http://hdlns.com/g1272 http://hdlns.com/rss_g1272.xml Science and Technology -> Environment -> Water Resources en-us Aggregation copyright hdlns (dot com), articles copyright original authors. http://hdlns.com/g1272/Water+Resources+-+Water+Resources+News+Articles+Blogs+and+Resources HDLNS.com is the easiest to use aggregated content RSS Reader on the net. No need to sign up, nothing to remember. Just browse and read. http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za44624994/New+at+HOORC%27s+Library%3A+transboundary+risk+governance No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14767za44308502/Quirks+and+Quarks+Podcast+%27Oceans+Of+Trouble%27+Part+1 The Quirks and Quarks podcast is full of very interesting scientific material Please go to their webpage to find a complete listing of many high quality audio programs: http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/podcast.html. Also subscribe to the podcast via their RS http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586765/WOLVES%3A+A+decade+on%2C+Southwest+reintroduction+effort+faces+long+odds By all accounts, the troubled Mexican wolf reintroduction program is at a critical crossroads. As the Fish and Wildlife Service attempts to forge a new path toward recovery, difficult questions loom large: Can wolves and livestock coexist? How man http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586751/WOLVES%3A+Mont.%2C+Idaho+officials+seek+further+wolf+reductions Wildlife officials in Montana and Idaho agree they have too many wolves in their states, but they are taking different approaches to tackle the problem, with Montana opting to ease… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586760/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Nev.+senators+seek+to+return+geothermal+revenue+to+Wester A big slice of federal revenues from geothermal energy on public lands would be returned to Western counties under a provision passed by the Senate yesterday as part of a… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586755/FORESTS%3A+Vilsack+says+Tester%27s+forest+jobs+bill+could+work In a change of position for the Obama administration, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said last week that Sen. Jon Tester's (D-Mont.) 'Forest Jobs and Recreation Act,' which seeks to combine… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586764/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+Wyo.%2C+neighboring+states+bear+burden+of+grouse+%27candida CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The Interior Department's decision last week to place the greater sage grouse on its 'candidate list' for Endangered Species Act protection sent a shock wave through the… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586750/FORESTS%3A+Ariz.+senators+criticize+USDA%27s+proposal+for+Snowbowl Arizona Sens. John McCain (R) and Jon Kyl (R) are blasting an Agriculture Department plan to offer potable water that does not come directly from reclaimed wastewater for snowmaking to… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586759/WATER%3A+Judge+rebukes+Reclamation+on+N.D.+pipeline A federal judge has issued a harsh rebuke to the Bureau of Reclamation, ordering the agency to conduct more studies on the potential environmental impact of a project to divert… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586754/INTERIOR%3A+Former+Bush+official+Scarlett+urges+conservatives+to+rethink+cons Lynn Scarlett, a top Interior Department official during the George W. Bush administration, said in a recent interview that her time as the agency's deputy secretary demonstrated to her that… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586763/MINING%3A+Water+quality%2C+wildlife+concerns+could+stymie+Wyo.+uranium+developm Wyoming's uranium production would roughly triple if regulators approve three proposals that involve extracting the mineral from rich underground deposits. But critics say the agencies overseeing the permitting process lack… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586749/WILDLIFE%3A+USDA+caught+in+the+middle+of+conflict+between+Nev.+officials Federal officials have halted plans to kill mountain lions, coyotes and other predators to help Nevada's shrinking mule deer population because of a dispute between top state officials. The proposal,… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586758/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+BLM+expands+conservation+lands+for+lesser+prairie+chick The Bureau of Land Management is expanding its conservation holdings for the lesser prairie chicken, adding 7,440 acres in eastern New Mexico for long-term conservation of the imperiled grassland species.… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586753/WATER%3A+Utah+needs+new+supplies+to+meet+population+growth+--+report Utah will need additional fresh water supplies if it hopes to keep up with growing demand from the fast-growing suburbs surrounding Salt Lake City, according to a state report released… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586762/MINING%3A+BLM+hears+divergent+views+on+Grand+Canyon+moratorium Impacts to water resources and economic concerns topped the list of comments submitted to the Bureau of Land Management as the agency gathered public input to guide a forthcoming analysis… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586757/WILDLIFE%3A+Climate+stresses+elevate+need+for+bird+conservation+--+study American sea birds will be particularly hard hit by climate change as rising temperatures alter ocean ecosystems and add new stress to island habitats, according to a report issued today… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586752/WILDERNESS%3A+Hidden+Gems+proposal+draws+heat+from+Colo.