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USA WEB ALERT

 

U.S. Information Resource Center

Office of Public Affairs

U.S. Embassy in Australia

 

May 2007

 

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TOPICS IN THIS WEB ALERT:

 

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

Europe

Africa

 

Economics and finance

International economic issues, trade and investment

Development and international assistance

Agriculture and biotechnology

 

National security and defense

Terrorism and extremism

Homeland security and emergency response

Immigration

 

Science and technology

Energy

Environment and climate change

Transportation and infrastructure

Aviation

 

Health

Education

Labor

Social issues, children and youth

 

Citizenship and civic education  

Politics, public administration, law and law enforcement

Media, telecommunications and information technology

Privacy

 

 

 

ASIA-PACIFIC 

 

The Future of Political, Economic and Security Relations with China 

Testimony by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte, May 1, 2007 

http://www.state.gov/s/d/2007/84118.htm 

 

Building an Information Technology Industry in China: National Strategy, Global Markets 

James A. Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 2007 

http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/070508_lewischinait.pdf 

 

China Energy: A Guide for the Perplexed 

Daniel H. Rosen and Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics, May 2007 

http://www.iie.com/publications/papers/rosen0507.pdf 

 

The Trap of China-ASEAN Military Cooperation 

Walter Lohman, the Heritage Foundation, May 10, 2007 

http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/wm1451.cfm 

 

North Korea’s Military Threat: Pyongyang’s Conventional Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Ballistic Missiles 

Andrew Scobell and John M. Sanford, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, April 2007 

https://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB771.pdf 

 

North Korean Foreign Relations in the Post-Cold War World 

Samuel S. Kim, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, April 2007 

https://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB772.pdf 

 

Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Consultative Committee 

U.S. Dept of State, May 1, 2007 

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/may/84084.htm 

 

U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Islands Region: 2007 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders and Core Partners Meeting 

Fact sheet, U.S. Dept of State, May 8, 2007 

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/may/84410.htm 

 

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MIDDLE EAST 

 

Arab Opinion on American Policies, Values, and People 

Hearing before subcommittees of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 3, 2007 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=816 

For transcripts, please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down. 

 

The Challenge of Economic Reform in the Arab World: Toward More Productive Economies 

Sufyan Alissa, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 2007 

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cmec_1_econ_reform_final.pdf 

 

Arab Reform Bulletin: May 2007 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 2007 

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19163&prog=zgp&proj=zdrl,zme 

This contains a special issue: “Inside Political Parties” 

 

Demilitarizing Algeria 

Hugh Roberts, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 2007 

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cp_86_final1.pdf 

 

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EUROPE 

 

Russia: Rebuilding the Iron Curtain 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2007 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=826 

For transcripts, please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down. 

 

The Future of Kosovo 

Remarks by U.S. Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns to the Council on Foreign Relations, April 16, 2007 

http://www.state.gov/p/us/rm/2007/84038.htm 

 

Law and the Lone Superpower: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Consensus on International Law 

Policy paper by William H. Taft IV and Frances G. Burwell, Atlantic Council of the United States, April 2007 

http://www.acus.org/docs/070417_Law%20_&%20_The_Lone_Superpower.pdf 

 

The Marshall Plan: Rebuilding Europe 

U.S. Dept of State, Office of International Information Programs, May 2007 

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/marshallplan/index.html 

The text in PDF format (28 pages) is at http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/marshallplan/marshallplan.pdf 

 

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AFRICA

 

Civil War and Genocide in Darfur: Chinese and Saharan Dimensions 

Remarks by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Swan, May 3, 2007 

http://www.state.gov/p/af/rls/rm/84401.htm 

 

Toward an Angola Strategy: Prioritizing U.S.-Angola Relations 

Report of an independent commission sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action. Council on Foreign Relations, May 2007 

http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/AngolaCommissionReport.pdf 

 

The Pentagon’s New Africa Command 

Backgrounder by Stephanie Hanson, Council on Foreign Relations, May 3, 2007 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/13255/pentagons_new_africa_command.htm 

 

Africa’s Water Crisis and the U.S. Response 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 16, 2007 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=824 

There is a related briefing at http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=827

For transcripts of both the hearing and the briefing, please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down. 

