Initiatives
Initiative for Regional Biomass Energy
Documents & Related Links
WGA Transportation Fuels for the Future resolution
Alcohol Fuels from Biomass – Assessment of Production Technologies -- California Energy Commission
USDOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy biomass Web site
National Biomass Partnership - State Updates (7/2006)
U.S. Forest Service Woody Biomass Web site: state biomass assessments
CROP - Mater Engineering interactive software for "Biomass offerings" within specific geographic areas
Reports
WGA Clean and Diversified Energy report
Feasibility of Biomass Energy Production to Support Local Water Self-Sufficiency (2009)
CDEAC Biomass Task Force Report -- Supply Addendum
GAO Report on Use of Woody Biomass Users' Experiences (March 2006)
Federal Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit - energy sector breakdown, including biomass
DOE-USDA Biomass Feedstock Study (2005)
Contact
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Initiative on Wildlife Corridors and Crucial Habitat
WGWC Factsheet
Background
WGWC Draft Whitepaper
REVISED August 2011
State-Federal MOU on Wildlife Corridors (6/15/09) and
2011 Addendum (6/20/11)
WGWC 2012-13 Workplan
WGWC Charter
WGWC Membership Roster
Wildlife Corridors Report (2008)
Meetings
December 5-6, 2012
Meeting Summary
Presentations
May 31, 2012
Meeting Summary
January 18-19, 2012
AWWI / WGA Workshop
Meeting Summary
November 3-4, 2011
Meeting Summary
May 16-17, 2011
Meeting Summary
Letters and Testimony
Sage Grouse Task Force letter to Secretary Ken Salazar (DOI) (6/29/2012)
WGWC Letter to Sec. Ray LaHood (DOT) Commending Wildlife Criteria in TIGER Funding Decisions (4/3/12)
WGA Letter to Secretary of the Interior on implementation of June 2009 WGA-DOI/USDA/DOE Memorandum of Understanding (9/1/10)
WGA Resolutions
Conserving Wildlife Corridors and Crucial Wildlife Habitat in the West (2010)
Sage-grouse and Sage Brush Conservation (2011)
Lesser Prairie Chicken Conservation (2011)
Crucial Habitat Assessment Tools
CHAT Factsheet
Related:
State CHATs
HabiMap™ Arizona
Arizona
ACE II
California
CAPS
Montana
Southern Great Plains CHAT
Southern Great Plains States
PHS on the Web
Washington
WISDOM
Wyoming
CHAT in Use
USFS Deputy Chief encourages regional offices to use CHAT
November 2012
NRCS uses state data to protect habitat for Lesser Prairie Chicken
June 2012
BLM instructs its officials to use CHAT state and regional data
January 2012
Documents
WGWC Draft White Paper - Revised Aug 2011
Initiative on Weather and Climate Risk
Key Documents
WGA-NOAA Memorandum of Understanding (2011)
Climate Adaptation Priorities for the Western States: Scoping Report (2010)
Water Needs and Strategies for a Sustainable Future: Next Steps (2008)
Testimony/Letters
Comments to NOAA on the Climate Service Strategic Vision And Framework (2010)
Lead Governors on Climate - Letter to DOI & NOAA on Climate Adaptation (2010)
Funding for U.S. Global Change Research Program (2007)
Federal climate change research (2007)
Meetings
Pacific Northwest Weather and Climate Outlook Forum
April 3-4, 2012
Seattle, WA
Resources and Briefs
Drought in the West: How Governors Address a Slow Moving Disaster
from Rural Connections
by Gov. Gary R. Herbert (UT) and Gov. John Hickenlooper (CO)
January 2013
Drought in the West: Ways for States to Actively Engage in Response to a Regional Disaster
July 2012
State Drought Resources
Energy
For information on WGA's Regional Transmission Expansion Project, click here.
Policy Resolutions
Promoting Industrial Energy Efficiency (2011)
Fueling the Future of the West: A Roadmap for Energy Security and Environmental Stewardship (2011)
Transmission and the Electric Power System (2010)
Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas Development (2010)
Recent Reports
Industrial Energy Efficiency (2011)
Western Renewable Energy Zones - Phase 1 Report (2009)
Contact
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WIPP Transportation Safety Program Initiative
Briefing Paper
Key Documents
WIPP Program Implementation Guide
WGA-DOE Memorandum of Agreement
WIPP Transportation Safety Program (WGA Fact Sheet)
Upcoming Meeting
WGA WIPP Transportation Safety
Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
FALL 2012 Meeting
Kennewick, Washington
Agenda
WGA Contact
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