+firefighters Local firefighters on Colorado's Western Slope fear a proposal to include Basalt Mountain in the much-anticipated Hidden Gems wilderness proposal could interfere with firefighting efforts by requiring Forest Service approval… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586761/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+Amid+frenzy+over+monuments%2C+Las+Vegas+proposal+moves+quietly Nevada lawmakers are close to unveiling a bill that would designate as much as 27,000 acres of federal land north of Las Vegas as a national monument to preserve Ice… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44586756/CLIMATE%3A+Alaska+wins+first+Interior+regional+climate+science+center Sept. 14, 2009). Interior had originally said it would announce the locations by the end of 2009. The U.S. Geological Survey already has been developing regional science centers to provide… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za44550193/Zambezi+River+Basin+Initiative No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za44471057/Climate+controversy%3A+iceberg+ahead No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za44394403/Royal+Society+activities+on+reducing+the+risk+of+the+misuse+of+scientific+r No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za44319438/WINISIS+Version+1.5+Training+for+North+West+Information+Specialists No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128815/PARKS%3A+Interior+backs+off+Joshua+Tree+landfill+plan Nov. 11, 2009). Kaiser filed a petition before the deadline, so the project could continue if the court decides to rehear the case. Attorneys for the nonprofit National Parks Conservation… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128824/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+Ranchers%2C+energy+industry+worry+as+FWS+nears+sage+grous Industry and government leaders are girding themselves for this week's planned announcement of whether the greater sage grouse should be a federally protected species, a decision they fear could spell… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128810/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Utah+firm+plans+Wyo.+wind+farm Utah-based Wasatch Wind Inc. has submitted a permit application to the Bureau of Land Management to build a 109-megawatt wind farm on federal land in central Wyoming. The Black Mountain… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128819/FORESTS%3A+Web+site+details+profound+changes+to+Southern+landscape On a new interactive Web site illustrating the challenges faced by Southern forests, two maps sum up the transformation of the landscape. The first, showing forest cover around 1630, is… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128814/INTERIOR%3A+Former+senior+Bush+official+finds+home+in+FWS%27s+Mountain-Prairie The Fish and Wildlife Service's new assistant regional director for migratory birds and state programs in the Mountain-Prairie Region said he hopes to strengthen collaboration between state and federal agencies… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128823/LITIGATION%3A+Bill+seeks+to+%27shed+light%27+on+environmental+lawsuits Western lawmakers this week introduced legislation they say will shed light on a little-known federal law some believe has been abused by environmental groups to fund legal efforts aimed at… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128809/MINING%3A+Coal+firms+eye+south-central+Mont.+reserves Coal companies are eyeing south-central Montana's Red Lodge area for new mining development because as much as 1 billion tons of coal are believed to lie underground. Mining has largely… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128818/FORESTS%3A+Battling+beetles+may+not+reduce+fire+risks+--+report Tree thinning and logging across millions of acres of Western lodgepole pine and spruce-fir forest is unlikely to reduce fire risk or alleviate future large-scale epidemics of bark beetles, according… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128813/WILDLIFE+REFUGES%3A+Lawsuit+aims+to+keep+genetically+modified+crops+out+of+re March 25, 2009). Prime Hook and Bombay Hook refuges are currently managed under the same 'complex' -- the result of an agency reorganization initiated to try to reduce administrative expenses.… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128822/OIL+AND+GAS%3A+Drilling+permit+conditions+frustrate+Wyo.+energy+firms Environmental restrictions placed on oil and gas developers in Wyoming's Powder River Basin have become so onerous that some operators have resorted to appealing their own permits, adding rancor to… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128808/OIL+AND+GAS%3A+Western+drillers+saw+rapid+sales+growth+in+2000s Oil and gas companies operating in the West had their strongest sales growth during the last decade, with privately held oil and gas producers averaging annual sales growth of 19.5… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128817/FORESTS%3A+Planned+mine+expansion+advances+in+Colo.+roadless+area The Forest Service can begin environmental reviews of a proposed coal mine expansion in a roadless area of a Colorado national forest, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said last week. Oxbow… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128812/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+Utah+considers+eminent+domain+to+reclaim+federal+land The Utah House of Representatives last week passed a bill that would let the state use eminent domain to seize and develop land controlled by the federal government. At issue… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128821/OIL+AND+GAS%3A+BLM+bonding+requirements+insufficient+to+protect+against+%27orph The federal government needs to increase minimum bonding requirements for oil and natural gas drillers operating on public lands, according to a new Government Accountability Office report that concludes taxpayers… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128807/OHVS%3A+BLM+seeks+to+ban+cross-country+travel+in+Colo.