report Part II: Mercury Studies 2002-2004

This report summarizes the mercury studies, and has two main objectives. First to summarize the findings of biogeochemical investigations in the Devils Lake watershed during 2002, 2003, and 2004 and compare them to findings for other lakes. The second objective is to compile and tabulate the large amount of mercury data that are collected so that they will be usefule to the Tribe in future studies.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Morrison, K. A. & Watras, C. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary Report: 2002-2004 (open access)

Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary Report: 2002-2004

Report on the effect of human-generated sounds from offshore drilling on Sperm Whale in order to mitigate the negative impact of anthropogenic sound on whale behavior, navigation, and ability to communicate and locate effectively.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Jochens, A.; Biggs, D.; Engelhaupt, D.; Gordon, J.; Jaquet, N.; Johnson, M. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places Evaluations of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (open access)

Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places Evaluations of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf

This report covers the preliminary research necessary to apply for the National Register of Historic Places to protect historic shipwrecks located in shallow portions of the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Enright, Jeffrey M.; Gearhart, Robert, II; Jones, Doug & Enright, Jenna
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 1: Executive Summary (open access)

Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 1: Executive Summary

Executive summary describing a study to assess benthic impacts of drilling at four sites along the Gulf of Mexico's continental slope. Objectives studied are cuttings accumulations, seabed changes from anchors and mooring systems, debris accumulations, chemical modification of sediments, and effects on benthic organisms.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Technical Report (open access)

Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Technical Report

This is a study to assess benthic impacts of drilling at four sites along the Gulf of Mexico's continental slope. Objectives studied are cuttings accumulations, seabed changes from anchors and mooring systems, debris accumulations, chemical modification of sediments, and effects on benthic organisms.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 3: Appendices (open access)

Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 3: Appendices

Appendices to accompany a study to assess benthic impacts of drilling at four sites along the Gulf of Mexico's continental slope. Objectives studied are cuttings accumulations, seabed changes from anchors and mooring systems, debris accumulations, chemical modification of sediments, and effects on benthic organisms.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Continental Shelf Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (open access)

National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency

This report presents policy recommendations for creating a national commitment to energy efficiency through gas and electric utilities, utility regulators, and partner organizations.
Date: July 2006
Creator: National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, Chapter 6: Energy Efficiency Program Best Practices (open access)

National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, Chapter 6: Energy Efficiency Program Best Practices

Chapter from the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency documenting key findings from energy efficiency programs that have been successfully operating for many years.
Date: July 2006
Creator: National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (U.S.)
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Accounting for Economic Change in the Gulf of Mexico: Developing a Comparative Context for Regional Economic Analysis and History] (open access)

[Project Summary: Accounting for Economic Change in the Gulf of Mexico: Developing a Comparative Context for Regional Economic Analysis and History]

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies for Accounting for Economic Change in the Gulf of Mexico: Developing a Comparative Context for Regional Economic Analysis and History. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places: Evaluations Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf] (open access)

[Project Summary: Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places: Evaluations Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf]

Summary describing the work completed at PBS&J for 'Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places: Evaluations Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2006
Creator: PBS&J
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