earthtrends.wri.org text energy resources variable 351.html World Resources Institute ref Energy and the environment are closely interlinked since energy comes via the environment biophysical environment ... on the natural environment has led to the use of sustainable energy and, in an increasingly populated world, the need for energy conservation and efficient energy use energy efficiency . Energy Main Energy and society Energy has been harnessed by humans for millennia. Initially it was with the use ... of energy services. Reduction in the amount of energy used reduces any harmful effects on the environment ... issues Index of energy articles Energy and Environment journal Environmental impact of aviation The Venus ... Nations Development Programme Environment and Energy for Sustainable Development DEFAULTSORT Energy And The Environment Category Energy and the environment ...Refimprove date September 2009 Image Energy per capita.png thumb Energy consumption per capita per country ... developed different methods of harnessing energy were discovered. We now use energy either directly .... Environmental issues Main Environmental issues with energy An increasing per capita demand ... undammed rivers, clean air and retaining natural landscapes. Unsustainable energy demands, collectively across all forms of energy generation and cumulatively for every unit of energy, affect the quality and quantity of natural resources. Sustainable energy Main Sustainable energy Sustainable energy is the provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability ... are developed for future generations to use. A narrower interpretation includes only energy sources ... energy sources are most often regarded as including all renewable energy renewable sources, such as biofuels ... also includes technologies that improve energy efficient use energy efficiency . Conventional fission ..., or natural disaster. Energy conservation Main Energy conservation Energy conservation is the practice ... more details
pp semi protected small yes Energy & Environment E&E , published since 1989, is an interdisciplinary journal aimed at natural scientists, technologists and the international social science and policy communities covering the direct and indirect environmental impacts of energy acquisition, transport, production and use. Its editor since 1996 is Sonja Boehmer Christiansen . The journal has an editorial advisory board of 20 members. The journal can be found at 47 libraries worldwide, at universities and the library of congress. ref cite web url http www.worldcat.org oclc 21187549&tab holdings?loc title WorldCat accessdate 2007 10 08 ref There are an additional 82 that hold the journal in electronic form. ref cite web url http www.worldcat.org oclc 61313975&referer brief results title WorldCat accessdate 2009 11 30 ref Contributors have included David Henderson economist David Henderson , Richard Tol , and Gary Yohe . The journal is published by Multi science. ref name Pearce Fred Pearce Pearce ... lists Energy & Environment as a trade journal, ref cite web title List of titles publisher Scopus ... Scopus url http www.scopus.com source sourceInfo.url?sourceId 29360 title Energy and Environment ... EBSCO Publishing lists Energy & Environment as a peer reviewed , academic journal . ref cite web title Environment Complete Database Coverage List publisher EBSCO url http www.ebscohost.com titleLists eih coverage.pdf accessdate 2009 11 30 ref ref cite web title Environment Index Database Coverage ... Energy & Environment. Roger A. Pielke Jr , who published a paper on hurricane mitigation in the journal ... Engineering Science Economics and energy References Reflist 2 External links http www.multi science.co.uk ee.htm Energy & Environment Category Environmental science journals Category Energy economics ... Wales described the publication as the climate sceptic s journal of choice, the bottom tier Energy and Environment , adding that it was used to advance all manner of absurd theories for example, that CO2 ... more details
The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment lang no Energi og milj komiten is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway . It is responsible for policies relating to petroleum , energy society energy , hydroelectricity , environmental protection and regional planning . It corresponds to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Ministry of the Environment . ref cite web url http www.stortinget.no en In English Standing Commitees The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment title The Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs author Parliament of Norway accessdate 23 October 2009 ref The committee has 14 members and is chaired by Erling Sande of the Centre Party Norway Centre . ref cite web url http www.stortinget.no no Representanter og komiteer Komiteene Energi og miljokomiteen Tidligere sammensetning av Energi og miljokomiteen title Energi og milj komiteen author Parliament of Norway accessdate 23 October 2009 language Norwegian ref Members 2009 13 File Erling Sande 2009.jpg thumb The committee is chaired by Erling Sande class wikitable sortable Representative Party Position sortname Erling Sande Centre Party Norway Centre Chair sortname Siri A. Meling Conservative Party of Norway Conservative First deputy chair sortname Eirin Kristin Sund Norwegian Labour Party Labour Second deputy chair sortname Nikolai Astrup Nikolai Astrup politician Conservative Party of Norway Conservative sortname Oskar Jarle Grimstad Progress Party Norway Progress sortname Per Rune Henriksen Norwegian Labour Party Labour sortname Line Henriette Hjemdal Christian Democratic Party Norway Christian Democratic sortname Bj rn L demel Conservative Party of Norway Conservative sortname Marianne Marthinsen Norwegian Labour Party Labour sortname Torstein Rudihagen Norwegian Labour Party Labour sortname Henning Skumsvoll Progress Party Norway Progress sortname Ketil Solvik Olsen Progress Party ... more details
