John Hennessy III,
P.E.
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS Executive Summary The heat waves and drought that hit the United States in 2011 and 2012 shined a harsh light on the vulnerability of the U.S. electricity sector to extreme weather. During the historic 2011 drought in Texas, power plant operators trucked in water from miles away to keep the plants […]
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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Chapter 1: Overview and Scope of the Study Legislative Background to the StudyIn 2008, Congress directed the U.S. Department of the Treasury to work with the National Academies to undertake “a comprehensive review of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to identify the types of and specific tax provisions that have […]
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WASHINGTON STATE FARM BUREAU Executive Summary This study discusses how the proposed investments in bulk commodity terminals at Cherry Point and Longview can result in increased real income levels for residents of Washington State and, by extension, in other parts of the United States. The particular focus of the report is on the incentives to […]
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SLoCaT (THE PARTNERSHIP ON SUSTAINABLE, LOW CARBON TRANSPORT) Chapter 1 Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport- Why it Matters, Now and in the Future “Transportation and mobility are central to sustainable development”- The Future We Want, Rio+20, 2012 The global community is in the process of renewing its commitment to eradicate poverty, ban hunger and help ensure […]
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Transportation Issues Daily Today President Obama is proposing a couple of transportation-related executive actions to reduce emissions and global warming. It’s part of a larger package of actions on climate change for which the President can sidestep Congressional approval. The Washington Post has a good, long analysis of the new White House approach and proposal: […]
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AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT ECONOMY Introduction Internal combustion engine vehicles running on petroleum fuels have dominated the vehicle market for a century. Global demand for petroleum has increased dramatically over that period, and this demand, coupled with geo-political volatility in many oil-producing regions, has resulted in high oil prices and uncertainty in the market. […]
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Transportation Issues Daily Tuesday morning the U.S. House Energy Committee will learn more about barriers to and concerns about exporting coal and LNG. Read the briefing memo prepared for Committee Members and staff. More specifically, the following questions will be addressed during the hearing: What specific barriers are there to exporting coal and LNG in […]
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK Introduction In 2007, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg launched PlaNYC, an unprecedented and ambitious agenda to create a greener, greater New York. Since then, we have made remarkable progress toward achieving PlaNYC’s goals, yet numerous opportunities remain to build on PlaNYC’s successes and to ensure the continuity of our efforts. PlaNYC’s […]
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 directed the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of the use of new technologies to prevent or mitigate the effects of dense, continuous smoke in the cockpit of […]
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AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Introduction 1.1. Background The aviation industry has been at the cutting edge of technology since its inception, benefiting various other industries. Transformational changes through the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) include the introduction of new vehicles, the integration of advanced information technologies into the National Airspace System (NAS), and the […]
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