Heat extraction from the ANL research salt gradient solar pond /

"ILENR/AE-86/03."

Illinois recycled materials market directory.

Description based on: December 1987.

Illinois scrap tire management study /

"ELENR/RR-89/04."

Illinois solid waste legislation, 1985-1989.

"ILENR/RR-90/04."

Inventory of biomass facilities in Illinois /

Includes index.

Management strategies for landscape waste : collection, composting, marketing.

"ILENR/RR-89/09."

Program services and funding summary for solid waste management.

Description based on: 1991.

Recycling update /

Provides information on current legislation, recycling activities, grants and upcoming programs pertaining to solid waste issues in Illinois.

Recycling grant results : a summary of round 2 grants conducted from June 1988 - August 1989 under the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.

"September 1989."

Recycling market development program guidelines.

"May 1989."

Sources of recycled paper.

"ILENR/RR-89/10."

The three R's, reduce, reuse, recycle : a newsletter for elementary teachers.

"ILENR/RR-90/02"--Cover.

Waste reduction guide for Illinois schools.

Cover title.

Proposal on debt for climate adaptation swaps: a strategy for growth and economic transformation of Caribbean economies

ECLAC advocates that the Caribbean’s high debt dilemma was not principally driven by policy missteps, or the international financial crisis. Rather, it finds its roots in external shocks, compounded by the inherent structural weaknesses and vulnerabilities confronting Caribbean SIDS and their limited capacity to respond. A major factor has been the underperformance of the export sector, partly due to a decline in competitiveness and a slowdown in economic activity especially among the tourism-dependent economies. Caribbean countries have also accumulated debt as a consequence of increased expenditures to address the impact of extreme events and climate change attendant difficulties. Most Caribbean countries are located in the hurricane belt and are also prone to earthquakes and other hazards. Indeed, a disaster resulting in damage and losses in excess of 5 per cent of GDP can be expected to hit any Caribbean country every few years. Moreover, over the period 2000-2014, it is estimated that the economic cost of natural disasters in Caribbean countries was in excess of US$30.7 billion. The English Speaking Caribbean countries are extremely vulnerable to natural disasters.

Rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel synthesis

Dwindling oil reserves and growing concerns over carbon dioxide emissions and associated climate change are driving the utilisation of renewable feedstocks as alternative, sustainable fuel sources. Catalysis has a rich history of facilitating energy efficient, selective molecular transformations, and contributes to 90% of current chemical manufacturing processes. In a post-petroleum era, catalysis will be pivotal in overcoming the scientific and engineering barriers to economically feasible bio-fuels. This perspective highlights some recent developments in heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of biodiesel from renewable resources, derived from plant and aquatic oil sources. Particular attention will be paid to the importance of catalyst pore architecture, surface polarity and acid and base properties, in meeting the challenge of transforming highly polar and viscous bio-based reactants. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.