No footnotes date April 2009 Infobox Newspaper name Environment & Energy Publishing LLC image caption type Monday through Friday format online foundation 1998 publisher Michael Witt editor Kevin Braun circulation 40,000 headquarters 122 C Street NW, Suite 722, Washington, D.C. , United States US ISSN website http www.eenews.net price Varies owners Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC Environment & Energy Publishing LLC is a multi service online media company that covers environmental and energy policy and markets. Based in Washington, D.C., it publishes global energy and environmental news and several times daily reporting from Capitol Hill . E&E s 40,000 100 paid readership Citation needed date September 2009 includes congressional offices and committees, the White House , federal agencies, law firms, lobbyists, environmental groups, financial institutions, major corporations, media companies, consultants, utilities, state and local governments, foreign governments, think tanks , universities, and international development organizations. E&E staffers regularly appear on PBS s NewsHour, C SPAN and NPR , and its news breaking reporting is frequently cited by the Washington Post , the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times and AP. Environment & Energy Daily Environment & Energy Daily ... management to water resource allocation to energy development. E&ETV In January 2005, E&E launched E&ETV, a daily webcast designed for environment and energy policy professionals. Fifteen minute ... their purchase of Environment & Energy Weekly E&E Daily s earlier iteration and Land Letter from the nonprofit Environmental and Energy Study Institute . Braun and Witt had managed these publications ... world. ClimateWire also reports on alternative energy finance, research and deployment US federal ... expanded its mission to incorporate original reporting and include energy issues as part of Greenwire ... and energy bills in play on Capitol Hill . Today, E&E publishes in online format several times ... more details
The Under Secretary for Energy and Environment , also known as the Under Secretary of Energy , is a position within the United States Department of Energy . The Under Secretary oversees the Department s energy and environment programs, including environmental cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex, nuclear waste management efforts, and applied energy research and developmental activities. The incumbent Under Secretary is Bud Albright , who was confirmed on September 3, 2007. ref cite web title Department of Energy Clarence H. Albright, Jr. url http www.energy.gov organization 5467.htm accessdate September 24, 2007 ref The Under Secretary of Energy is appointed by the President of the United States President with the advice and consent of the United States Senate Senate . The Under Secretary is paid at level III of the Executive Schedule, ref cite web title US CODE Title 42,7132. Principal officers url http www.law.cornell.edu uscode html uscode42 usc sec 42 00007132 000 .html accessdate September 24, 2007 ref meaning he or she receives a basic annual salary of 152,000 as of 2006. ref ... title Department of Energy Leadership url http www.energy.gov organization leadership.htm accessdate September 24, 2007 ref References references DOE agencies DEFAULTSORT Under Secretary Of Energy For Energy And Environment Category United States Department of Energy ... , ref cite web title Department of Energy Leadership url http www.energy.gov organization leadership.htm ... cite web title Department of Energy Leadership url http www.energy.gov organization leadership.htm ... of Energy Leadership url http www.energy.gov organization leadership.htm accessdate December 9 ... for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management , the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy , the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy , the Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability , the Director of the Office of Civilian ... more details
Infobox US Navy post United States br Assistant Secretary of the Army br Installations, Energy and Environment image Hammack.png imagesize 200px incumbent Katherine Hammack incumbentsince June 28, 2010 ref name navy.mil http www.asaie.army.mil Public IE bios ref first formation website http www.asaie.army.mil Public IE Official Website flagimage Flag of the Assistant Secretary of the Army.gif flagimagesize 180px Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment abbreviated ASA IE&E is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Army . Image ASA IE.jpg thumb right 200px Seal of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment The Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment the primary advisor to the United States Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the United States Army on all United States Army matters related to Military base Installation policy, oversight and coordination of energy security and management. The ASA IE&E is also responsible for policy and oversight of sustainability and environmental initiatives resource management including design, military construction, operations and maintenance Base Realignment and Closure privatization of Army family housing, lodging, real estate, and utilities and the Army s installations safety and occupational health programs. Assistant Secretaries of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment class wikitable Name Assumed Office Left Office President of the United States President Appointed By United States Secretary of the Army Secretary Served Under Susan Livingstone ref http www.navy.mil navydata people undersec livingstonebi.html Biography of Livingstone from U.S. Navy ref 1989 1993 George H. W. Bush Michael P. W. Stone Assistant Secretaries of the Army Installations and Environment class wikitable Name Assumed Office ... E. White Assistant Secretaries of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment class wikitable ... more details
