New reports from the Congressional Research Service on natural gas and miscellaneous other topics include the following (all pdf).
“Implication’s of Egypt’s Turmoil on Global Oil and Natural Gas Supply,” February 11, 2011.
“Israel’s Offshore Natural Gas Discoveries Enhance Its Economic and Energy Outlook,” January 31, 2011.
“Global Natural Gas: A Growing Resource,” December 22, 2010.
“The Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) and Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) Programs,” January 18, 2011.
“Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress,” January 28, 2011.
“Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence,” January 7, 2011.
“Is Biopower Carbon Neutral?,” January 25, 2011.
“Violence Against Members of Congress and Their Staff: Selected Examples and Congressional Responses,” January 25, 2011.
“The Obama Administration’s Feed the Future Initiative,” January 10, 2011.
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