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Our Changing Planet: U.S. Global Change Research Program Annual Report, 1990 Executive Summary (open access)

Our Changing Planet: U.S. Global Change Research Program Annual Report, 1990 Executive Summary

Executive summary of the U.S. Global Change Research Program annual report, documenting activities and progress, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 1990.
Date: July 1989
Creator: Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology. Committee on Earth Sciences.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Industry, Volume 1: Executive Summary (open access)

Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Industry, Volume 1: Executive Summary

This study is documented in a multi-volume set where this executive summary is the first volume. It is major study to quantify methane emissions from U.S. natural gas operations.
Date: July 1996
Creator: Harrison, Matthew R.; Shires, Theresa M.; Wessels, Jane K. & Cowgill, Michael R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Summaries from Selected Environmental Studies of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Technical Summaries from Selected Environmental Studies of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Report contains a collection of environmental studies conducted by the MMS in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico to guide and ensure responsible stewardship of the coastal and marine environments of the NE Gulf of Mexico and balance this against energy needs for the American public.
Date: July 1996
Creator: United States. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Logistics Recommendations for an Improved U.S. Arctic Research Capability (open access)

Logistics Recommendations for an Improved U.S. Arctic Research Capability

A report emphasizing the necessity for continued Arctic Research as the area becomes increasingly important, both regionally and globally.
Date: July 1997
Creator: Arctic Research Consortium of the United States Logistics Working Group
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1998 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1998

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the status of Executive Branch and other implementation of prior years' recommendations, as reported by the federal agencies' represented on the Board.
Date: July 1998
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Energy Financing Programs; a Decision Guide for States and Communities (open access)

Clean Energy Financing Programs; a Decision Guide for States and Communities

A guide that describes financing program options, key components of financing support in commercial and residential sectors for clean energy programs, and considers factors for states and communities to consider as they make decisions, get started or update financing programs for clean energy.
Date: July 26, 2001
Creator: McGuckin, Pat; Quebe, Philip; Tenney, Matt & Dietsch, Niko
System: The UNT Digital Library
Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysos) Near Offshore Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysos) Near Offshore Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

This report is about the importance of Zooplankton in the diet of the blue runner.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Keenan, Sean F. & Benfield, Mark C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-2001: Final Report (open access)

Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-2001: Final Report

An update of Texas A&M and Continental Shelf Associates studies designed to monitor the ongoing ecological health of the coral in the Flower Garden Banks (FGB). This is a deepwater, discontinuous reef that arcs along the outer continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico and is the site of oil and gas operations that could potentially impact the integrity of the FGB.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Dokken, Quenton R.; MacDonald, Ian R.; Tunnell, John W., Jr.; Wade, Terry; Withers, Kim; Dilworth, Suzanne J. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications (open access)

Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications

Report on the impact of offshore gas and oil industry on coastal communities along the Gulf of Mexico with an emphasis on socioeconomic and natural resource management issues.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Dismukes, David E.; Olatubi, Williams O.; Mesyanzhinov, Dmitry V. & Pulsipher, Allan G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Interim Report: Volume 1. Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Interim Report: Volume 1. Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry

An historical evaluation and documentation of the offshore oil and gas industry and its impact on the economy of Southern Louisiana from its inception in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Austin, Diane; Carriker, Bob; McGuire, Tom; Pratt, Joseph; Priest, Tyler & Pulsipher, Allan G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana: Interim Report, Volume 2. Bayou Lafourche-An Oral History of the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana: Interim Report, Volume 2. Bayou Lafourche-An Oral History of the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry

This report contains several interviews of individuals who were employed by the oil and gas industry since its conception.
Date: July 2004
Creator: McGuire, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Volume 3: Samples of interviews and Ethnographic Prefaces (open access)

History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Volume 3: Samples of interviews and Ethnographic Prefaces

This study is about the history and evolution of the offshore oil and gas industry in southern Louisiana in an objective and comprehensive way.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Austin, Diane & McGuire, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry (open access)

Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry

This report is about how local residents respond to the presence of immigrants, in the ways in which migrants supply their labor and employers demand it, and in how migrants socially and economically incorporate into their receiving communities.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Donato, Katherine M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subsurface, High-Speed Current Jets in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico: Final Report (open access)

Subsurface, High-Speed Current Jets in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico: Final Report

This report is about the study of subsurface high-speed current jets in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Dimarco, Steven F.; Howard, Matthew K.; Nowlin, Worth D., Jr. & Reid, Robert O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Toxicological Review of Zinc and Compounds (open access)

EPA Toxicological Review of Zinc and Compounds

A peer-reviewed research report supporting the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) summary of the hazards related to chronic exposure to zinc and zinc compounds.
Date: July 2005
Creator: Choudbury, Harlal; Stedeford, Todd; Donohue, Joyce; Ingerman, Lisa; Osier, Mark; Fransen, Margaret et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relative Contribution of Produced Water Discharge in the Development of Hypoxia (open access)

Relative Contribution of Produced Water Discharge in the Development of Hypoxia

The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the relative contribution of produced water organic and nutrient compounds in relation to those of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya discharges in the context of hypoxia formation on the continental shelf.
Date: July 2005
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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.
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.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Preschool Curriculum Programs on School Readiness (open access)

Effects of Preschool Curriculum Programs on School Readiness

This report discusses preschool curricula and the effects of these curricula on children's school readiness.
Date: July 2008
Creator: Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Consortium
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Implementation Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (open access)

Final Implementation Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

This report on the implementation of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008, section 904 "Management of the Department of Defense," presents the consensus recommendations of the Department's senior management team on the assignment of duties for the Chief Management Office (CMO), the Deputy Chief Management Office, and the Military Department CMO's, as well as summarizing the Department's inaugural Strategic Management Plan.
Date: July 25, 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
First Responders' Environmental Liability Due to Mass Decontamination Runoff (open access)

First Responders' Environmental Liability Due to Mass Decontamination Runoff

A report made by the EPA to alert people to the environmental issue about mass decontamination runoff.
Date: July 2009
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Post-Hurricane Assessment of Sensitive Habitats of the Flower Garden Banks Vicinity (open access)

Post-Hurricane Assessment of Sensitive Habitats of the Flower Garden Banks Vicinity

This report evaluates the damage cause by Hurricane Rita to the benthic habitats of four banks: Sonnier, McGrail, Geyer, and Bright. They measured the damage to bank caps the community structure, and used SCUBA to video record the evidence.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Robbart, Martha L.; Aronson, Richard B.; Deslarzes, Kenneth J. P.; Precht, William F.; Duncan, Leslie; Zimmer, Beth et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Management Plan. (open access)

Strategic Management Plan.

A report which discusses last year's Strategic Management Plan by describing the integrated activities that comprise the Department's performance management system. It also establishes five top-level priorities for business operations.
Date: July 31, 2009
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System (open access)

California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System

Report for the proposed California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) project. The proposed plan amendment adds the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project site to those identified in the current California Desert Conservation Area Plan, as amended, for solar energy production.
Date: July 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
System: The UNT Digital Library