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:
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues
…The 112th Congress debated numerous legislative options addressing the Keystone XL pipeline. The North American Energy Access Act (H.R. 3548) would have transferred permitting authority for the Keystone XL pipeline project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, requiring issuance of a permit within 30 days of enactment. — via Congressional Research Service
Wallace Tyner, an energy researcher in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University, analyzed the effects of expanded exports of liquefied natural gas in a paper to be published in the journal Energy Policy. The paper is summarized in comments filed with the Energy Department in response to a DOE-sponsored study… — via United States Department of Energy
Tethys, a Database on Wave, Tidal, Current Energy: Research, Monitoring and Environmental Effects
Developed through a partnership with the International Energy Agency’s Ocean Energy Systems initiative (OES), the Tethys database and an accompanying report identify research on potential environmental effects and monitoring methods for ocean power. The database and report also provide the emerging... — via International Energy Agency | US Department of Energy
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Recent Activities and Ongoing Developments
To date, BP has paid over $10 billion to the federal government, state and local governments, and private parties for economic claims and other expenses, including response costs, related to the oil spill. BP estimates that a recently approved settlement will lead to an additional $7.8 billion... — via Congressional Research Service
Issue Brief: Water Resource Issues, Policy and Politics in China
…In short, China’s water resource challenge consists of both water quantity and quality issues, each of which present distinctive challenges for Chinese policy. Although the Chinese government is implementing perhaps the world’s most ambitious water resource management strategy, its efforts risk being undermined... — Brookings Institution
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