The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment JGSEE lang th is an autonomous graduate school, operates as a consortium of five Thai universities. Established in 1998, aims to be an internationally recognized premier centre in graduate education and research in the fields of energy and environmental technologies. The school receives funding from the Thai government through the CHE Asian Development Bank ADB Higher Education Development Project and the Energy Conservation Promotion Fund of Thailand s Ministry of Energy. Consortium The school operates as a consortium involving King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi , with King Mongkut s Institute of Technology North Bangkok , Chiang Mai University , Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology at Thammasat University , Prince of Songkhla University as partners. Academic programs JGSEE offers three study programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science MSc , Research based Master of Philosophy MPhil and Doctor of Philosophy PhD . All programs are conducted in English by highly qualified local and international academic staff. The school operates on a bi semester basis. Having completed the first semester of course work, students may choose to undertake their thesis study at any of the five partner institutions. See also List of universities in Thailand External links http www.jgsee.kmutt.ac.th JGSEE Universities in Thailand coord missing Thailand DEFAULTSORT Joint Graduate School Of Energy And Environment Category Universities in Thailand Category Energy in Thailand Thailand university stub de Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment th ... more details
The National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment NSCEE , is a supercomputing facility housed at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas , Nevada . It was established in 1989 by an act of Congress, PL 101. The facility is used to address a wide variety of scientific studies and applications. Supercomputers Silicon Graphics Sun Microsystems External links http www.nscee.edu NSCEE http www.nsf.gov National Science Foundation Category University of Nevada, Las Vegas Category Supercomputer sites Nevada stub ... more details
agreements with the Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies CEERS in Teheran, the Department ... display title DEFAULTSORT Wuppertal Institute For Climate, Environment And Energy Category Wuppertal ... for Global Environmental Strategies IGES in Japan and The Energy and Resources Institute TERI in India ... of all to promote measures and initiatives to secure the climate situation, to improve the environment and to save energy, as an interface between the scientific pursuit of knowledge and its practical ... in the field of energy use before he came to the Wuppertal Institute. Here, he intensified research in this area as head of the Energy Division later on he succeeded Ernst Ulrich von Weizs cker ... in order to conserve the finite material, energy and nature resources. With his concept of the Ecological ... Nations Environment Programme UNEP and the Wuppertal Institute jointly founded the Centre on Sustainable ... Groups is Future Energy and Mobility Structures Research Group 1 examines questions of technology and infrastructure, taking a systems analysis approach. In the fields of energy and mobility it explores ... it seeks to evaluate technology with a view to finding coherent paths of development. Energy, Transport ... energy, transport and climate policies at the local, regional, national and international level ... of energy and transport systems as well as Global warming climate protection generally. Policy instruments in the field of energy end use efficiency are a further focus. Material Flows and Resource ... more details
The Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce . Prior to 2009, it was known as the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials , and was part of the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Energy and Environment from 2009 to 2011. In December 2010, Congressman Fred Upton , the incoming chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 112th Congress announced his intention to establish the Environment and Economy Subcommittee as a separate subcommittee. ref cite web url http upton.house.gov News DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID 217691 title Upton Announces Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chairs date December 16, 2010 accessdate 2010 12 17 ref Jurisdiction According to its website the subcommittee dealt with the following Environmental protection in general, including the Safe Drinking Water Act and risk assessment matters Solid waste, hazardous waste and toxic substances, including Superfund and RCRA Mining, oil, gas, and coal combustion wastes Noise pollution control and, Homeland security related aspects of the foregoing. Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top John Shimkus , Illinois, Chairman Timothy F. Murphy , Pennsylvania, Vice Chair Ed Whitfield , Kentucky Joe Pitts , Pennsylvania Mary Bono Mack , California John Sullivan , Oklahoma Charlie Bass , New Hampshire Bob Latta , Ohio Cathy McMorris Rodgers , Washington Gregg Harper , Mississippi Bill Cassidy , Louisiana Cory Gardner , Colorado Joe Barton ... States House of Representatives EnergyEnvironment and Hazardous Materials Category Defunct subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives DEFAULTSORT United States House Energy Subcommittee On Environment And Hazardous Materials US Congress stub ... more details
