High Resolution Renewable Energy ArcGIS Shapefiles - Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hydrogen

High Resolution Renewable Energy ArcGIS Shapefiles - Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hydrogen - U.S. and International.

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Renewable Wind Energy GIS Shapefile Map Layers

Renewable Wind Energy GIS Shapefile Map Layers. Determine wind density and speed.

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Huge Hikes in Allowable Radioactivity in Drinking Water, Air and Soil

Huge Hikes in Allowable Radioactivity in Drinking Water, Air and Soil

In a parting shot, the Bush administration ordered the EPA to radically increase the allowable amounts of nuclear radiation in our water, air and soil. The Obama administration suspended the action temporarily.

According to PEER, "The new draft standards have been promulgated in secrecy despite sharp controversy about allowing public exposure to radiation levels vastly higher than those EPA had previously deemed unacceptably dangerous."

Three articles about this issue and supporting documents follow:

PEER files suit: EPA yet to object to Bush administration's radically higher radiation exposure levels.

MARKEY URGES EPA NOT TO WEAKEN RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS.

Huge Hikes in Allowable Radioactivity in Drinking Water, Air and Soil.

Free Download EPA Criteria Pollutant ArcGIS Shapefile Map Layers

Free Download EPA Criteria Pollutant ArcGIS Shapefile Map Layers. Includes facility name, address, amount released and more for CO, carbon monoxide, NOx, nitrous oxide, SO2, sulfur dioxide, VOC, volatile organic compounds, NH3, ammonia, PM10, particulate matter 10 micrometers or less, PM2.5, particulate matter 2.5 micrometers or less.

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Free National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2009 ArcGIS Shapefiles

National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2009 ArcGIS Shapefiles include Public-Use Airports, Alternative Fuels Stations, Amtrak Stations, Automatic Traffic Recorder Stations, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Intermodal Terminal Facilities, National Bridge Inventory, National Populated Places, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ports, Weigh in Motion Stations, Freight Analysis Network, Hazardous Material Routes, Highway Performance Monitoring System, National Highway Planning Network, Railway Network, Fixed-Guideway Transit Facilities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigable Waterway Network, Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries, The 111th Congressional Districts Boundaries, U.S. County Boundaries, Hydrographic Features, U.S. Military Installations, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Core Based Statistical Areas, Non Attainment Areas, carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter 10, particulate matter 2.5, sulfur oxides, National Park System Boundary Dataset, U.S. State Boundaries.

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U.S. Transportation Shapefiles Free Downloads

I've added U.S. transportation shapefiles to the North American set. New shapefiles include states, airports, ports, intermodal, auto ramps, highways and railroads.

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News, Hard-to-Find Documents Archived on MapCruzin.com

Over the last 13 years online, MapCruzin.com has collected thousands of news articles and documents. Many of these are difficult and, in some cases, impossible to find online. We are searching our pages and archives to create an all-in-one page on our website.

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