Charting Our Own Course: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunities, December 2008

The Office of Energy Independence presents Iowa’s second annual energy independence plan, which highlights accomplishments achieved thus far and makes recommendations for the coming year. This plan shows that Iowa has made significant progress in building the foundation for reaching energy independence in just the past year. Continued investment and further efforts will enable Iowa to push toward even greater advances, while creating new jobs and diversifying local economies. With those aims in mind, the state has been investing extensively in the new energy economy. One important example is the Iowa Power Fund, an annual appropriation from the Iowa General Assembly administered by the Office of Energy Independence. In less than one year, the Office has received more than 160 project applications totaling more than $308 million in requests. The projects approved thus far will help advance Iowa’s wind and solar industries, foster new energy efficiency practices, and develop the bio fuels industry for a more economically and environmentally sustainable future. Iowa’s position as a leader in the new energy economy is dependent on the success of the Power Fund, and on the success of this plan. This plan clearly states that Iowa must boldly pursue a strong position in the emerging energy economy worldwide

Annual Environmental Report of the Governor 1991 and 1992

The actions taken by my Administration during the past two years to fulfill the public\u27s expectations for a clean, safe, and productive environment are described in the attached Annual Environmental Report and message. This Report and message are prepared pursuant to Government Code section 12805.5, and contain the environmental policies of this Administration, significant events of 1991 and 1992, along with recommendations for improving environmental programs in the coming years

Annual Environmental Report of the Governor 1991 and 1992

The actions taken by my Administration during the past two years to fulfill the public\u27s expectations for a clean, safe, and productive environment are described in the attached Annual Environmental Report and message. This Report and message are prepared pursuant to Government Code section 12805.5, and contain the environmental policies of this Administration, significant events of 1991 and 1992, along with recommendations for improving environmental programs in the coming years

Catalogue of California\u27s Economic and Workforce Development Programs, Services, and Initiatives

Catalogue Prepared by: Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy. Adapted from a March 2007 oversight hearing on the state\u27s economic and workforce development programs

When Responsive Legislation Ignores the Forest for the Trees

Large-scale financial disasters have resulted in equally large-scale overhauls of the system responsible for financial industry regulation. Choice over responding parties to these disasters is minimal, and the public inevitably looks to the government for assistance and explanation. The increasingly globalized economy causes any nationwide financial regulation in the U.S. to be felt throughout international markets. U.S. environmental regulation, while not felt immediately abroad, can have drastic impacts on business planning, environmental risk-management, and human rights in the developing world

Background Reading: Department of the Interior, 2013 Departmental Overview

18 pages (DO-5 through DO-22). Background Reading The Future of Natural Resources Policy: This forum will provide a post-election perspective on some of the challenges and opportunities that natural resources, public lands, and energy policymakers in Washington are likely to face in the next four years. An expert panel will discuss the dynamics in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress, and how their evolving policies are likely to affect Colorado in the coming years

Background Reading: Department of the Interior, 2013 Departmental Overview

18 pages (DO-5 through DO-22). Background Reading The Future of Natural Resources Policy: This forum will provide a post-election perspective on some of the challenges and opportunities that natural resources, public lands, and energy policymakers in Washington are likely to face in the next four years. An expert panel will discuss the dynamics in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and Congress, and how their evolving policies are likely to affect Colorado in the coming years

Environmental governance in China

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