The Science Subcommittee on Energy and Environment is one of five subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology . In 2007, the subcommittee held the first Congressional hearing on global climate change for the 110th Congress. The Hearing on the State of Climate Change Science 2007 The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC , Working Group I Report , included four climate scientists who authored the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC assessment report and Speaker Nancy Pelosi . Jurisdiction Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to energy research, development, and demonstration and projects therefor, commercial application of energy technology, and environmental research including Department of Energy research, development, and demonstration programs Department of Energy laboratories Department of Energy science activities energy supply activities nuclear, solar and renewable energy, and other advanced energy technologies uranium supply and enrichment, and Department of Energy waste management and environment, safety, and health activities as appropriate fossil energy research and development clean coal technology energy conservation research and development energy aspects of climate change pipeline research, development, and demonstration projects energy and environmental standards energy conservation including building performance, alternate fuels for and improved efficiency of vehicles, distributed power systems, and industrial process improvements Environmental Protection Agency research and development programs ... subcommittee energy and environment Subcommittee on Energy and Environment , official website http gop.science.house.gov Subcommittees Default.aspx?Key Energy Republican Subcommittee ... States House of Representatives Science House Energy and Environment Category Science and technology ... more details
The Canadian Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources is a standing Committee of the Senate of Canada. The Committee first met in January 1984 under the name of Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Its name was changed to the present one in January 1991. From 1946 to 1968, there existed a Committee on Natural Resources. The mandate of the Committee is to examine legislation and matters relating to energy , the Natural environmentenvironment and natural resources generally, including 1 mines and natural resources, other than fisheries and forestry 2 pipelines, transmission lines and energy transportation 3 environmental affairs and 4 other energy related matters Rule 86 1 p . http www.parl.gc.ca common Committee SenMandate.asp?Language E&Parl 39&Ses 1&comm id 5 Members http parl.gc.ca common Committee SenMembers.asp?Language E&Parl 40&Ses 3&comm id 5 class wikitable colspan 2 Senator Party District Canadian politics party colours Conservative row David Angus , Chair Conservative Party of Canada Conservative List of Quebec senators Alma Quebec Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Grant Mitchell politician Grant Mitchell , deputy chair Liberal Party of Canada Liberal List of Alberta senators Alberta Alberta Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Tommy Banks Liberal Party of Canada Liberal List of Alberta senators Alberta Alberta Canadian politics party colours Conservative row Bert Brown Conservative Party of Canada Conservative List of Alberta senators Alberta Alberta Canadian politics party colours Conservative row Linda Frum Conservative Party of Canada Conservative List of Ontario senators Ontario Ontario Canadian politics party ... SenHome.asp?Language E&Parl 40&Ses 3&comm id 5 Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources Category Canadian Senate committees Energy Category Energy in Canada Category Environment of Canada Category Standing committees ... more details
wiktionary In general, environment refers to the surroundings of an object . Environment may refer to The natural environment , all living and non living things that occur naturally on Earth Built environment , constructed surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large scale civic surroundings to the personal places Environment biophysical , the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism Environment systems , the surroundings of a physical system that may interact with the system by exchanging mass, energy, or other properties Environmental art Environmental determinism Environmental policy Environmental psychology Environmental quality Environmental science , the study of the interactions among the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment Environments series A series of LPs, cassettes and CDs depicting natural sounds Knowledge environment Social environment , the culture that an individual lives in, and the people and institutions with whom they interact In computing Desktop environment , in computing, the graphical user interface to the computer Environment variable , the set of environments defined in a process Integrated development environment , a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software Runtime environment , a virtual machine state which provides software services for processes or programs while a computer is running See also Ambient disambiguation Category Environment , for articles relating to the effect of human activity on the environment Ecology , a sub discipline of biology often confused with the environment in general Environmental movement Environmentalism , a concern with the preservation of the environment List of environmental issues Natural landscape lookfrom disambig cs Okol de Umgebung eu Ingurune fr ... Environment disambiguation sr sv Milj vi M i tr ng ... more details
