Each week, we review the papers, studies, reports, and briefings posted at the “indispensable” RFF Library Blog, curated by RFF Librarian Chris Clotworthy. Check out this week's highlights below:
SkyTruth Database Provides Downdoadable Data of Chemicals Used in Fracking
The folks at SkyTruth have “scrapped” the PDF-only data in the FracFocus database — notoriously unsearchable and useless for data aggregation but the only game in town for chemical disclosure of hydrofracking operations — and put it into a rival database where data can be downloaded. — via SkyTruth
U.S. Renewable Electricity: How Does Wind Generation Impact Competitive Power Markets?
[From Description] …According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind power provided approximately 3% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2011. Two primary policies provide market and financial incentives that support the wind industry and have contributed to U.S. wind power growth… — via Congressional Research Service
Persistent Environmental Pollutants and Couple Fecundity: The LIFE Study
Background: Evidence suggesting that persistent environmental pollutants may be reproductive toxicants underscores the need for prospective studies of couples for whom exposures are measured… — via Environmental Health Perspectives
The video for this event (featuring RFFers Molly Macauley, Richard Morgenstern, Karen Palmer and Robertson Williams) is available at the link above. Robert W. Caperton’s description of the panelists’ presentations is available here from Think Progress. — via American Enterprise Institute
American Shale Gas: Keeping it Affordable, Stable, and Accessible
[A] report from centrist Democratic think tank, Third Way… recommends encouraging limited exports of liquefied natural gas, urging utilities to enter into long-term gas purchasing contracts, expanding the use of natural gas... — via Third Way
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