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Comments to EPA on Accounting Framework for Biogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions PDF

On July 20th, 2011, EPA published its Final Three-Year Deferral Rule which deferred for three years a requirement for biomass burning facilities to account for their net carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. EPA plans to conduct an examination of the science associated with biogenic CO2 emissions from bioenergy plants in the next three years, and the Agency has already begun this process.

Not all biomass conversion is "carbon neutral" PDF

Natural Resources Adaptation and Carbon Sequestration PDF

Climate-Smart Conservation Jobs Flowchart PDF

Addressing climate change means reducing emissions and protecting people and resources from impacts already under way. Significant resources are required to keep our economy, health and wildlands resilient in a warming world. Investing in climate-smart conservation projects will create jobs across the country that protect the natural resources upon which we rely. These types of projects include: stream bed repair, removing invasive species, coastline restoration and installing culverts.

Public Health and Climate Change PDF

Natural Resources Adaptation Coalition Brief PDF

Green Jobs: Natural Resources Adaptation Projects PDF

The challenges posed by unemployment and climate change create a powerful opportunity to revitalize our economy while restoring the backbone of our wellbeing: our natural heritage. Safeguarding our natural resources—our forests, rivers, prairies and other wildlands—in a warming world will protect and create jobs across the country today, while investing in our country’s future.  What do projects that protect our natural resources and communities look like?

Protecting Washington’s Economy, Communities and Environment from Global Warming PDF

Global warming is already affecting Washington, and will continue to do so for decades to come. In the absence of national policy that jumpstarts the clean energy economy by ramping down dangerous carbon emissions, our economy and wildlands are at an even greater risk. As a result, additional resources are even more necessary for protecting our natural heritage, jobs, and communities from climate disruption. Given the scale of impact, there is no time to waste. 

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