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U.S. Renewable Electricity: How Does Wind Generation Impact Competitive Power Markets?

Description: This report analyzes the impacts of wind generation on competitive power markets, including financial and economic impacts on electric power generators. Overall, the report aims to provide context for several electricity market concepts that are relevant to understanding the economic effects of wind power generation.
Date: November 7, 2012
Creator: Brown, Phillip
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Length of Growing Season

Description: "This indicator measures the length of the growing season in the contiguous 48 states."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Methodology for Assessing the Vulnerability of Marine Fish and Shellfish Species to a Changing Climate

Description: This report examines the relative vulnerability of fish stocks to a changing climate that may result in changes in abundance or productivity.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wendy E.; Nelson, Mark W.; Howard, Jennifer F.; Teeters, Eric J.; Hare, Jonathan A.; Griffis, Roger B. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Snowpack

Description: "This indicator measures trends in mountain snowpack in the western United States."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Description: Brief document describing how U.S. greenhouse gas emissions function as an indicator of climate change. It includes background on climate change indicators, an explanation of how emissions are measured, and key points about greenhouse gases in relation to climate.
Date: August 2016
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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West Nile Virus

Description: "This indicator tracks the rate of reported West Nile virus disease cases across the United States."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stream Temperature

Description: "This indicator shows changes in stream water temperature across the Chesapeake Bay region."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Snowfall

Description: "This indicator uses two different measures to show how snowfall has changed in the contiguous 48 states."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Glaciers

Description: "This indicator examines the balance between snow accumulation and melting in glaciers, and it describe snow glaciers in the United States and around the world have changed over time."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat-Related Illnesses

Description: "This indicator tracks how often people are hospitalized because of exposure to heat."
Date: August 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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