On March 18 and 19, 2009, Sandia National Laboratories
and the University of California San Diego
Sustainability Solutions Institute brought together 27 leaders from academia, government,
and the private sector to discuss key energy
policy issues and proposed values- and outcomes-based
approaches to energy policy. The goal of the
workshop was to bring together leaders from diverse
backgrounds to identify promising areas for energy
policy, based on the understanding of intersecting
issues, assumptions, and priorities from the national
security, economic, and environmental perspectives.
With a credit crisis more serious than any seen in several generations, and the
associated deep economic recession from which we still have not managed to extricate ourselves, equity
valuations across all industrial sectors have fallen sharply – even with some recent recovery. At Summit
Global Management, we believe that while these circumstances have undeniably caused widespread fear
and uncertainty, they have also created an unprecedented opportunity for investors interested in the global
water industry.
This report responds to a request to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) from Chairman Henry Waxman and Chairman Edward Markey for an analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACESA).1 ACESA, as passed by the House of Representatives on June 26, 2009, is a complex bill that regulates emissions of greenhouse gases through market-based mechanisms, efficiency programs, and economic incentives.
This Sector-specific guideline is an annex to the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical
Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR Pandemic Influenza Guide) and intends to assist water and wastewater utilities in planning for a
catastrophic influenza pandemic.
Solar thermal energy appears poised for a renaissance in the
United States, as the Obama Administration presses forward with
its green energy agenda. But the revival could be short-lived unless
solar hot systems are maintained properly.
Process Analytics and Intelligence—sometimes called Manufacturing Intelligence—has transformed the way companies produce goods, understand their manufacturing processes, and ensure a quality product in ways we could not have foreseen ten years ago.
Groundwater at an industrial site in Texas is impacted with Chlorinated Volatile Organic Carbon’s
(CVOCs), primarily PCE and TCE, from historical waste disposal. The topography at the site slopes
steeply towards a small channel where the groundwater discharges. Depth to groundwater ranges from
approximately 20 ft bgs at the source area to 1 ft bgs close to the channel.
Shimadzu’s Total Nitrogen Module (TNM-1) analyzes Total Nitrogen in less than 4 minutes, requires no reagents or chemicals, and produces no hazardous wastes. Conforming to the American Society for Test Method’s (ASTM) D5176 procedure, the TNM-1 uses combustion oxidation and chemiluminescence detection.
Sponsored by Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.
Prefurbia is a neighborhood planning method that produces organically designed, low environmental-impact neighborhoods through varied streetscapes, more public/private spaces, and better pedestrian connectivity.
A white paper for the packaged-food industry.
Sponsored by Oil Skimmers, Inc.