Energy efficiency has often been referred to as the "First Fuel." Although efficiency is widely viewed as the least expensive, lowest-risk investment for the nation's electric and gas utilities, it has never really had its turn in the national energy policy spotlight, until recently. In the 2013 legislative session, policymakers in 35 states have proposed 130 bills that would promote some form of energy efficiency policy., Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed September 2015)
The single greatest obstacle to advanced energy deployment in the United States may be access to quality financing. In the 2013 legislative session, it would appear that states have recognized that financing is a critical element in growing a new energy economy., Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed September 2015)
In order to achieve America's full potential to reduce energy waste, create jobs and save consumers money on their energy bills, an alignment of energy-efficiency business leaders, policy makers and lending institutions must occur., report prepared by Analysis Group for Advanced Energy Economy., "September 2013.", Includes bibliographic references., Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption, viewed September 2015.
Representative data suggests that risk associated with lack of field sanitation is relatively low on U.S. farms. Data for the agricultural region that includes Colorado suggests that this region was a first mover in terms of the availability of toilets for farmworkers, but more closely followed national trends of increased access to hand wash and drinking water over time. Basic field sanitation definitions in available data are limited, however, and may not reflect the true extent of risk., Anita Alves Pena & Edward Teather-Posades., "December 2017.", Online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed May 2020)
This study examines the angular dependence and the spatial variability of the radiance fields reflected from 30 regional atmospheric scenes., "November, 1981.", Research supported by the National Science Foundation under grants ATM 78-12631 and ATM 80-10691., Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-126).
Third year program report for the project studying the effect of seeding techniques, species mixture, fertilizer, ecotypes, improved plant material mycorrhizal fungi, and soil microorganisms on the initial and final stages of reclamation obtained through seeding and subsequent succession on disturbed oil shale lands. Cf. Abstract., C. Wayne Cook, principal investigator., "COO-4018-3"--Cover., Includes bibliographical references., Progress report. June 1, 1978 - May 31, 1979., Prepared for the U.S. Dept. of Energy. Contract EY-76-S-02-4018., Print version record.
Agritourism has been recognized as an entrepreneurial activity that has the potential to diversify agricultural businesses and stimulate rural development of surrounding communities. From 2007-2012, the number of farms and ranches with agritourism in the U.S. grew 42%, and grew 27% in Colorado. Most Colorado agritourism operations and counties with high agritourism revenues are located near natural capital and/or assets, such as those in the Rocky Mountain region, or near urban centers with a population drawn to naturalamenities such as the Front Range., Anders Van Sandt and Dawn Thilmany., "February 2018.", Online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed May 2020)
We examine positive links between school attendance and student achievement in the context of secondary schools in Nepal via original data collection matched to administrative records. We pay attention to gender since previous work is suggestive of menstruation affecting school attendance in this context. We also examine other non-attendance determinants of achievement, including individual and family-related characteristics, for comparison. This ongoing research contributes to understanding gender disparities in access to education and educational attainment as relevant to UN Sustainable Development Goals., Niroj Bhattarai, Anita Alves Pena and Alexandra Bernasek., "June 2019.", Online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed May 2020)
Observations were made during the 2007-2009 growing seasons on the relative attractiveness of various flowering ornamental plants to honey bees (Apis mellifera). This information was collected so that honey bee favorability - or lack of favorability - may be considered in plant selection., Whitney Cranshaw., Online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed September 2019)