 

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ECONOMICS and FINANCE

 

The Findings and Recommendations of the Antitrust Modernization Commission… 

Hearing before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Task Force on Antitrust, May 8, 2007 

http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=314 

 

Private Equity’s Effects on Workers and Firms 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, May 16, 2007 

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/ht051607.shtml 

 

Venture Capital Investment Surpasses $7 Billion in Q1 2007: Reaches Highest Quarterly Level in 5 Years 

News release, National Venture Capital Association and PriceWaterhouse Coopers, April 24, 2007 

http://www.pwcmoneytree.com/exhibits/07Q1MT_Press_Release.pdf 

 

The Value to Banks of Small Business Lending 

Joe Peek, U.S. Small Business Administration, May 2007 

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs301tot.pdf 

 

Milton Friedman and U.S. Monetary History: 1961-2006 

Edward Nelson, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis Review, May-June 2007 

http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/07/05/Nelson.pdf 

 

The Dog That Does Not Bark But Packs a Big Bite: Services in the U.S. Economy 

Remarks by Richard W. Fisher, president and ceo of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, May 14, 2007 

http://dallasfed.org/news/speeches/fisher/2007/fs070514.cfm 

 

The Federal Governnment’s Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, April 30, 2007 

http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=439 

 

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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ISSUES, TRADE and INVESTMENT 

 

Congress and Administration Announce New Trade Policy 

News release, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, May 11, 2007 

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/News.asp?FormMode=release&ID=512 

 

A New Trade Policy for America 

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, May 11, 2007 

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Media/eNewsLetter/5-11-07/07%2005%2010%20New%20Trade%20Policy%20Outline.pdf 

 

Embracing the Challenge of Free Trade: Competing and Prospering in a Global Economy 

Remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke, May 1, 2007 

http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2007/20070501/default.htm 

 

Framework for Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration Between the United States of America and the European Union 

White House press release, April 30, 2007 

http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/prsrl/84004.htm 

 

Globalization and Financial Development 

Remarks by Frederic S. Mishkin, a governor of the Federal Reserve, April 26, 2007 

http://www.federalreserve.gov/BoardDocs/Speeches/2007/20070426/default.htm 

 

Currency Manipulation and its Effects on American Business and Workers 

Hearing before subcommittees of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committee on Ways and Means, and Committee on Financial Services, May 9, 2007 

http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-ctcp-hrg.050907.currency.manip.shtml 

 

Foreign Direct Investment: Current Issues 

Congressional Research Service report, April 27, 2007 

http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33984_20070427.pdf 

 

The United States and Global Trade: A State Legislator’s Guide to Maximizing Economic Opportunity Through Trade 

National Foreign Trade Council, May 2007 

http://www.nftc.org/default/trade/US%20&%20Global%20Trade%20Report.pdf 

 

Growing Pains: The Evolving U.S.-China Trade Relationship 

Daniel Ikenson, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute, May 7, 2007 

http://www.freetrade.org/pubs/FTBs/FTB-028.html 

 

China and the United States – the Links Grow Stronger: Both Economies Benefit from Growing Trade and Investment 

American Electronics Association, May 2007 

http://www.aeanet.org/publications/AeA_CS_China_Trade_2007.asp 

 

Costly Trade with China: Millions of U.S. Jobs Displaced with Net Job Loss in Every State 

Robert E. Scott, Economic Policy Institute, May 2, 2007 

http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/bp188 

 

United States’ Trade Remedy Laws and Non-Market Economies: A Legal Overview 

Congressional Research Service report, April 23, 2007 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84323.pdf 

 

Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2006 Review 

U.S. International Trade Commission, April 2007 

http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3919.pdf 

 

2007 Special 301 Report 

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), April 30, 2007 

http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2007/2007_Special_301_Review/asset_upload_file643_11122.pdf 

This is the most recent of USTR’s annual reports on intellectual property rights enforcement by U.S. trading partners. The news release is at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2007/April/SPECIAL_301_Report.html 

 

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DEVELOPMENT and INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

 

The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) 

Congressional Research Service report, April 18, 2007 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84308.pdf 

 

U.S. Preference Programs: How Well Do They Work? 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, May 16, 2007 

http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearing051607.htm 

 

Remittances: Access, Transparency, and Market Efficiency – a Progress Report 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, May 17, 2007 

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/ht051407.shtml 

 

2007 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 

Prepared by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, May 2007 

http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Development/Preference_Programs/AGOA/asset_upload_file762_11294.pdf 

 

Challenges to Sustained Economic Development in India 

Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, May 2007 

http://www.house.gov/jec/publications/110/rr110-7.pdf 

This 4-page study reviews India’s economic reforms and “assesses the challenges that India must overcome to sustain rapid economic growth and reduce poverty over the long term.” 

 

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AGRICULTURE and BIOTECHNOLOGY 

 

Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs 

Congressional Research Service report, updated April 27, 2007 

http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/RL33553.pdf 

 

Animal Agriculture: 2007 Farm Bill Issues 

Congressional Research Service report, April 11, 2007 

http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33958_20070411.pdf 

 

Ethanol Expansion in the United States: How Will the Agricultural Sector Adjust? 

Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept of Agriculture, May 2007 

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/FDS/2007/05May/FDS07D01/fds07D01.pdf 

 

Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain, Oilseed and Livestock Markets 

Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, May 2007 

http://www.card.iastate.edu/publications/synopsis.aspx?id=1050 

 

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NATIONAL SECURITY and DEFENSE

 

Military Transformation 

A bibliography with hyperlinks, by Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center, Maxwell AFB, April 2007 

http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/trans07.htm 

 

Factors to Consider in Blending Active and Reserve Manpower Within Military Units 

RAND, 2007 

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG527.pdf 

 

Every State a Superpower? Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 10, 2007 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=820 

For transcripts, please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down. 

 

A Work Plan for the 2010 Review Cycle: Coping with Challenges Facing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty 

Opening remarks by Christopher A. Ford, U.S. Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, in Vienna, April 30, 2007 

http://www.state.gov/t/isn/rls/rm/84044.htm 

 

China’s Nuclear Forces: Operations, Training, Doctrine, Command, Control, and Campaign Planning 

Larry M. Wortzel, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, May 2007 

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB776.pdf 

 

China’s Anti-Satellite Weapon Test 

Congressional Research Service report, April 23, 2007 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84322.pdf 

 

Climate Change: National Security Threats 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, May 9, 2007 

http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2007/hrg070509a.html 

 

The Role of Finance in Combating National Security Threats 

Remarks by U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert M. Kimmitt, May 10, 2007 

http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp397.htm 

 

The Effects of “Youth Bulge” on Civil Conflicts 

Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner, Council on Foreign Relations, April 27, 2007 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/13093/effects_of_youth_bulge_on_civil_conflicts.html 

 

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TERRORISM and EXTREMISM

 

Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 

U.S. Dept of State, April 2007 

http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2006/ 

 

Countering the Terrorist Mentality

U.S. Dept of State, Foreign Policy Agenda e-journal, May 2007

http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/0507/ijpe/ijpe0507.htm

 

Sharing the Dragon’s Teeth: Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New Technologies 

RAND, 2007 

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG485.pdf 

 

America and the War on Terror 

Karlyn Bowman, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, updated May 4, 2007 

http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.22819,filter.all/pub_detail.asp 

(analysis of public opinion polling results)    

 

The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, May 3, 2007 

http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=441 

 

Violent Islamist Extremism: Government Efforts to Defeat It 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, May 10, 2007 

http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=442 

 

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HOMELAND SECURITY and EMERGENCY RESPONSE 

 

Interrupting Terrorist Travel: Strengthening the Security of International Travel Documents 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, April 23, 2007 

http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=2733 

 

Examining the Military’s Support of Civil Authorities During Disasters 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, April 25, 2007 

http://hsc.house.gov/hearings/index.asp?ID=40 

 

The Financial Services Roundtable Blue Ribbon Commission on Mega-Catastrophes: A Call to Action 

Financial Services Roundtable, May 2007 

http://www.fsround.org/media/pdfs/FINALmegacat4.pdf 

The news release, “Nation Unprepared for Mega-Catastrophe”, is at http://www.fsround.org/media/pdfs/MegaCatRolloutRelease.pdf 

 

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IMMIGRATION 

 

Immigration of Foreign Workers: Labor Market Tests and Protections 

Congressional Research Service report, April 24, 2007 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84327.pdf 

 

The Role of Family-Based Immigration in the U.S. Immigration System 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, May 8, 2007 

http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=317 

 

An Examination of Points Systems as a Method for Selecting Immigrants 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, May 1, 2007 

http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=304 

 

Unauthorized Employment in the United States: Issues and Options 

Congressional Research Service report, April 20, 2007 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84324.pdf 

 

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Becoming Americans – U.S. Immigrant Integration 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, May 16, 2007 

http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=320 

 

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SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY 

 

Green Nanotechnology: It’s Easier Than You Think 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, April 26, 2007 

http://www.nanotechproject.org/116/4262007-green-nanotechnology-its-easier-than-you-think 

 

Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2005 

National Science Foundation, May 2007 

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07318/ 

 

Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development 

Congressional Research Service report, updated April 24, 2007 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84938.pdf 

 

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ENERGY  

 

Alternative Fuels: Current Status, Proposals for New Standards, and Related Infrastructure Issues 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 8, 2007 

http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-eaq-hrg.050807.Alt.fuels.shtml 

 

Clean Coal Technology 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Innovation, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, April 26, 2007 

http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1840 

 

Coal: A Clean Future 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, April 26, 2007 

http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearing042607.htm 

 

