Energy and Water Development: FY2012 Appropriations
Date: February 6, 2012
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report discusses the FY2012 budget for energy and water development as approved by Congress, including what the funding will be used for.
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Landsat and the Data Continuity Mission
Date: September 17, 2010
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report discusses the U.S. Landsat Mission, which has collected remotely sensed imagery of the Earth's surface for more than 35 years. The two satellites currently in orbit are operating beyond their designed life and may fail at any time. Most Landsat data is used by federal agencies. Efforts to commercialize Landsat operations have not been successful. This report discusses issues facing Congress regarding funding for new Landsat satellites.
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Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations
Date: March 21, 2011
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report covers key budgetary issues involving the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, which provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc98956/
Energy and Water Development: FY2011 Appropriations
Date: February 25, 2011
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report discusses key budgetary issues for FY2011 involving the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, which provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy, and a number of independent agencies.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103087/
Landsat and the Data Continuity Mission
Date: September 17, 2010
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report discusses the U.S. Landsat Mission, which has collected remotely sensed imagery of the Earth's surface for more than 35 years. The two satellites currently in orbit are operating beyond their designed life and may fail at any time. Most Landsat data is used by federal agencies. Efforts to commercialize Landsat operations have not been successful. This report discusses issues facing Congress regarding funding for new Landsat satellites.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31339/
Energy Policy: Election Year Issues and Legislative Proposals
Date: September 24, 2012
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report looks at how controversies stemming from various importance given to different aspects of United States energy policy affect the legislation on energy policy, particularly during election years.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122263/
Gasoline Prices: Causes of Increases and Congressional Response
Date: September 25, 2008
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report, after analyzing factors that have contributed to high gasoline prices, describes the major legislative initiatives and discusses the issues involved.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94047/
Gasoline Prices: Causes of Increases and Congressional Response
Date: September 8, 2008
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: This report, after analyzing factors that have contributed to high gasoline prices, describes the major legislative initiatives and discusses the issues involved.
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U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics
Date: April 11, 2012
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Description: Energy supplies and prices are major economic factors in the United States, and energy markets are volatile and unpredictable. Thus, energy policy has been a recurring issue for Congress since the first major crisis in the 1970s. As an aid in policy making, this report presents a current and historical view of the supply and consumption of various forms of energy.
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Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers
Date: August 8, 2008
Creator: Glover, Carol
Description: This report discusses the energy policy that has been a recurring issue for Congress since the first major crisis in the 1970s. The report offers a general view of energy consumption trends, Table 1 shows consumption by economic sector — residential, commercial, transportation, and industry — from 1950 to the present.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93966/