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Date Sept. 17, 1992 Report No. T-RCED-92-94 Title

Energy Policy: Options to Reduce Environmental and Other Costs of Gasoline Consumption

United States General Accounting Of&e GAO For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 200 p.m. EDT m&Y September17,1992 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Environment Committee on Science, Space, and Technology House of Representatives ENERGY POLICY Options to Reduce Environmental and Other Costs of Gasoline Consumption Statement of Victor S. Rezendes,DirFtor, Energy and Science Issues, Resources, Communi...
Date July 24, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-240R Title

Energy: Alternative Fuels

* GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-249435 July 24, 1992 The Honorable Philip R. Sharp Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable United States John D. Rockefeller Senate IV On May 5, 1992, we briefed your representatives on our review o...
Date June 24, 1992 Report No. T-RCED-92-73 Title

Gasohol: Federal Agencies' Use of Gasohol

United States General Accounting Office GAO , Testimony Before the Honorable Nicholas Mavroules, Chairman, Subcommitteeon Investigations, House Committee on Armed Services For Release on Delivery Expectedat 1O:OO EDT a.m. Wednesday June 24. 1992 GASOHOL FederalAgencies’ Use of Gasohol Statementof Victor S. Rezendes,Director, Energy Issues, Resources,Community, and Economic DevelopmentDivision GA...
Date May 7, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-119 Title

Alternative Fuels: Experiences of Brazil, Canada, and New Zealand in Using Alternative Motor Fuels

Un *ted States General Accounting Ofiice GAO [May 1992 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives .,I _.I..I_......._._._..-. --..--.--” ~_, ..”I.. ._....._.____.-..”--__ ,.I .II _,.. -- WTERNATIVE F’ UELS Experiences of Brazil, Canada, and New Zealand in Using Alternative Motor Fuels .I i 14...
Date July 29, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-91-85 Title

Alternative Fuels: Experiences of Countries Using Alternative Motor Fuels

United States General Accounting Off& / qy 3 “9 -~-rr Testimony II on Lklive?y J%i!=~~ 2:tWp.m. EDT Mondrry luly 29,199l For Release 144585 ALTERNATIVE FUELS Experiencesof Countries Using Alternative Motor Fuels Statement of Victor S. Rezendes Director, Energy Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division wore the Subcommitteeon Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Committ...
Date May 24, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-169 Title

Alternative Fuels: Increasing Federal Procurement of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles

GAO --May 1 !I!) 1 ---.-...._.- -le.l-.---- ALTERNATIVE FUELS Increasing Federal Procurement of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles GAO United States General Accounting OffIce Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-243695,2 May 24, 1991 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV United States Senate The Honorable Philip R. Sharp House of Representatives As you requested...
Date April 25, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-91-44 Title

Energy: Progress Made Implementing the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988

United States General Accounting Odtice /f 3 7 36 Testimony 143736 For Release on Delivery Expected at lo:00 a.m. EDT Thursday April 25, 1991 Progress Made Implementing Motor Fuels Act of 1988 the Alternative Statement of Judy A. England-Joseph, Resources, Community, Division Associate Director and Economic Development Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce Ho...
Date July 9, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-143 Title

Air Pollution: Air Quality Implications of Alternative Fuels

._ . .^._ ___.._ .” ._.. - ..-..__.____ ___-..---.-._____ .---.---_.11115’ !)!)O I AIR POLLUTION Air Quality Implications of Alternative Fuels 141965 Not to be released outside the RJZ§TRI(=TED-General Accounting OfWe unless speclflcally approved by the Offlce of Congressional Relations. RELEASED * GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Ec...
Date June 19, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-85 Title

Energy Policy: Developing Strategies for Energy Policies in the 1990s

United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Committees ’ c lune 1990 ENERGY POLICY Developing Strategies for Energy Policies in the 1990s GAO/RCED-90436 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-239501 June 19,199O Congressional Energy and Environmental Committees Our November 1988 transition r...
Date May 24, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-165 Title

Fossil Fuels: Outlook for Utilities' Potential Use of Clean Coal Technologies

-l.-l_l--_-^ -_-- 1 Ilii -____ tc~d St3 t.w (h*nc~ral - Accounting Office --- I-kport, t,o the Chairman, Subcommitke on Energy and Power, Commit,tee on Energy and Commerce, House of Represent~atives _-~ jl‘& May I 1!I!)0 FOSSIL FUELS Outlook for Utilities’ Potential Use of Clean Coal Technologies s lllll IIIW 141620 _.II - (AO/K( :EI)-9th 166 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Divi...
Date Nov. 8, 1989 Report No. T-RCED-90-12 Title

Energy: Energy Security and the World Oil Market

United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expectedat 10:00 a.m. EST Wednesday, November 8, 1989 Energy Security and the World Oil Market Testimony by Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues Resources, Ccnnunity, and Econcutic Developent Division Before the Subcamxittee on Econanic Stabilization Cannittee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representat...
Date April 19, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-98 Title

Energy Information: Status, Cost, and Need for Energy Consumption and Fuel Switching Data

United States General Accounting Office GAO Ap~lSSS Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives ENERGY INFORMATION Status, Cost, and Need for Energy Consumption and Fuel Switching Data GAO/BC=998 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-234824...
Date Aug. 31, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-170 Title