Prospects for Advanced Coal Technologies: Efficient Energy Production, Carbon Capture and Sequestration 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, May 15, 2007 

http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=1815 

There is a news release at http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=1826 

 

The Energy Efficiency Promotion Act 

Hearing on bill S.1115; before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, April 23, 2007 

http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1620 

 

Establishing the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, April 26, 2007 

http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=1778  

 

Achieving – at Long Last – Appliance Efficiency Standards 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 1, 2007 

http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-eaq-hrg.050107.App.efficiency.shtml 

 

Facilitating the Transition to a Smart Electric Grid 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 3, 2007 

http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-eaq-hrg.050307.Smart.grid.shtml 

 

The Global Dynamics of Biofuels: Potential Supply and Demand for Ethanol and Biodiesel in the Coming Decade 

Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, April 2007 

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/Brazil_SR_e3.pdf 

 

Developing Untapped Potential: Geothermal and Wind Power Technologies 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, May 17, 2007 

http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=1818 

 

Nuclear Energy: Balancing Benefits and Risks 

Charles D. Ferguson, Council on Foreign Relations, April 2007 

http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/NuclearEnergyCSR28.pdf 

 

Methodology for Allocating Municipal Solid Waste to Biogenic and Non-Biogenic Energy 

Energy Information Administration, U.S. Dept of Energy, May 2007 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/mswaste/msw.pdf 

 

Prices at the Pump: Market Failure and the Oil Industry 

Hearing before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Task Force on Antitrust, May 16, 2007 

http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=323 

 

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ENVIRONMENT and CLIMATE CHANGE 

 

EPA’s 2007 Report on the Environment: Science Report (SAB Review Draft) 

(U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency, May 2007 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=140917 

 

U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming 

http://globalwarming.house.gov/ 

This new committee was established by the incoming House of Representatives of the 110th Congress in early 2007. 

 

Emerging Technologies and Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Environment and Public Works, May 9, 2007 

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=57b289aa-802a-23ad-477b-a221ebb1ffa9 

 

Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use 

Congressional Research Service report, April 24, 2007 

http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33970_20070424.pdf 

 

Greenhouse Gas Reductions: California Action and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 

Congressional Research Service report, April 13, 2007 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84310.pdf 

 

State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2007 

World Bank, May 2007 

http://carbonfinance.org/docs/Carbon_Trends_2007-_FINAL_-_May_2.pdf 

 

Trade-Offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions 

Congressional Budget Office, April 25, 2007 

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/80xx/doc8027/04-25-Cap_Trade.pdf 

 

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Pipelines for Carbon Sequestration: Emerging Policy Issues 

Congressional Research Service report, April 19, 2007 

http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33971_20070419.pdf 

 

The Future of Fossil Fuels: Geological and Terrestrial Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide 

Joint hearing before subcommittees of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, May 1, 2007 

http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=67 

 

U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Climate Change 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2007 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=822 

For transcripts, please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down. 

 

Precipitation Averages, Seasonality, Volatility and Trends in the United States 

Weatherbill Inc., May 17, 2007 

http://www.weatherbill.com/static/content/rainfall_study_2007.pdf 

 

Achievements in Stratospheric Ozone Protection 

(U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency, April 2007 

http://www.epa.gov/ozone/2007stratozoneprogressreport.html 

 

Electronics Waste Management in the United States 

(U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency, April 2007 

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/ecycling/manage.htm 

 

Green Buildings: Benefits to Health, the Environment, and the Bottom Line 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, May 15, 2007 

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=7137110f-802a-23ad-43a7-cbdcf43f44e5 

 

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TRANSPORTATION and INFRASTRUCTURE 

 

Climate Change and Energy Independence: Transportation and Infrastructure Issues 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 16, 2007 

http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=191 

 

The Clean Cars Program: How States Are Driving Cuts in Global Warming Pollution 

U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group), May 21, 2007 

http://uspirg.org/home/reports/report-archives/global-warming-solutions/global-warming-solutions/the-clean-cars-program-how-states-are-driving-cuts-in-global-warming-pollution 

 

Infrastructure 2007: A Global Perspective 

Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young, May 2007 

http://www.uli.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTFILEID=27598&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm 

This is a global survey of infrastructure planning and financing arrangements by countries. There is a news release at http://www.uli.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News&CONTENTID=81610&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm 

 

Advanced Technology Vehicles: The Road Ahead

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, May 1, 2007 

http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearing050107.htm 

 

Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) and Truck Driver Fatigue Reduction 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, May 1, 2007 

http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1855 

 

Surface Transportation Congestion: Policy and Issues 

Congressional Research Service report, May 10, 2007 

http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33995_20070510.pdf 

 

The New York City Bicycle Survey<