. Energy and the Environment. New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006. ref Energy density Main Energy ... produce a force on charges. When these charges move through a distance, a flow of energy occurs. The electric potential energy in the atmosphere then is transformed into thermal energy, light, and sound, which are other forms of energy. In physics , energy lang grc energeia activity, operation ref cite web url http www.etymonline.com index.php?term energy title Energy work Online Etymology ... as a force acting through a distance a length of space , energy is always equivalent to the ability ... energy contained in an object is identified with its mass , and energy like mass , cannot be created or destroyed. When matter ordinary material particles is changed into energy such as energy of motion ... into other types of energy and thus into Work thermodynamics work , on other systems. Energy, like mass, is a scalar physics scalar physical quantity. In the International System of Units SI , energy ... and the distances that the forces act through. A system can transfer energy to another system by simply transferring matter to it since matter is equivalent to energy, in accordance with its mass . However, when energy is transferred by means other than matter transfer, the transfer produces ... of force s applied through distances within the target system. For example, a system can emit energy to another by transferring radiating electromagnetic energy , but this creates forces upon the particles that absorb the radiation. Similarly, a system may transfer energy to another by physically impacting it, but that case the energy of motion in an object, called kinetic energy , results in forces acting over distances new energy to appear in another object that is struck. Transfer of thermal energy by heat occurs by both of these mechanisms heat can be transferred by electromagnetic radiation, or by physical contact in which direct particle particle impacts transfer kinetic energy. Energy ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 An environment minister sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment is a Cabinet government cabinet position in charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation . Country related articles and lists AUS Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Australia Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities CAN Minister of the Environment Canada Minister of the Environment DEN Minister of the Environment Denmark Minister of the Environment EUR European Commissioner for the Environment Commissioner for the Environment FRA Minister of the Environment France Minister of the Environment GER Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Germany Federal Minister for Environment, Natural Conservation and Nuclear Safety GRE Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change HKG Secretary for the Environment IDN State Minister for the Environment Indonesia State Minister for the Environment IRL Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government JPN Ministry of the Environment Japan Minister of the Environment MEX Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources Secretary of the Environment NLD Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Netherlands Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment NZL Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Minister for the Environment NOR Minister of the Environment Norway Minister of the Environment PAK Minister for Environment Pakistan Minister of Environment PER Ministry of Environment Peru Ministry of Environment PHL Department of Environment and Natural Resources Philippines Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources ZAF Minister of Water ... Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland Department of the Environment ... more details
Department of the Environment or Department for the Environment may refer to In Australia Department of the Environment and Water Resources formerly Department of the Environment and Heritage Department of Environment and Climate Change New South Wales Department for Environment and Heritage South Australia Department of Environment and Conservation Western Australia In Canada Environment Canada Department of the Environment Act Canada Minister of the Environment Canada Department of Environment New Brunswick the former Department of Environment and Local Government New Brunswick In Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department In the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources Philippines In the Republic of Ireland Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government In Switzerland Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications In the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA and its predecessors Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions DETR under the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997 2001 Department of the Environment DoE under the Secretary of State for the Environment 1970 1997 Department of the Environment Northern Ireland Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department Department of Environment Index In the United States Department of Environmental Protection United States Environmental Protection Agency See also Ministry of the Environment disambiguation List of environmental organizations Government organizations List of environmental organizations Government Organizations List of ministers of the environment Category Environment by country disambig ... more details