%27s+Uncompahgre+region The Bureau of Land Management wants to eliminate off-trail travel by motorized vehicles and bicycles on more than 400,000 acres of federal land in western Colorado to reduce the environmental… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128816/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+Undetected+plague+poses+serious+threat+to+Western+wildl Plague has emerged as a more serious threat than once thought to highly endangered black-footed ferrets in the Interior West, according to new federal research, in part because the flea-borne… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128825/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+GOP+lawmakers+seek+to+constrain+White+House+on+national+monum Devils Tower was the nation's first national monument, established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. While the monument contains 1,347 acres, a leaked Interior Department memo identifies up to 13 million acres of new lands for potential nat http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128811/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Wyo.+Senate+approves+excise+tax+on+wind+turbines The Wyoming Senate last week voted for the nation's first state excise tax on wind energy, advancing a key piece of a package of wind energy proposals laid out by… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za44128820/WATER%3A+Interior+forecasts+sufficient+supply+for+parched+Central+Valley+farm A version of this story appeared in E&ENews PM. If current forecasts hold, the Interior Department will be able to boost water supplies from federal reservoirs to California farmers and… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za44089298/Visit+to+HOORC+library+by+UPENN+staff No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za44010755/New+at+HOORC%27s+Library%3Apatterns+and+processes+in+forest+landscape No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43933754/Water+2010%3A+Hydrology%2C+Hydraulics+and+Water+Resources+in+an+Uncertain+Envir No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43859008/HOORC+Strategic+Plan+Retreat No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43706759/Capacity+Strengthening+Strategy+in+Agriculture+and+Natural+Resources+for+Af No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669780/BROWNFIELDS%3A+EPA%2C+NREL+to+study+12+contaminated+sites+for+renewable+energy Over nearly two decades, the Springfellow Quarry Co. of Riverside County, Calif., stored 34 million gallons of acids, heavy metals and industrial solvents in 20 unlined ponds that leached untold… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669789/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+Sage+grouse+appears+headed+for+%27candidate%27+status With a highly anticipated ESA listing decision expected next week, experts who have closely followed the status of the greater sage grouse believe the Fish and Wildlife Service will render a 'warranted but precluded' decision for the bird. Photo c http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669775/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+Ariz.+bald+eagle+could+lose+ESA+protection Federal biologists say Arizona's bald eagles are not biologically 'distinct' from other populations of the bird and therefore should not continue to receive protection under the Endangered Species Act. The… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669784/OIL+AND+GAS%3A+Enviros+return+industry+fire+over+access+to+public+lands Nov. 19, 2009). The criticism is not confined to IPAMS. American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard has also lashed out at the administration's federal lands policy. 'Reducing acreage leased for… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669779/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+DOE+provides+%241.37B+loan+guarantee+for+Mojave+solar+proje The Energy Department announced a $1.37 billion conditional loan guarantee Monday for a company planning to build three utility-scale solar power plants in the Mojave Desert. The loan guarantee, funded… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669788/INTERIOR%3A+Search+begins+to+replace+%27visionary%27+FWS+chief A version of this story appeared in Greenwire. The sudden death of Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam Hamilton last weekend leaves a leadership void that Interior Department officials and… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669774/PARKS%3A+Ariz.+officials+struggle+with+security+challenges+in+light+of+state Severe budget cuts have forced Arizona officials to close a number of state parks, but officials are still struggling with how best to secure the parks and the assets contained… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669783/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+Legislative+proposal+would+restrict+land+exchanges+around+Ari One of the Southwest's most popular tourist destinations needs Congress's help to protect its signature red rock outcroppings and evergreen forests from development, say supporters of a legislative proposal that… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669778/TRANSMISSION%3A+Govs.+mull+strategies+for+financing%2C+siting+new+power+lines Power line developers in the West have struggled to find routes that can accommodate the varied interests of landowners, wildlife advocates and energy firms, while also finding ways to fairly… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669787/WILDLIFE%3A+Species+vs.+renewable+energy+debate+extends+to+Sonoran+Desert The battle over sensitive desert species and renewable energy development entered a new front this month as environmentalists sued the Fish and Wildlife Service to extend Endangered Species Act protection… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669773/FORESTS%3A+Mont.%2C+USFS+propose+land+exchange+to+help+with+fire+protection+eff The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Forest Service have proposed a land exchange between the two agencies to make their fire suppression activities easier. Under the… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669782/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+Obama+admin+has+%27no+secret+agenda%27+on+monuments+--+Salazar A version of this story appeared in E&ENews PM. