Author: Committee on Alternatives for Inspection of Outer
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: shelf, operations, continental, outer, inspecting, alternatives
Number of Pages: 122
Published: 1990-01-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0309042275
ISBN-13: 9780309042277

Aggressive, effective safety inspection programs are key elements to ensuring that oil- and gas-producing platform operations on the outer continental shelf are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Although the oil and gas leaseholders themselves are primarily responsible for the soundness of their operations, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior is charged with prescribing safe practices and inspecting platforms. In response to an MMS request, this book examines possible revisions of MMS’s inspection system, appraises inspection practi

Author: Committee on Alternatives to Indian Point for Meet
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: york, electric, power, needs, new, meeting, indian, point, energy, center, alternatives
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2006-09-27
List price: $43.75
ISBN-10: 0309101727
ISBN-13: 9780309101721

Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, many in the New York City area have become concerned about the possible consequences of a similar attack on the Indian Point nuclear power plants; located about 40 miles from Manhattan, and have made calls for their closure. Any closure, however, would require actions to replace the 2000 MW of power supplied by the plants. To examine this issue in detail, the Congress directed DOE to request a study from the NRC of options for replacing the power. This report presents detailed review of both demand and supply options for

Author: Brent D. Slife
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: psychology, alternatives, series, suny, psychological, explanation, time
Number of Pages: 366
Published: 1993-07-01
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 0791414701
ISBN-13: 9780791414705

Author: Jeanne Engelmann
Publisher: Hazelden Foundation,U.S.
Keywords: easy, series, breathing, lighting, alternatives, cravings, overcoming
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 1990-05-15
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0894866702
ISBN-13: 9780894866708

Author: Stephen McCauley
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Keywords: novel, sex, alternatives
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2006-03-28
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0743224736
ISBN-13: 9780743224734

Boston real estate agent William Collins knows that his habits are slipping out of control. Due to obsessive-compulsive daily cleaning binges and a penchant for nightly online cruising for hookups, he finds his sales figures slipping despite a booming market. There’s also his ongoing struggle to collect the rent from his passive-aggressive tenant and his worries about his best friend, Edward, whom he’s certainly not in love with. Just as he decides to do something about his life, he meets Charlotte and Samuel, wealthy suburbanites looking for the perfect city apartment. "Happy coup

Author: Jay S. Cohe
Publisher: Square One Publisher
Keywords: alternatives, natural, drugs, statin
Number of Pages: 199
Published: 2004-12-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0757002579
ISBN-13: 9780757002571

Author: Ted Trainer
Publisher: Zed Book
Keywords: sustainability, alternatives, society, conserver
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1995-09-15
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1856492761
ISBN-13: 9781856492768

Viewing the way of life in rich countries as unsustainable, this book looks at the forms a sustainable society might take. It shows that practical and attractive alternatives exist and that, although the transition to an ecologically sustainable and just world must involve huge changes, it could yield a higher quality of life than most people, North and South, currently experience. The book outlines the viable alternatives available regarding housing, food production, energy, the design of settlements, the development of a new economy and the shift to new values. It emphasizes throughout that