tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud/124 2009-07-08T13:16:36Z Presented as a service of the University Library in support of Environmental Studies at Washington and Lee. Maintained by Mary Abdoney and Dick Grefe. Movable Type Pro 4.23-en tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4559 2009-07-08T13:16:11Z 2009-07-08T13:16:36Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Two-volume set (2008) contains nearly 400 biographical entries on "the men and women who have made a significant contribution to environmental issues over the last 200 years." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4539 2009-06-29T14:16:58Z 2009-06-29T14:17:24Z

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Available online. "The first major evaluation of smart growth policies in the United States..., based on an analysis of empirical evidence using data from the US Census, Census of Government, Natural Resources Inventory, and many...

Dick Grefe Available online. "The first major evaluation of smart growth policies in the United States..., based on an analysis of empirical evidence using data from the US Census, Census of Government, Natural Resources Inventory, and many other sources, to determine whether four states with formal statewide smart growth policies -- Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Oregon -- achieved the stated objectives of those policies." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4489 2009-05-29T14:25:32Z 2009-05-29T14:28:43Z

United Nations Environment Programme. Available online. "Assembles evidence -- quantitative, anecdotal, and conceptual -- for currently existing green jobs in key economic sectors (renewable energy, buildings and construction, transportation, basic industry, agriculture, and forestry) and presents estimates for future green...

Dick Grefe Available online. "Assembles evidence -- quantitative, anecdotal, and conceptual -- for currently existing green jobs in key economic sectors (renewable energy, buildings and construction, transportation, basic industry, agriculture, and forestry) and presents estimates for future green employment." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4455 2009-05-11T12:40:01Z 2009-05-11T12:43:38Z

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Available online. "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the national greenhouse gas inventory, which finds that overall emissions during 2007 increased by 1.4 percent from the previous year. The report, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas...

Dick Grefe Available online. "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the national greenhouse gas inventory, which finds that overall emissions during 2007 increased by 1.4 percent from the previous year. The report, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007, is the latest annual report that the United States has submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4448 2009-05-06T17:41:52Z 2009-05-06T17:42:20Z

U.S. Congressional Budget Office. Available online. "Over the past several years, spurred by both rising gasoline prices and long-standing subsidies for producing ethanol, the use of ethanol as a motor fuel in the United States has grown at an annual...

Dick Grefe Available online. "Over the past several years, spurred by both rising gasoline prices and long-standing subsidies for producing ethanol, the use of ethanol as a motor fuel in the United States has grown at an annual average rate of nearly 25 percent. U.S. consumption of ethanol last year exceeded 9 billion gallons-a record high. CBO released a paper today that discusses the relationship between ethanol, greenhouse-gas emissions, food prices, and federal spending on nutrition programs." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4442 2009-05-06T16:21:33Z 2009-05-06T16:22:08Z

U.S. National Science Foundation. Available online. "This report will discuss Earth's systems piecewise, beginning with the physical systems of Earth's atmosphere, sea, land, and ice, then focusing on life on Earth, and ending with, perhaps, the most challenging and dynamic...

Dick Grefe Available online. "This report will discuss Earth's systems piecewise, beginning with the physical systems of Earth's atmosphere, sea, land, and ice, then focusing on life on Earth, and ending with, perhaps, the most challenging and dynamic piece of all -- people. It's important to realize that all of the pieces of the climate puzzle are interconnected, and all of the pieces are necessary to gain a full understanding of climate variability and change." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4426 2009-05-01T15:02:18Z 2009-05-01T15:02:48Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This 2006 volume "explores the historical and ecological dimensions of human interaction with the environment throughout Southern history." The arrengement of entries is mostly chronological, plus case studies, primary source documents, and more. Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4372 2009-04-06T13:01:22Z 2009-04-06T13:01:48Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Three-volume collection (2008) of "more than 750 articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change--ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4187 2009-02-25T19:33:16Z 2009-02-25T19:37:29Z

Center for Public Integrity. Available online. "Features an extensive review and analysis of public documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests and archived agency documents; incorporates the perspectives of industry representatives, policymakers, environmental experts, and advocates; and includes video documenting...

Dick Grefe Available online. "Features an extensive review and analysis of public documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests and archived agency documents; incorporates the perspectives of industry representatives, policymakers, environmental experts, and advocates; and includes video documenting the environmental and public health impact of the Tennessee coal ash disaster." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4164 2009-02-23T14:21:20Z 2009-02-23T14:21:54Z

U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Available online. "Analyzed the status and recent trends of wetland acreage in the coastal watersheds of the United States adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Great...

Dick Grefe Available online. "Analyzed the status and recent trends of wetland acreage in the coastal watersheds of the United States adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Great Lakes. Sample plots were analyzed using digital high-resolution imagery to identify wetlands and land use changes observed between 1998 and 2004." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.4089 2009-02-03T16:05:19Z 2009-02-03T16:06:57Z

Brookings Institution. Available online. "The report details the need for new global policies that address the interrelated nature of climate change and global poverty issues... Key report topics include: conserving tropical forests, green growth, boosting agriculture, bolstering health, disaster preparedness,...

Dick Grefe Available online. "The report details the need for new global policies that address the interrelated nature of climate change and global poverty issues... Key report topics include: conserving tropical forests, green growth, boosting agriculture, bolstering health, disaster preparedness, financing solutions, public advocacy, and achieving scale and sustainability." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/envstud//124.3857 2009-01-02T15:49:58Z 2009-01-02T15:50:31Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Released in 2008, this encyclopedia contains more than 300 signed essays covering "cover concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage." Includes several entries by Washington and Lee's Greg Cooper. Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/envstud//124.3816 2008-12-09T16:18:57Z 2008-12-09T16:20:56Z

U.S. Energy Information Administration. Available online. Annual report presents the EIA's "latest estimates of emissions for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here....

Dick Grefe Available online. Annual report presents the EIA's "latest estimates of emissions for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/envstud//124.3639 2008-09-22T15:26:54Z 2008-09-22T15:27:34Z

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Available online. Congressional committee hearing. A link will be maintained on this library Web page....

Dick Grefe Available online. Congressional committee hearing. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/envstud//124.3501 2008-07-23T17:33:31Z 2008-07-23T17:35:53Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   A printed copy will be added to the collection. This "Technical Paper addresses the issue of freshwater. Sealevel rise is dealt with only insofar as it can lead to impacts on freshwater in coastal areas and beyond. Climate, freshwater, biophysical and socio-economic systems are interconnected in complex ways. Hence, a change in any one of these can induce a change in any other. Freshwater-related issues are critical in determining key regional and sectoral vulnerabilities. Therefore, the relationship between climate change and freshwater resources is of primary concern to human society and also has implications for all living species."]]>