http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn368rare_earth_metals.pdf
A group of elements known as the Rare Earth Metals have become a highly-sought resource for high-technology and low-carbon industries. This note examines the debate on future supplies and discusses the British and international response. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_370-environmental-limits.pdf
A summary report on environmental limits and the management challenges behind conserving renewable natural resources. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_371-housing_health_h.pdf
Looks at the impact of poor housing on health in Great Britain and examines the implications for housing policy. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_372-future-electricity-networks.pdf
Examines the possibilities and challenges in transforming the United Kingdom’s electricity networks to a low-carbon energy system. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3019/pdf/fs2011-3019_masterson_508.pdf
Part of a nationwide program to gain a better understanding of the status of the nation’s groundwater resources and how changes in land use, water use, and climate may affect those resources. The Northern Atlantic system runs from Long Island and coastal New Jersey through the Delmarva Peninsula and coastal Virginia and North Carolina. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2009.html
Provides data on school enrollment from nursery to primary through college levels by race/ethnicity and socio-economic characteristics of students. From the Census Bureau
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1045
Reflects on the Cambodian conflict and peacekeeping operations of the early 1990s. Argues that United Nations’ peacekeeping missions can be too focused on theory and doctrine while ignoring the realities of the local situation. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralAtlas/
Presents county level data on population, jobs, farms, and county characteristics. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture