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.
Cities need to rapidly become compact, efficient, electrified, and nature‑rich urban ecosystems where we take better care of each other and avoid locking in more sprawl and fossil‑fuel dependence.
Hurricanes cause around 24 deaths per storm – but the longer-term consequences kill thousands more. With extreme weather events becoming ever-more common, there is a national and moral imperative to rethink not just who responds to disasters, but for how long and to what end.
The program invites teams of researchers and local government collaborators to propose innovative projects addressing real-world transportation, safety, equity, and resilience challenges using mobility data.
The Pentagon’s new report provides additional context and useful perspectives on events in China that took place over the past year.