Information on "Environmental Sciences" and "United States of America"
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November 2011
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16 Nov 2011
Climate Change Adaption: Federal Efforts to Provide Information Could help Government Decision Making
Author: David Trimble
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
In this report the author discusses the federal efforts to provide climate data and services to decision makers. More on «Climate Change Adaption: Federal Efforts to Provide Information Could help Government Decision Making »
October 2011
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31 Oct 2011
Biosurveillance: Nonfederal Capabilities Should Be Considered in Creating a National Biosurveillance Strategy
Author: William O Jenkins Jr
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This report focuses on nonfederal jurisdictions, which own many of the resources that support a national capability. More on «Biosurveillance: Nonfederal Capabilities Should Be Considered in Creating a National Biosurveillance Strategy»
December 2010
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16 Dec 2010
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Fate of the Oil
Author: Jonathan L Ramseur
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The April 20, 2010, explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig led to the largest oil spill in US waters, and this report answers the question of, "where did the oil go?". More on «Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Fate of the Oil»
June 2010
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Jun 2010
Sustaining Security: How Natural Resources Influence National Security
Author: Christine Parthemore, Will Rogers
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
In the 21st century, the security of nations will depend increasingly on the security of natural resources, or “natural security. More on «Sustaining Security: How Natural Resources Influence National Security»
April 2010
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Apr 2010
Lost in Translation
Author: Will Rogers, Jay Gulledge
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
National security leaders now recognize that global climate change is a matter of national security and may even be a defining security challenge of the 21st century. More on «Lost in Translation»
December 2009
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2 Dec 2009
Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference
Author: Elena Ares, Oliver Bennett, Paul Bolton
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper assesses the lead-up to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference taking place in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December 2009. More on «Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference»
June 2009
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Jun 2009
Natural Security
Author: Sharon Burke
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
This paper discusses natural security challenges for the US in the 21st century. More on «Natural Security»
May 2008
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6 May 2008
Biofuel and Global Biodiversity
Author: Dennis Keeney and Claudia Nanninga
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
This paper explores the impact of current biofuel production systems on biodiversity. More on «Biofuel and Global Biodiversity»
December 2006
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15 Dec 2006
Reducing Nutrients in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico
Author: Dennis Keeney
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
This paper addresses the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. More on «Reducing Nutrients in the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico»
January 2005
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2005
The Impact of Diverging Transatlantic GMO Regulations on the Management of Natural Resources in Developing Countries
Author: Philipp Aerni
Publisher: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)
This paper discusses the implications of the diverging regulatory regimes on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Europe and the United States on developing countries. More on «The Impact of Diverging Transatlantic GMO Regulations on the Management of Natural Resources in Developing Countries»
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