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Doc alert: Annual Energy Outlook 2012 Early Release

EIA – Annual Energy Outlook 2012 Early Release:

This release is an abridged version of the Annual Energy Outlook that highlights changes in the AEO Reference case projections for key energy topics. The Early Release includes data tables for the Reference case only. The full AEO2012 will be released April 26, 2012.

Download the AEO2012 Early Release Report

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Journal Alert: Food and Energy Security

From my e-mail hopper comes this welcome announcement:

Wiley-Blackwell and The Association of Applied Biologists Launch New Wiley Open Access Journal, Food and Energy Security

Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc and The Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) have launched Food and Energy Security, a new journal to meet . . . → Read More: Journal Alert: Food and Energy Security

Doc alert: Reefs at Risk

The World Resources Institute has released Reefs at Risk Revisited:

Under the Reefs at Risk Revisited project, WRI and its partners have developed a new, detailed assessment of the status of and threats to the world’s coral reefs. This information is intended to raise awareness about the location and severity of threats to coral reefs. These results . . . → Read More: Doc alert: Reefs at Risk

Doc alert: UNEP Year Book 2011

UNEP YEAR BOOK 2011: EMERGING ISSUES IN OUR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT:

The UNEP Year Book 2011 examines global emerging issues and the latest environmental developments and trends.

Scientists are concerned that plastic debris in the ocean can transport toxic substances which may end up in the food chain, causing potential harm to ecosystem and human health.

The Year Book also . . . → Read More: Doc alert: UNEP Year Book 2011

Doc feedback alert: EPA greenhouse gas report

2011 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report:

Per a pending announcement in the Federal Register (FR), the draft 1990-2009 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory is now available for public comment. To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of the document, please submit your comments by 30 days after the notice appears in the federal register. Comments . . . → Read More: Doc feedback alert: EPA greenhouse gas report