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said this week his department has no 'secret agenda' to bypass Congress and designate millions of Western… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669777/WATER%3A+Shell+drops+bid+for+Yampa+River+right Shell Oil Co. will shelve its plan to bid for a 15-billion-gallon water right from a northwest Colorado river to develop oil shale production, citing a slowdown in its oil-shale… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669786/WATER%3A+Interior+looks+to+boost+supply+in+arid+West With climate change and rapid population growth expected to significantly reduce water supplies in the West, the water wars of the future could make today's conflicts look cordial, Interior Secretary… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669772/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Utah+city+considers+landfill+for+power+source Officials in the city of St. George, Utah, are considering using methane gas produced by trash at a local landfill to initially provide power for up to 500 houses. Rene… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669781/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+Silvery+minnow+recovery+to+require+tweaking+of+Rio+Gran The Rio Grande silvery minnow, an endangered fish that survives in just one stretch of its namesake river, will need new sources of water and new populations to achieve recovery,… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669776/OHVS%3A+Lawsuit+seeks+to+halt+motorized+use+in+Mont.%27s+Pryor+Mountains Environmentalists and backcountry horse riders filed a lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court in Missoula, Mont., seeking to stop motorized vehicle use in large portions of southern Montana's Pryor… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43669785/MINING%3A+Water+contamination+minimal+near+Grand+Canyon+uranium+sites+--+USGS Streams and groundwater surrounding former uranium mines near the Grand Canyon show little or no signs of elevated radioactivity, but it remains unclear what effect new uranium projects would have… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43474624/Ecohealth+Works%3A+Health+in+Urban+Environments No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43398361/Climate+financing+and+development%3A+friends+or+foes%3F No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43240971/Progress+towards+the+Convention+on+Biological+Diversity+terrestrial+2010 No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14760za43221096/Volume+33%2C+Issue+3+%28p.+241-360%29 March, 2010, v. 33, no. 3, p. 241-360 Contents: ¶ A. MondalY. EfendievB. MallickA. Datta-Gupta: 'Bayesian uncertainty quantification for flows in heterogeneous porous media using reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.' ¶ R. Le Go http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207044/SAGE+GROUSE%3A+BLM+taps+Audubon+Wyoming+to+map+habitat The Bureau of Land Management will partner with the Audubon Society to map sage grouse habitat across agency lands in 11 Western states. 'We're trying to pull everything into one… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207053/FORESTS%3A+Judge+rejects+challenge+to+Tongass+logging+plan May 28, 2009). Logging proponents were disappointed by yesterday's decision, Shelly Wright, executive director of Southeast Conference, said in an interview. She said the Forest Service's handling of the Tongass… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207062/CLIMATE%3A+Interior+program+tackles+warming%27s+effects+at+%27landscape%27+scale Rising sea levels. Shifting migration patterns. More frequent wildfires. Shrinking rivers. The changes wrought by climate change are placing unprecedented stresses on the nation's flora and fauna. And the old… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207048/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Proposal+to+cut+down+tamarisk+trees+wins+support+for+sola NextEra Energy's proposal to chop down hundreds of thirsty tamarisk trees to make room for a massive solar power plant is drawing applause from residents of California City, Calif., who… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207057/INTERIOR%3A+BLM+veteran+takes+reins+at+Colo.+state+office The Bureau of Land Management's new state director in Colorado said she looks forward to implementing sweeping oil and gas leasing reforms announced last month by Interior Department, but will… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207052/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+Mont.+senators+propose+ban+on+mining%2C+energy+development+in+G Montana Sens. Max Baucus (D) and Jon Tester (D) will introduce legislation to halt mining, oil and gas drilling, and coalbed methane extraction on federal lands covering more than a… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207061/WATER%3A+Long-awaited+Klamath+agreement+signed The Interior Department and the states of California and Oregon announced today the signing of two landmark agreements designed to restore salmon and steelhead runs in the Klamath River Basin,… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207047/WATER%3A+Colo.+pipeline+plan+under+review Federal engineers this week began reviewing a developer's plan to help meet the water needs of the Colorado Front Range by piping Wyoming resources to the thirsty area. The water… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207056/MINING%3A+U.S.+dependence+on+foreign+minerals+growing+--+USGS The United States deepened its dependence on foreign sources of minerals in 2009, continuing a 30-year trend that some fear will only worsen as mining approvals in the West continue… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207051/WATER%3A+Feinstein+steps+into+farmers+vs.+fish+fight+with+legislative+rider Feb. 10). Environmental groups were critical of Feinstein's proposal, saying it would be a disaster for fishing communities that depend on a healthy delta ecosystem for their catch. Commercial fishing… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207060/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Wyo.