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set at $7 (in nominal dollars) per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) in 2012 and increases each year by
5 percent over the projected rate of inflation, as measured by the projected increase in the implicit GDP price deflator. In 2004
dollars, the safety valve rises from $5.89 in 2012 to $14.18 in 2030.
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Economic Impact; Greenhouse Effect
20100017344 Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC, USA
Analysis of S. 1844, the Clear Skies Act of 2003; S. 843, the Clean Air Planning Act of 2003; and S. 366, the Clean Power
Act of 2003
May 2004; 101 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): PB2010-107162; SR/OIAF/2004-05; No Copyright; Avail.: National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
;Contents: Executive Summary; Background; Analysis of the Three Bills; Background and Summary of the Bills Analysis
of the Proposed Bills (Analysis Cases, Generation and Fuel Use, Generating Capacity and Pollution Control Equipment
Additions, Electricity Prices, Consumer Electricity, Natural Gas Expenditures, and Industry Resource Costs, Emissions and
Allowance Prices, Economic and Employment Impacts); Data and Analysis Uncertainties; Appendix A: Letter from Senator
James M. Inhofe; Appendix B: Comparison Tables for Reference, Clear Skies, and Jeffords Cases; Appendix C: Comparison
Tables for Reference, Carper International, and Carper Domestic Cases.
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Air Pollution; Air Quality; Electric Generators; Pollution Control
20100017345 Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA; Research Triangle Inst.,
Research Triangle Park, NC USA; Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Temple, TX, USA
Economic Potential of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions: Comparative Role for Soil Sequestration in Agriculture
and Forestry
McCarl, Bruce A.; Schneider, Uwe; Murray, Brian; Williams, Jimmy; Sands, Ronald D.; May 2001; 26 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): PB2010-106795; No Copyright; Avail.: CASI: A03, Hardcopy
Society today stands at an important crossroads in terms of decision making. Increasingly, concerns are being expressed
about the potential implications of the buildup in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. Alterations in agricultural
and forestry (AF) land use and/or management provide a prospective way of mitigating net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
A number of AF practices are known to stimulate the absorption of atmospheric carbon or reduce GHG emissions at relatively
modest cost with generally positive economic and environmental effects. Thus, an investigation of the comparative role for
AF mitigation based practices in terms of economic implications appears in order.
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Agriculture; Economic Impact; Economics; Forest Management; Forests; Greenhouse Effect; Soils
20100017363 Mine Safety and Health Administration, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Anemometer Calibration Procedures. Mine Safety and Health Handbook Series
December 2009; 21 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): PB2010-106790; MSHA/HB/PH09-II-1; No Copyright; Avail.: National Technical Information Service
(NTIS)
While calibration curves for various anemometers are indicative of the calibration curve for the type and manufacturer
of the instrument, the individual curves vary due to slight differences in composition and wear of the inner components of each
instrument. As a result, in order to obtain the most accurate velocity determinations possible, each anemometer must be
calibrated. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has established an anemometer calibration program which
utilizes an open jet wind tunnel and various primary reference instruments calibrated by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST). Current policy dictates that workbench standard anemometers and field anemometers must be
calibrated on at least an annual basis. To ensure that calibration throughout MSHA is uniform and can be traced back to the
NIST standard reference instruments, a standard calibration procedure must be followed by all responsible personnel.
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Anemometers; Calibrating; Handbooks; Health; Safety; Ventilation
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