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First REAP Deadline on Feb. 21

The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses complete energy projects. Offering both grants and loan guarantees, REAP helps eligible applicants conduct energy audits and feasibility studies, install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.

The first deadline, for energy audits and for renewable energy development assistance, is Tuesday, February 21.

For more details, see the REAP NOFA in the January 20, 2012 Federal Register.

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The Role of Greenhouse Gas Offsets for Agriculture - Part II - Don Hofstrand - March 2010
The Role of Greenhouse Gas Offsets for Agriculture - Part I - Don Hofstrand - February 2010
Carbon Tax: A Unique Twist - Don Hofstrand - February 2010
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn Ethanol Production - Don Hofstrand - August 2009
Global Warming: Impact of Greenhouse Gases - Eugene Takle and Don Hofstrand - July 2008

Information Sources

Greenhouse Gases – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential in U.S. Forestry and Agriculture -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
High Global Warming Potential (GSP) Greenhouse Gasses – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environment – U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Ethanol Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Alternative and Advances Fuels, U.S. Department of Energy
Managing Carbon in a World Economy: The Role of American Agriculture – National Ag Law Center.
Greenhouse Gases, Climate and Energy - U.S. Energy Information Agency
Greenhouse Gases; Frequently Asked Questions -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center
Greenhouse Gases – U.S. Energy Information Administration
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Global Greenhouse Gas Data -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Atmosphere Changes -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Global Change Data and Information Products – Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center

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