unreferenced date April 2009 About the environment of systems analysis, especially physical system s the natural environment or other uses Environment disambiguation Environment In science and engineering , a physical system system is the part of the universe that is being studied, while the environment is the remainder of the universe that lies outside the boundaries of the system. It is also known as the surroundings , and in thermodynamics , as the reservoir . Depending on the type of system, it may interact with the environment by exchanging mass , energy including heat and Work physics work , linear momentum , angular momentum , electric charge , or conservation law other conserved properties . In some disciplines, such as information theory , information may also be exchanged. The environment is ignored in analysis of the system, except in regards to these interactions. See also Thermodynamic system Category Thermodynamics bo he ... more details
The geological environment of Tennessee is as diverse as its landscapes. Politically, Tennessee is broken up into three Grand Divisions East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Physically, Tennessee is also separated into three main types of landforms river valley plain, highlands and basins, and mountain s. Nature centers The environment of Tennessee includes the nature centers of Discovery Center at Murfree Spring , Lichterman Nature Center and Owl s Hill Nature Center . Flora Astragalus bibullatus Eriogonum longifolium var. harperi Isoetes lacustris Rock gnome lichen Sarracenia oreophila Utricularia inflata Utricularia radiata Trees Abies fraseri Ulmus serotina Global warming in Tennessee See Global warming in the United States Executive order United States Executive Order 54 establishes the Energy Policy Task Force with the goal of creating a new state energy plan by December 1 of 2008. ref http www.tennesseeanytime.org governor AdminCMSServlet?action viewFile&id 1201 ref Another order establishes the Interagency Alternative Fuels Working Group with the goal of making Tennessee a leader in the biofuels industry. ref http www.tennessee.gov environment altfuels pdf execorder33.pdf ref The Working Group came up with an Alternative Fuels Strategic Plan which lays out goals for increasing biofuel and feedstock production and displacing petroleum use. Public Chapter 489 2007 requires all ... petroleum use in government fleet vehicles by 20 . ref http epa.gov cleanenergy energy programs state and local states tn.html Tennessee State Best Practices Clean Energy US EPA Bot generated title ... links http tennessee.gov environment Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation . http www.state.tn.us environment apc Division of Air Pollution Control http www.tdot.state.tn.us Tennessee ... topic title Environment of the United States by political division prefix Environment of DEFAULTSORT Environment Of Tennessee Category Environment of Tennessee environment stub ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 The Environment Trust is a registered charity and development trust based in Tower Hamlets in the East End of London . Its aim is to achieve sustainable development by improving the social , economic and physical environment for community benefit. Community finance The Environment Trust created Fair Finance, a community development finance institution, which offers a range of financial packages to disadvantaged community members in the East End of London. Energy and recycling The organisation researches and develops renewable energy schemes, including solar energy solar , wind energy wind , biofuels , and tidal energy . Environmental education The Environment Trust s Education Team offers educational workshops in schools around themes of biodiversity , nature and gardening . Through organised events, the Education team assists people in becoming more involved in improving and using their local green spaces. It also works with partners and communities to try and effect change in local and national government policy on public spaces and biodiversity. Green homes and workspaces The organisation provides affordable, environmentally sustainability sustainable housing through its green homes schemes. It has developed a practical approach to building Efficient energy use energy efficient homes with low running costs, which are then sold at 70 of their market value. The organisation also works to increase the number of quality, affordable workspaces available to local social enterprises, by acquiring land and properties at discounted cost and transforming them into suitable workspace, which is developed in line with the Green Homes Specification. Planning with communities The Environment Trust provides consulting for communities, and helps plan advertising .... See also Portal box Sustainable Development Environment Ecology Conservation biology Conservation ... Environmental protection Habitat conservation Natural environment Natural capital Natural resource ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2007 notability date November 2010 Infobox NPO organization name Environment America organization logo Image AME logo web2.gif 150px organization motto organization type 501 c 4 Nonprofit founded 2007 location flagicon USA Washington D.C. , United States U.S. key people fields Environmentalism services num members homepage http www.environmentamerica.org www.environmentamerica.org Environment America is a federation of state based, citizen funded environmental advocacy organizations. Its mission is to advocate for and protect clean air, water, and open spaces in the United States . The organization and its state affiliates work together at the local, state, and