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Abrupt Climate Change: Summary and Findings

Description: This report summary outlines brief answers to four questions about climate change. Will there be an abrupt change in sea level? Will there be an abrupt change in the hydrologic cycle? Will there be an abrupt change in the atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)? Will there be abrupt change in atmospheric methane?
Date: 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
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Aligning Utility Incentives with Investing in Energy Efficiency

Description: A report that describes the financial effects of low and high energy consumption. It describes how some energy efficiency programs can be or have been implemented. It also slightly investigates how using energy effects the environment.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Nation Action Plan for Energy Efficiency Leadership Group
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Brochure for the Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2nd edition, 6 volumes set

Description: Brochure for the second edition where the preface states: The science of the ultra small nanoscience has dramatically exploded during the last few years, and the technologies operating with ultra small things the nanotechnologies acquired quickly a firm position in today s world of business, technological development, and public perception. Several factors contributed to the acceleration of scientific knowledge and technological progress in the last decades, among which the rapid development of… more
Date: January 1, 2008
Creator: Contescu, Cristian I. & Putyera, Karol
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Clean Cities Fact Sheet, April 2008

Description: Fact sheet describing Clean Cities, a DOE program that deploys alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector. It includes the contact information for its 86 active coalitions.
Date: April 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Clean Cities Fact Sheet, April 2009

Description: Fact sheet describing Clean Cities, a DOE program that deploys alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector. It includes the contact information for its 86 active coalitions.
Date: April 2009
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Clean Cities Fact Sheet, August 2007

Description: Fact sheet for the Clean Cities Program, describing the purpose and scope of the DOE program, with current statistics. Clean Cities facilitates the use of alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector.
Date: August 2007
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Clean Cities Fact Sheet, January 2008

Description: Fact sheet describing Clean Cities, a DOE program that deploys alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector. It also lists the contact information for its almost 90 coalition coordinators.
Date: January 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Clean Cities Fact Sheet, July 2006

Description: Fact sheet describing Clean Cities, a DOE program that deploys alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector.
Date: July 2006
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Clean Cities Fact Sheet, November 2009

Description: Fact sheet describing Clean Cities, a DOE program that deploys alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector. It includes the contact information for its 86 active coalitions.
Date: November 2009
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Clean Cities Fact Sheet, September 2008

Description: Fact sheet describing Clean Cities, a DOE program that deploys alternative and advanced fuels and vehicles to displace petroleum in the transportation sector. It includes the contact information for its 86 active coalitions.
Date: September 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Climate and Airborne Pollutants

Description: Pamphlet describing climate projections based on emission scenarios for long-lived and short-lived radiatively active gases and aerosols.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
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Daylighting in Laboratories; Laboratories for the 21st Century: Best Practices

Description: This best practices guide describes how designing a building to include daylighting can save energy and utility costs (especially energy costs for electric lighting) while improving productivity and morale among a building's occupants. Several examples are given of the effective use of daylighting in new laboratory buildings. The publication is one of an ongoing series for''Laboratories for the 21st Century,'' a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department o… more
Date: October 1, 2003
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Department of the Treasury

Description: This pamphlet offers a brief history of and important information on the Department of the Treasury.
Date: 2006
Creator: United States. Department of the Treasury.
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Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers Funbook

Description: Booklet about things that can trigger asthma, conveyed through various activities like connect-the-dots and mazes, including a reminder to build an asthma plan to help deal with symptoms.
Date: February 2004
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation.
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Energy Recovery for Ventilation Air in Laboratories; Laboratories for the 21st Century: Best Practices

Description: This publication is one of a series of best practices guides for ''Laboratories for the 21st Century,'' a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program. It is intended for all those who plan, design, and construct public and private-sector laboratory buildings. Laboratory buildings typically consume 5 to 10 times more energy for heating, cooling, and fans than most office buildings, because they need to be ventilate… more
Date: October 1, 2003
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EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment: Fact Sheet

Description: Fact sheet that introduces the National Wetlands Condition Assessment, a multi-year plan to statistically assess the quality of wetlands across the United States. The objectives of the assessment are briefly outlined, partnership with the Fish and Wildlife Service is acknowledged, and a timeline is given with target goals for years 2007 - 2013.
Date: January 2008
Creator: Scozzafava, Michael; Engle, Virginia; Faulkner, Chris & Kentula, Mary
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High Performance Buildings: Case Studies Database (Brochure)

Description: This trifold brochure provides information about the High Performance Buildings Case Studies Database. It gives background information as well as reasons for using the database and how it can help professionals in the building industry.
Date: February 1, 2003
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Million Solar Roofs Flyer (Revision)

Description: The Million Solar Roofs Initiative, announced in June 1997, assists businesses and communities in installing solar energy systems on one million buildings across the United States by 2010. The US Department of Energy leads this trailblazing initiative by partnering with the building industry, local governments, state agencies, the solar industry, electric service providers, and non-governmental organizations to remove barriers and strengthen the demand for solar technologies.
Date: November 1, 2000
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On-Site Power Systems for Laboratories; Laboratories for the 21st Century: Best Practices (Brochure)

Description: This publication is one of a series on energy-efficient best practices for modern laboratories; it was prepared for''Laboratories for the 21st Century,'' a joint program of the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program. It is intended for those who plan, design, and construct public and private-sector laboratory buildings. The aim is to use the most energy-efficient and reliable strategies--such as combined heat and power systems, photov… more
Date: December 1, 2003
Creator: Masepohl, T.
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