Category Archives: Publications

Recent Lessons from the Stimulus: Transportation Funding and Job Creation

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full report from Smart Growth America. As part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), states and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) received $26.6 billion in transportation funds that could be spent on almost any surface transportation needs. … Continue reading →

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Report on Green Revolving Funds Outlines Challenges and Benefits

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Laura B.

Read the full post from the Chronicle of Higher Education Buildings & Grounds. The Sustainable Endowments Institute has released a report about colleges’ green revolving funds, in which colleges invest a chunk of money in energy efficiency or other projects … Continue reading →

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Chicago Wilderness Earth Day Resources

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Laura B.

If your organization is planning an Earth Day celebration please note that Chicago Wilderness has a variety of materials and publications that celebrate our local nature and that are available to you. These include: The Atlas of Biodiversity: The Chicago … Continue reading →

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State of Green Business Report 2011

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Laura B.

Download the report from GreenBiz. The fourth annual edition of our State of Green Business report continues our efforts to measure the environmental impacts of the emerging green economy. We document how well — or poorly — companies are improving … Continue reading →

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Drugs and the Environment: Stewardship & Sustainability

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Laura B.

Daughton C.G. Drugs and the Environment: Stewardship & Sustainability. National Exposure Research Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, US EPA: Las Vegas, Nevada (report NERL-LV-ESD 10/081, EPA/600/R-10/106), 12 September 2010, 196 pp. Available: http://www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/bios/daughton/APM200-2010.pdf Abstract: This report represents the first-ever comprehensive examination … Continue reading →

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Tungsten Speciation in Firing Range Soils

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Laura B.

Download the publication. ERDC TR-11-1 Tungsten Speciation in Firing Range Soils by Jay L. Clausen, Benjamin C. Bostick, Anthony Bednar, Jing Sun and Joshua D. Landis Abstract: Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) of select surface soil samples obtained from Camp … Continue reading →

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Universalism and Ethical Values for the Environment

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Universalism and Ethical Values for the Environment (PDF) Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The report discusses the extent to which universal values can be agreed upon, exemplified by an empirical analysis of values contained … Continue reading →

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States' Transportation Policies Can Curb Carbon Pollution

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. States’ Transportation Policies Can Curb Carbon Pollution Source: Natural Resources Defense Council Many states’ transportation policies conflict with the goal of reducing carbon emissions and have huge potential for improvement, according to a 50-state analysis released today by … Continue reading →

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DOE — Critical Materials Strategy

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Critical Materials Strategy (PDF) Source:  U.S. Department of Energy This report examines the role of rare earth metals and other materials in the clean energy economy. It was prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) based on … Continue reading →

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Special issue of Environmental Science and Technology available with free access: Environmental Policy: Past, Present, and Future

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Laura B.

Editor-in-Chief Jerald Schnoor and the Associate Editors of Environmental Science & Technology invite you to browse through the 55 articles published in the January 1, 2011 Special Issue – Environmental Policy: Past, Present, and Future. This special issue also serves … Continue reading →

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