national .... Environment America joins the growing environmental movement in the United States . The organization ..., Lee publisher The Austin Chronicle date 2010 01 08 accessdate 2010 03 06 ref Environment America also publishes many reports on various environmental issues such as pollution and state energy policies. ref cite web url http www.oregonlive.com environment index.ssf 2009 12 us states have taken ... Senate regarding the Lieberman Warner Climate Security Act on behalf of the Sierra Club and Environment ... Environment America, like many branches of its state affiliates, works with the Fund for Public ... Staff publisher Environment America date accessdate 2010 03 06 ref Environment Arizona Environment California Environment Colorado Environment Connecticut Environment Florida Environment Georgia Environment Illinois Environment Iowa Environment Maryland Environment Maine Environment Massachusetts Environment Michigan Environment Minnesota Environment Montana Environment Nevada Environment New Hampshire Environment New Jersey Environment New Mexico Environment New York Environment North Carolina Environment Ohio Environment Oregon PennEnvironment Environment Rhode Island Environment Texas Environment Virginia Environment Washington Wisconsin Environment See also Sierra Club References Reflist ... more details
Pacific Environment supports and encourages sustainable fishing , renewable energy and other ... Environment s California energy program works to maintain California s commitment to clean energy ... overall energy demands Responsible Finance Program Pacific Environment s Responsible Finance Campaign ... profit name Pacific Environment founded date 1987, San Francisco , California , USA area served Pacific ... Environment Homepage Pacific Environment is an environmental organization based in San Francisco , California , USA founded in 1987. Its objective is to protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim ref http www.pacificenvironment.org article.php?id 58 Pacific Environment Our Mission Bot generated title ref . br Mission statement Pacific Environment protects the living environment of the Pacific ... Over one third of Pacific Environment s budget is dedicated to funding grassroots organizations on the front ... Environment confronts tax payer funded banks that back oil, gas, mining and timber extraction and the companies ... Rim, Pacific Environment is building a united movement to deal with the global threats we face. History The organization was founded 1987 as Pacific Energy and Resources Center. In 1991, Pacific Environment became the first international organization to bring widespread attention to the threats facing the Siberian taiga , beginning a long history of work in Russia . In 1993, a Pacific Environment ... year, Pacific Environment worked with the Udege people in the Russian Far East to protect the 3 ..., particularly those of government supported Export Credit Agencies . Pacific Environment pioneered efforts ..., known as ECA Watch. While Pacific Environment s biggest successes in the 1990s were in Russia, they also began to focus more broadly on the Pacific Rim. In China , Pacific Environment took advantage ... impacts. Pacific Environment s partners at Greener Beijing utilized the internet to organize ... and environmentalists teamed up to spotlight the issue. Organisation Pacific Environment employs ... more details
Portal box Sustainable Development Environment Earth sciences Ecology India Environment The environment of India Environment of India Biota Main Fauna of India Flora of India Climate Main Climate of India Geography Main Geography of India Land Water Climate change Main Climate change in India Energy Main Energy policy of India Renewable energy in India Pollution control Empty section date May 2010 Protected areas Main Protected areas of India See also Conservation in India Waste management Empty section date May 2010 Environmental policy and law See also Environmental policy of the Government of India Treaties and international agreements India is a signatory to a number of treaties and international agreements Environmental organizations Tamil Nadu Main Tamil Nadu Environmentalism There are at least 85 widely diversified environmental organization s involved with environmental conservation and environmental education in Tamil Nadu state, South India . These organizations are notable for the diversity of their members and their intended impact groups, ranging from urban to rural, local ... persons in tamil nadu.pdf ref The Ministry of Environment and Forests India Ministry of Environment and Forests through its Department of Environment and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is the primary ... publisher Ministry of Environment & Forests MoEF , Govt. of India accessdate 7 December 2009 ref ref name tdoe cite web url http www.environment.tn.nic.in projects.htm title Welcome To Department of Environment year 2007 publisher Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Environment accessdate 7 December ... is organising various movements to protect nature and save environment at grassroot across India since ... cite book title State of Environment Report India 2009 publisher Ministry of Environment & Forests ... index.php Ministry of Environment & Forests Asia topic Environment of DEFAULTSORT Environment Of India Category Environment of India interlanguage links ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Environment Bureau nativename nativename a nativename r logo Hong Kong SAR Regional Emblem.svg logo width 140px logo caption Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR seal seal width seal caption formed 2007 preceding1 preceding2 dissolved superseding jurisdiction headquarters Central, Hong Kong latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code employees budget minister1 name Edward Yau minister1 pfo Secretary for the Environment minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Ms Anissa SY Wong, JP chief1 position Permanent Secretary for the Environment chief2 name chief2 position parent agency Chief Secretary for Administration child1 agency child2 agency child3 agency child4 agency child5 agency child6 agency child7 agency child8 agency website http www.enb.gov.hk en index.html http www.enb.gov.hk footnotes The Environment Bureau zh t is an executive agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for developing policies in environmental protection, nature conservation enforcing environmental legislation. This also includes monitoring environmental quality, energy efficiency, waste management, renewable energy development, regulatory oversight of the electricity sector in Hong Kong ref http www.enb.gov.hk en index.html ref ref http www.epd.gov.hk epd english about epd epd work epd work1.html ref The bureau is managed by the Secretary for the Environment . This currently is Edward Yau . Subordinate departments The following public entities are managed by the bureau ref http www.enb.gov.hk en about us organisation index.html ref Environmental Protection Department Energy and Sustainable Development Branch See also Hong Kong Disciplined Services References reflist External links http www.enb.gov.hk en index.html http www.enb.gov.hk HK government policy bureaux Government of Hong Kong Environment Bureau Hong Kong Category Hong Kong government policy bureaux HongKong gov stub zh ... more details
Image Berlin Icthyosaur St. Park.jpg thumbnail Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park The environment of Nevada comprises diverse biota ecology biota s, climates, and geologies. Environmental regulations and the environmental movement have aimed to respond to environmental threat s. Biota main Fauna of Nevada Flora of Nevada Climate and climate change main Climate of Nevada Renewable Portfolio Standard In 1997 Nevada passed a Renewable Portfolio Standard as part of their 1997 Electric Restructuring Legislation AB 366 It required any electric providers in the state to acquire actual renewable electric generation or purchase renewable energy credits so that each utility had 1 percent of total consumption in renewables. However, on June 8, 2001, Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn signed SB 372, at the time the country s most aggressive renewable portfolio standard. The law requires that 15 percent of all electricity generated in Nevada be derived from new renewables by the year 2013. ref name newrules.org http www.newrules.org electricity rpsnv.html ref The 2001 revision to the RPS keeps in place Nevada s commitment to expand solar energy resources by requiring that at least 5 percent of the renewable energy projects must generate electricity from solar energy. ref name newrules.org In June 2005, the Nevada legislature passed a bill during a special legislative session that modified the Nevada RPS Assembly Bill 03 . The bill extends the deadline and raised the requirements of the RPS to 20 percent ... Repository Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository is the proposed United States Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy deep geological repository storage facility for used nuclear fuel spent ... of Superfund sites in Nevada References reflist United States topic title Environment of the United States by political division prefix Environment of Nevada state parks DEFAULTSORT Environment Of Nevada Category Environment of Nevada ... more details
Del Chiaro, Director of Environment California s Clean Energy Program, defends the political value ... Del Chiaro, Environment California, Energy Advocate Bot generated title ref In contrast, the book ...Unreferenced date November 2007 notability date November 2010 Infobox NPO organization name Environment California organization logo Image Caelogo.jpg 150px organization motto organization type founded 1970 s location flagicon USA Los Angeles , California CA , United States U.S. key people fields Environmentalism services num members homepage http www.environmentcalifornia.org www.environmentcalifornia.org Environment California is a 501 c 501 c 4 501 c 4 non profit organization non profit political organization that lobbies for Environmental policy environmental legislation in the U.S. state of California and on a national level. ref name Home Environment California http www.environmentcalifornia.org Home Environment California Bot generated title ref History Environment California was formed by the California Public Interest Research Group in 2003 to take over its environmental work. ref http www.ffpir.org enviro.html The Fund For Public Interest Research Bot generated title ref Since becoming an independent organization, Environment California has lobbied for increased federal funding of national park s and keeping state parks open. ref name Home Environment California Additionally, they supported the Million Solar Roofs Bill in 2006 and the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2007. ref http environmentcalifornia.org energy million solar roofs Million Solar Roofs Environment California Bot generated title ref Structure Environment California works with the Fund for Public Interest ... offices in a partnership with Environment California to raise money and build citizen support for the group .... Recently, the Fund for Public Interest Research funder for Environment California , settled for 2.15 ... for Environment California. ref http www.rezlaw.com news events.html ref See also California Environmental ... more details
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