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Lifecycle Assessment of Beijing-Area Building Energy Use and Emissions: Summary Findings and Policy Applications

Buildings are at the locus of three trends driving China's increased energy use and emissions: urbanization, growing personal consumption, and surging heavy industrial production. Migration to cities and urban growth create demand for new building construction. Higher levels of per-capita income and consumption drive building operational energy use with demand for higher intensity lighting, thermal comfort, and plug-load power. Demand for new buildings, infrastructure, and electricity requires … more

Date: September 15, 2010

Creator: Aden, Nathaniel; Qin, Yining & Fridley, David

Item Type: Report

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Development of Basic Housing Systems for Maximum Affordability

The ability to provide safe, habitable, comfortable housing for very low income residents within the target budget of $10,000 presents unique design and construction challenges. However, a number of preliminary conclusions have been inferred as being important concepts relative to the study of affordable housing. The term affordable housing can have many meanings and research is needed to define this explicitly. As it is most often used, affordable housing refers to an economic relationship bet… more

Date: April 19, 1999

Creator: Aglan, H.; Gibbons, A.; McQueen, T. M.; Morris, C.; Raines, J. & Wendt, R. L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Federal geothermal royalty income derived from the benefits of government-sponsored R and D

The ability of Federally-sponsored geothermal R and D to, in effect, pay for itself through increased royalty payments resulting from enhanced resource development on Federal lands is investigated. The report concludes that achievement of current Federal R and D objectives is likely to result in significant royalty returns to both state and Federal governments. These returns are measured in terms of the increase in royalty payments attributable to the achievement of Federal R and D objectives, … more

Date: January 31, 1984

Creator: Amundsen, C.B.; Cassel, T.A.V. & Kathan, D.W.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Socioeconomic effects of DRAFT power marketing options of the Central Valley and Washoe Projects: 2005 regional economic impact analysis using IMPLAN

This report summarizes the methods and conclusions of an economic analysis of the distributional effects of alternative actions that Sierra Nevada could take with its new marketing plan. These alternatives are summarized in the agency`s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and this study directly supports the findings in the EIS. The study evaluates the potential economic impacts projected to occur across the northern and central California area currently serviced by Sierra Nevada`s customers.… more

Date: April 1, 1996

Creator: Anderson, D. M.; Godoy-Kain, P.; Gu, A. Y. & Ulibarri, C. A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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1996-2004 Trends in the Single-Family Housing Market: Spatial Analysis of the Residential Sector

This report provides a detailed geographic analysis of two specific topics affecting the residential sector. First, we performed an analysis of new construction market trends using annual building permit data. We report summarized tables and national maps to help illustrate market conditions. Second, we performed a detailed geographic analysis of the housing finance market. We analyzed mortgage application data to provide citable statistics and detailed geographic summarization of the residenti… more

Date: September 5, 2006

Creator: Anderson, Dave M. & Elliott, Douglas B.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Development of Coal Bed Methane Utilizing Gis Technologies

During the second half of the 1990's, Coal Bed Methane (CBM) production increased dramatically nationwide to represent a significant new source of income and natural gas for many independent and established producers. Matching these soaring production rates during this period were the advancements in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies generating terra-bytes of new data for the oil and gas industry. Coupled to these accelerating initiatives are many environmental concerns relati… more

Date: April 1, 2003

Creator: Arthur, J. Daniel

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Federal regulation of the pipeline industry: a summary review. [Effects on use of energy-conservation technology]

The principal purposes of this report are: (1) identification of the jurisdiction areas of the Federal pipeline-regulating agencies, and (2) examination of the amenability of the regulatory system to the introduction of energy-conservative new technology into the pipeline industry. The history, scope, and agency structure of state and Federal regulation are recounted and some gaps, overlaps, and ambiguities are identified. The only significant inhibitory effects upon technological innovation ar… more

Date: May 31, 1977

Creator: Banks, W. F.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Federal regulation of the pipeline industry. A summary review. Technical report, Task 2

The principal purposes of this report are to identify the jurisdiction areas of the federal pipeline regulating agencies, and to examine the amenability of the regulatory system to the introduction of energy-conservative new technology into the pipeline industry. The history, scope, and agency structure of state and federal regulation are recounted and some gaps, overlaps, and ambiguities are identified. The only significant inhibitory effects upon technological innovation are found to derive f… more

Date: May 31, 1977

Creator: Banks, W. F.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Comparison of Sandia Laboratories Technical Institute equivalents and Technical Institute recruits from FY 66 through FY 74

This study compared TIE's and TIR's to determine if any important differences exist between them. Salaries, performance ratings, supervisors' opinions, schools, and amount of time to advance from one PEP level to another were compared for the TIE's and TIR's. No statistically significant differences were found. The TIE program provides an important opportunity for members of minority groups and females to move into ESA/SAT level work. 6 figures, 13 tables.

Date: June 1, 1976

Creator: Bates, O. G. & Prairie, R. R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Geothermal Small Business Workbook [Geothermal Outreach and Project Financing]

Small businesses are the cornerstone of the American economy. Over 22 million small businesses account for approximately 99% of employers, employ about half of the private sector workforce, and are responsible for about two-thirds of net new jobs. Many small businesses fared better than the Fortune 500 in 2001. Non-farm proprietors income rose 2.4% in 2001 while corporate profits declined 7.2%. Yet not all is rosy for small businesses, particularly new ones. One-third close within two years of … more

Date: May 1, 2003

Creator: Battocletti, Elizabeth

Item Type: Text

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The Use of Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) in Federal Health Programs

This report explores how modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is defined differently across health programs such as Medicare, the health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Medicaid. It also discusses why MAGI is used, and how it is applied, specific to each program. The report covers that MAGI is used to determine (1) penalty amounts owed if a person does not comply with the individual mandate or whether an individual is exempt from the individual mandate; (2) eligibi… more

Date: February 25, 2016

Creator: Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Davis, Patricia A.; Fernandez, Bernadette; Mach, Annie L. & Pettit, Carol A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Sister Lab Program Prospective Partner Nuclear Profile: Vietnam

Vietnam's nuclear program began in the 1960s with the installation at Dalat of a 250 kW TRIGA Mk-II research reactor under the U.S. Atoms for Peace Program. The reactor was shut down and its core removed only a few years later, and the nuclear research program was suspended until after the end of the civil war in the late 1970s. The Soviet Union assisted Vietnam in restoring the Dalat reactor to an operational status in 1984, trained a cadre of scientific and technical staff in its operation, a… more

Date: December 14, 2006

Creator: Bissani, M & Tyson, S

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Plan for Management of Mineral Assess on Native Tribal Lands and for Formation of a Fully Integrated Natural Gas and Oil Exploration and Production Company

This report describes a plan for Native American tribes to assume responsibility for and operation of tribal mineral resources using the Osage Tribe as an example. Under this plan, the tribal council select and employ a qualified Director to assume responsibility for management of their mineral reservations. The procurement process should begin with an application for contracting to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Under this plan, the Director will develop strategies to increase income by money m… more

Date: April 27, 1999

Creator: Blechner, Michael H.; Carroll, Herbert B. & Johnson, William I.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment Of Carbon Leakage In Multiple Carbon-Sink Projects: ACase Study In Jambi Province, Indonesia

Rehabilitation of degraded forest land throughimplementation of carbon sink projects can increase terrestrial carbonstock. However, carbon emissions outside the project boundary, which iscommonly referred to as leakage, may reduce or negate the sequestrationbenefits. This study assessed leakage from carbon sink projects thatcould potentially be implemented in the study area comprised of elevensub-districts in the Batanghari District, Jambi Province, Sumatra,Indonesia. The study estimates the pr… more

Date: June 1, 2007

Creator: Boer, Rizaldi; Wasrin, Upik R.; Hendri, Perdinan; Dasanto,Bambang D.; Makundi, Willy; Hero, Julius et al.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Avoiding the Haircut: Potential Ways to Enhance the Value of theUSDA's Section 9006 Program

Section 9006 of Title IX of The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the '2002 Farm Bill') established the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program (the 'Section 9006 program'). Administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Section 9006 program provides grants, loan guarantees, and - perhaps in the future - direct loans to farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses for assistance with purchasing renewable energy systems and maki… more