+wind+farm+would+encroach+on+grouse+%27core+area%27 The latest challenge to Wyoming's ongoing efforts to save the greater sage grouse is a proposed 240-turbine wind farm in the White Mountains, a portion of which would cut through… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207046/WILDLIFE%3A+Mont.+implements+more+aggressive+bison+hazing%2C+capture+program Montana's three-month-long bison hunt ended Monday with only a single Yellowstone bison reported shot, marking the return of state efforts to keep the animals inside park boundaries by hazing, capturing… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207055/MINING%3A+Montana+lowers+asking+price+for+Otter+Creek+tracts Montana has reduced by $57 million its asking price for the rights to develop more than a half-billion tons of coal at its Otter Creek tracts south of Ashland near… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207050/ENDANGERED+SPECIES%3A+Group+files+lawsuits+seeking+U.S.+protection+for+93+spe The Center for Biological Diversity yesterday filed four lawsuits against the Obama administration in an effort to force it to pick up the pace on protections for 93 plants and… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207059/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Utah+geothermal+developer+gets+%2433M+stimulus+grant Feb. 4). Raser will use net proceeds of the deal for general corporate purposes and to develop geothermal projects, including the Lightening Dock power plant in southwestern New Mexico, Arnita… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207045/WOLVES%3A+Idaho+expands+hunting%2C+sterilization+to+stem+livestock+predation The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is stepping up efforts to reduce the number of domestic livestock killed by wolves, including expanding hunting opportunities in areas with 'chronic depradations,'… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207054/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+Cattlemen+could+lose+grazing+rights+on+Ariz.+national+monumen More than nine years after President Bill Clinton created the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona, the Bureau of Land Management has agreed to carry out one of the proclamation's… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207063/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Developer+proposes+30%2C000+solar+dishes+in+Calif.+desert Fast-tracking of solar power projects in California's desert region remains a priority for the Interior Department. Last week, federal and state regulators released a draft environmental analysis of one of the largest projects proposed to date in http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207049/PARKS%3A+%27Firearms+prohibited%27+signs+to+come+down+Monday Visitors to national parks and wildlife refuges across the country won't have to leave their guns behind much longer, thanks to a new law that goes into effect Monday that… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za43207058/OIL+AND+GAS%3A+Development+restrictions+will+curb+%242.36T+from+U.S.+economy+-- The United States stands to lose $2.36 trillion in economic output over the next 20 years if existing restrictions to oil and gas development are maintained, according to a study… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43165448/Environmental+assessment No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43089508/Heritage+Recording+and+Information+Management+in+the+Digital+Age+%28SMARTdoc No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za43014404/Call+for+papers+for+Conference%3A+Tourism+and+Seductions+of+Difference%3A+A+Cri No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za42951766/State+of+the+World%27s+Indigenous+Peoples No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf10604za42802209/New+at+HOORC%27s+Library%3A+Okavango+Delta%3A+Floods+of+life No Abstract http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za42769242/COAL%3A+Mont.+draws+no+bids+for+Otter+Creek+leases Montana's Land Board will reconsider its minimum asking price to develop more than a half-billion tons of coal about 150 miles east of Billings after failing to draw any bids… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za42769241/PUBLIC+LANDS%3A+Bill+would+increase+fines+for+damage+to+federal+lands Scofflaws who damage public lands could face up to one year in jail and $100,000 in fines under a bill two Colorado Democrats introduced last week. The legislation (S. 2999… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za42769245/RENEWABLE+ENERGY%3A+Ariz.-N.M.+border+region+targeted+for+CO2-based+geotherma Fenton Hill, in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, was the site of the first-ever experiment into enhanced geothermal systems in the 1970s. The research spawned a CO2-based geothermal technology GreenFire Energy hopes to deploy along the http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za42769240/PARKS%3A+British+Columbia+vows+ban+on+mining%2C+drilling+near+Glacier+NP A version of this story appeared in Greenwire. British Columbia will not allow energy and mineral exploration in the headwaters of Glacier National Park, the province's top official promised this… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za42769244/OIL+AND+GAS%3A+Oil+shale+proponents+cite+obstacles+in+tapping+vast+reserves DENVER -- There may not be enough surface water available to fully develop the world's largest oil shale reserves in northwest Colorado, some government regulators and advocates fear, complicating future… http://hdlns.com/g1272zf14763za42769243/INTERIOR%3A+Salazar+picks+former+aide+to+be+agency%27s+Southwest%2C+Rocky+Mountai Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has picked a lawyer and confidant with whom he has worked closely in the past to be the Interior Department's top adviser in the Southwest and…