Energy Policy Act of 2005

be described by two actions: the drafting of the EIS and the Perryman Study and working with the Nebraska government to reroute the pipeline. 2.1 Environmental Impact Study and Perryman Study As to compile with the National Environmental Policy Act and the Department of State for a presidential permit that included a national interest determination, TransCanada had to prepare an EIS, which was a three-year study and examined “project design and safety, including the potential for oil…

pollution harming human health, and marine mammal habitat(5). While the impacts are likely small, there is too little data to rule out other possibilities. As such, two of these will be subject to future studies(5) as the timeline in the CEAA 2012 Act was too limited to complete these studies. The project also has some moderate concerns, provided mitigation is effective. There will be some minor disturbances…

Environmental Effects of the Border Wall on Animal Migration and Vegetation Introduction: The border wall has long been a controversial issue since its original proposition in the early 2000s. Aside from the obvious differences in opinions, there is a clear problem with the building of a border wall between Mexico and America, the impact on the environment due to the border wall itself and the surrounding a travelling populations of humans associated with it. As much as individuals would like to…

A quick glance at the local or national paper will show you that there are many environmental issues today. Some of the issues you will hear about are related to population issues and how to control the population of humans on Earth. Some stories will be about the loss of ecosystems in some part of the world. Maybe you'll see something that has to do with the current administration treats environmental issues. You are going to probably be reading a lot of articles that talk about climate change…

SIA developing concepts and tools to assess the social impacts of development projects on people and their livelihoods (Asselin and Parkins, 2009; Tang et al., 2008; Vanclay, 2003, 2006). In the United States, the National Environmental Protection Act 1969 (NEPA) provided strong legislative impetus for the development of procedures for environmental impact assessment, and early references to SIA came in the 1970s regarding the impact of pipeline development on indigenous…

implementation of NEPA to improve the involvement of the public, transparency, and efficiency of environmental reviews. Under NEPA, a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) is created for an extensive federal action, such as the adoption of a plan, policy, program, or regulation. 40 C.F.R. 1502.4(b). Often referred to as a “strategic environmental assessment” by NEPA professionals, the programmatic EIS must put emphasis on comprehensive federal proposals and be…

Understanding important concepts and definition Northeast Emergency Food program (NEFP): The Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP) is a vital part of the community ministry network of the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO). They meet the urgent food need of the north and northeast Portland neighbors, primarily people living in east Portland. However, they don’t have any geographic boundaries, meaning that they are helping people from all over the world. Each month, they provide services…

Solar Energy has had a complicated history in America, but it has been growing steadily throughout President Barack Obama 's tenure as president. During the Energy Crisis in the 1970s President Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the White House, but within just a few years President Ronald Reagan removed them. Meanwhile, other countries like Germany, Japan, and Italy greatly expanded their solar industries, leading them to far surpass America 's. While solar has had a difficult history…

Energy policy in America has been a constant and changing evolution; every administration has had their own spin on what is best for America. In this essay we will take a look at the difference between the current administrations (President Barack Obama) and the previous administration (President George W. Bush) and more precisely how they enacted and interrupted the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or EPAct. When President Bush took Office in the early 2001 the country had been in turmoil with its…

manufacturer, and sold commercial grade solar systems and solar panels designed for business rooftops. In 2009, the Department of Energy provided Solyndra a $535 million dollar loan guarantee supported by President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which provided billions of dollars in loan guarantees to green energy companies (factcheck.org). Supporting clean energy businesses was supposed to create jobs and cut America’s reliance on foreign oil. However, Solyndra was a failing…