Date: July 13, 2006

Creator: Bolinger, Mark

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Community-Owned wind power development: The challenge of applying the European model in the United States, and how states are addressing that challenge

Local farmers, towns, schools, and individual investors are, however, beginning to invest in wind power. With the help of state policy and clean energy fund support, new federal incentives, and creative local wind developers who have devised ownership structures that maximize the value of both state and federal support, community wind power is beginning to take a foothold in parts of the US, in particular the upper Midwest. The purpose of this report is to describe that foothold, as well as the… more

Date: March 28, 2004

Creator: Bolinger, Mark

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Berkeley Program Offers New Option for Financing Residential PV Systems

Readily accessible credit has often been cited as a necessary ingredient to open up the market for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems. Though financing does not reduce the high up-front cost of PV, by spreading that cost over some portion of the system's life, financing can certainly make PV systems more affordable. As a result, a number of states have, in the past, set up special residential loan programs targeting the installation of renewable energy systems and/or energy-efficiency improv… more

Date: July 6, 2008

Creator: Bolinger, Mark A.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Property Tax Assessments as a Finance Vehicle for Residential PV Installations: Opportunities and Potential Limitations

Date: February 1, 2008

Creator: Bolinger, Mark A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Shaking Up the Residential PV Market: Implications of Recent Changes to the ITC

On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) increased the Section 48 investment tax credit (ITC) for commercial photovoltaic (PV) systems from 10% to 30% of the project's 'tax credit basis' (i.e., the dollar amount to which the ITC applies), and also created in Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code a new 30% ITC (capped at $2,000) for residential solar systems. Both changes went into effect on January 1, 2006, for an initial period of two years, and in late 2006 both credit… more

Date: November 12, 2008

Creator: Bolinger, Mark; Barbose, Galen & Wiser, Ryan

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Mortality, migration, income, and air pollution: a comparative study

The interrelationships among different demographic factors, specific causes of death, median family income, and estimated air pollution emissions were examined. Using the Medical Data Base (MEDABA) developed at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the entire population of the United States was cross-tabulated by income and emission levels of air pollutants. Path analysis was used to examine a number of patterns and relationships for each age, race, and sex group containing a minimum of 10,000 person… more

Date: June 2, 1978

Creator: Bozzo, S. R.; Novak, K. M.; Galdos, F.; Hakoopian, R. & Hamilton, L. D.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The Federal Minimum Wage: In Brief

This report discuses the federal minimum wage and the various groups of workers who are covered and not covered by minimum wage requirements. Arguments for and against raising the federal minimum wage are also discussed.

Date: June 2, 2017

Creator: Bradley, David H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Briefing book on the energy situation in New England

This briefing book is designed to give a concise overview of the facts of the energy situation in New England and of attitudes within the region towards current energy issues. Many of the central problems of U.S. energy policy are manifested in the region in a magnified form. The region entered the period of energy shortages and increasing prices in an economically declining condition. Energy prices were already high in 1970, 30% higher than the rest of the country; the difference increased to … more

Date: October 1, 1976

Creator: Brainard, J P; Munson, J S & Palmedo, P F

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Economic Impacts of Wind Turbine Development in U.S. Counties

The objective is to address the research question using post-project construction, county-level data, and econometric evaluation methods. Wind energy is expanding rapidly in the United States: Over the last 4 years, wind power has contributed approximately 35 percent of all new electric power capacity. Wind power plants are often developed in rural areas where local economic development impacts from the installation are projected, including land lease and property tax payments and employment gr… more

Date: July 25, 2011

Creator: Brown, J.; Hoen, B.; Lantz, E.; Pender, J. & Wiser, R.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Weatherization works: Final report of the National Weatherization Evaluation

In 1990, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored a comprehensive evaluation of its Weatherization Assistance Program, the nation`s largest residential energy conservation program. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) managed the five-part study. This document summarizes the findings of the evaluation. Its conclusions are based mainly on data from the 1989 program year (supplemented by data from 1991-92). The evaluation concludes that the Program meets the objectives of its enabling legisl… more

Date: September 1, 1994

Creator: Brown, M. A.; Berry, L. G. & Kinney, L. F.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department