Aligning National Environmental Policy Act processes with environmental management systems: A Guide for NEPA and EMS Practitioners (open access)

Aligning National Environmental Policy Act processes with environmental management systems: A Guide for NEPA and EMS Practitioners

This guidebook for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Environmental Management System (EMS) practitioners identifies elements of an EMS that can improve NEPA implementation in order to promote conditions under which humans and nature exist in productive harmony.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Art Lies, Volume 53, Spring 2007 (open access)

Art Lies, Volume 53, Spring 2007

Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.
Date: 2007
Creator: Staley, Tim & Gupta, Anjali
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Art Lies, Volume 54, Summer 2007 (open access)

Art Lies, Volume 54, Summer 2007

Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.
Date: 2007
Creator: Staley, Tim & Gupta, Anjali
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Art Lies, Volume 55, Fall 2007 (open access)

Art Lies, Volume 55, Fall 2007

Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.
Date: 2007
Creator: Staley, Tim & Gupta, Anjali
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Art Lies, Volume 56, Winter 2007 (open access)

Art Lies, Volume 56, Winter 2007

Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.
Date: 2007
Creator: Staley, Tim & Gupta, Anjali
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assistive Technology Use by Students with Disabilities at UNT (open access)

Assistive Technology Use by Students with Disabilities at UNT

Paper discusses study on assistive technology use by students with physical disabilities, including visual and hearing impairments, at the University of North Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Chabot, Monique
Object Type: Article
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 state’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
Object Type: Text
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 state’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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Blue Ribbon Advisory Council on Climate Change, Report to Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (open access)

Blue Ribbon Advisory Council on Climate Change, Report to Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

The final report from an advisory panel of 15 scientists and industry experts finding that humans are responsible for climate warming and that Utah is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions per capita than the rest of the nation. It makes about 70 recommendations for fighting global warming including: developing significant amounts of renewable energy with incentives and tax credits, encouraging the capture and disposal of carbon dioxide, improving efficiency at power plants, implementing an aggressive mass-transit strategy, and preserving open space and agricultural land and protecting forests. The report, however, does not include specific policy recommendations or rules to implement action.
Date: October 2007
Creator: Utah. Governor's Blue Ribbon Advisory Council on Climate Change
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Brick Mural on TWU campus, 1956, by Coreen Mary Spellman] (open access)

[Brick Mural on TWU campus, 1956, by Coreen Mary Spellman]

Coreen Mary Spellman created a brick mural on the Texas Woman's University campus. This student project analyzes and documents the artwork with: photographs, a description, an account, a biography of the artist, and a bibliography. Students in the group: Hanel, Laura; Fleming, Joshua; Ferguson, Karen; Kelly, Alison; Loftus, Michele; Martinez, Kim; North, Amanda; Rader, Doyle; Raymer, Sarah; Wendel, Erin.
Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2007-2008, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2007-2008, Graduate

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 455.
Date: July 2007
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2007-2008, Undergraduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of North Texas, 2007-2008, Undergraduate

The UNT Undergraduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the university (academic calendar, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.) about research, and about the colleges and schools on campus. Index starts on page 544.
Date: July 2007
Creator: University of North Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Information Bulletin, Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 2007 (open access)

Chemical Information Bulletin, Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 2007

Periodic supplement for "the regular journals of the American Chemical Society," containing annotated bibliographies of chemical documentation literature as well as information about meetings, conferences, awards, scholarships, and other news from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Chemical Literature.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Information.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Information Bulletin, Volume 59, Number 2, Fall 2007 (open access)

Chemical Information Bulletin, Volume 59, Number 2, Fall 2007

Periodic supplement for "the regular journals of the American Chemical Society," containing annotated bibliographies of chemical documentation literature as well as information about meetings, conferences, awards, scholarships, and other news from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Chemical Literature.
Date: Autumn 2007
Creator: American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Information.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard (open access)

A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard

This introductory guide to the National Environmental Policy Act describes the NEPA process and provides information on how citizens can get involved.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cleopatra bust at the Robert E. Howard Museum

Photograph of a Cleopatra bust at the Robert E. Howard Museum in Callahan County. The bust is housed in a glass case. There is a snake crawling up the bust's chest, and the base says "Cleopatre."
Date: June 9, 2007
Creator: Kelly, Melody Specht
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collaboration in NEPA: A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners (open access)

Collaboration in NEPA: A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners

This handbook is a collaboration of research and consultations by the Council on Environmental Quality concerning analyses prepared under the National Environmental Protection Act. This guide introduces interested parties to collaborative principles, and includes suggestions for successful collaborative efforts.
Date: October 2007
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Confederate Soldiers' Monument] (open access)

[Confederate Soldiers' Monument]

The Confederate Soldier Monument, granite with polished marble tablets, stands over 12 feet tall and is located on the grounds of the Denton County Courthouse. It was erected in 1918. This student project analyzes and documents the artwork with: photographs, a description, an account, a biography of the artist, and a bibliography. Students in the group: Caroline Baldwin, Marilyn Bradley, Yovanny Canales, Mary Canales, David Collins, Virginia Dunton, Andrew Grimes, Jessica Houseberg, Shea Imboden, Fernando Johnson, Amanda Lawrence, Krysta McFarland, Tyler York.
Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences? (open access)

Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences?

Article that serves as Part 1 of a critique of survivalist interpretations of near-death experiences (NDEs), reviews the quality of the evidence for veridical observations during NDEs, and finds the case for veridical paranormal perception during NDEs wanting.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Augustine, Keith
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences?" Defended (open access)

"Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences?" Defended

Article responding to criticisms of another article concerning paranormal perception in near-death experiences.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Augustine, Keith
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does the Arousal System Contribute to Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences? A Summary and Response (open access)

Does the Arousal System Contribute to Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences? A Summary and Response

Article acknowledging the viability and potential value of the hypothesis underlying articles suggesting a relationship between near-death experiences (NDEs) and the body's arousal system, but also identifying substantial weaknesses in both the presented lines of evidence and the studies.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Long, Jeffrey & Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Inequality in Tarrant County: An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Waste (open access)

Environmental Inequality in Tarrant County: An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Waste

Paper examines the distribution of Superfund and municipal solid waste sites within neighborhoods differing on social, demographic, and economic characteristics of the inhabitants in Tarrant County, Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Pohlmeyer, Remington
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Quality; Greenhouse Gas Emissions (open access)

Environmental Quality; Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Establishes as state policy statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits at or below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by January 1, 2020. Establishes greenhouse gas emissions reduction task force to prepare a work plan and regulatory scheme to achieve the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits.
Date: 2007
Creator: House of Representatives
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library