Energy Security: An Overview of Changes in the World Oil Market

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Congress , August 1988 ENERGY SECURITY An Overview of Changes in the World Oil Market w\3\ GAO/RCED-88170 / , - 34!+9/ Comptroller General of the United States B-22 1750 August 3 1, 1988 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report evaluates how U.S. vulnerability to another oil supply disruption ha...
Date April 13, 1988 Report No. T-RCED-88-34A Title

Energy: Proposed Sale of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Project

Unitbd States General Accounting Offlce Testimony I For Release bn Delivery Bxpected at x0:00 a.m. EST Wednesday &pril 13, 1988 Proposed Sale of the Gasification Project Great Plains Coal Statement of Keith 0. Fultz, Senior Associate Director Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Committee on Energy and Cominerce lllllllII ...
Date April 13, 1988 Report No. T-RCED-88-34 Title

Energy: Proposed Sale of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Project

UniMd State8 General Accounting OfIke / Testimony ljO:OO a.m. EST Wednesday Piprll 13, 1988 For Release c#n Delivery $xpected at 'Proposed Sale of the,,Great Gasification Project' Plains Coal Statement of Keith 0. Fultz, Senior Associate Director Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ill III...
Date Oct. 7, 1987 Report No. RCED-88-38BR Title

Alternative Fuels: Information on DOE's Methanol Vehicle Demonstration Program

United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives October 1987 ALTERNATIVE FUELS Information on DOE’ s Methanol Vehicle Demonstration Program oLta\Lt G+4O/BCED-88-88BR . The Honorable Philip R. Sharp Chairman, Subcommittee on Enerqy and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House ...
Date June 30, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-106BR Title

Alternative Fuels: Feasibility of Expanding the Fuel Ethanol Industry Using Surplus Grain

. United ’ (iA!! States General Accounting Office ) 3 3 . Briefing Report to the Honorable J. James Exon, United States Senate June 1987 ALTERNATIVE FUELS Feasibility of Expanding the Fuel Ethanol Industry Using Surplus Grain 133604 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-222735 June 30, 1987 The Honorable Unite...
Date May 22, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-91 Title

Alternative Fuels: Information on DOD's Methanol Vehicle Program

United States General Accounting Office GAO May 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives ALTERNATIVE FUELS Information on DOD’ s Methanol Vehicle Program --Not FtJtSTRICTED to be rolcaeed mtsidc the General Accounting Office oxcopt on thr: br”xi~:of specific approval by tho Office of Congrsxionzl Sdstiong, RELEASE...
Date Oct. 17, 1986 Report No. RCED-87-10BR Title

Alternative Fuels: Status of Methanol Vehicle Development

Fuels, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives October 1986 ALTERNATIVE FUELS Status of Methanol Vehicle Dbvelopment 131615 I RSSTRICTSD - Hot to be released outside the G~m~a1 Accountrng Of#@e except on the basis of speci9ic apex sva@ by the Office of Congressional Rebtions, RELEASED y0’“I-l GAO/RCED-87-1OBR * F: I! United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 2...
Date June 11, 1982 Report No. PAD-82-39 Title

Environmental Protection: Assessing the Feasibility of Converting Commercial Vehicle Fleets To Use Methanol As an Offset in Urban Areas

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION B-207490 The Honorable Ron Wyden Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives 118921 Dear Mr. Wyden: Assessing the Feasibility of Converting Commercial Vehicle Fleets to Use Methanol as an Offset in Urban Areas '(PAD-82-39) Subject: In your letter o...
Date Feb. 2, 1982 Report No. 120391 Title

Energy: [Federal Preparedness for Oil Import Disruptions]

r L I 111l1 lllllll 11 Ill11 lll 1ll l 120391 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1982 STATEMENT OF DONALD Z. FORCIER SENIOR GROUP DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE STATF'S ECONOMY CALIFORRIA LEGISLATURE ON FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS FOR OIL IMPOPT DISRUPTIONS I - Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opport...
Date Aug. 21, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-125 Title

Energy: DOE's Alcohol Fuels Awards Process Resulted in Questionable Award Selections and Limited Small Business Success

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES DOE’sAlcohol Fuels Awards Process Resulted In Questionable Award Selections And limited Small BusinessSuccess DOE made two rounds of awards for alcohol fuels feasibility studies and cooperative agreements. Certain events which occurred in the process DOE used to select awardees cast doubt over whether the best proposals were selected for award. In making s...
Date Aug. 17, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-128 Title

Energy: Unresolved Issues Resulting From Changes in DOE's Synthetic Fuels Commercialization Programs

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASWINOTON Of THE zollll UNITED STATES D.C. August B-202463 17, 1981 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: RENAL. I~11111 111111111111111111~ 116392 Unresolved Issues Resulting From Changes ' c n DOE's Synthetic Fuels Commercialization' Programs (EMD-81-12...
Date May 15, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-86 Title

Energy: Large Businesses Dominated Awards Made Under DOE's Alternative Fuels Program

Large BusinessesDominated Awards Made Under DOE’s Alternative Fuels Program DOE has conducted two rounds of competition for feasibility study and cooperative agreement awards under its alternative fuels program. With respect to non-alcohol fuels technologies, large businesses dominated the awards in both rounds; small businesses received a much smaller share. While the capital-intensive nature o...
Date March 24, 1981 Report No. B-202463 Title

Energy: [Possible Shifting of Department of Energy Synthetic Fuels Commercial Demonstration Projects]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL -W OF E Es _4, ~ a:WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-202463 March 24, 1981 The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: b. K, By letter dated March 4, 1981, you and Congressmrr. Larry Winn and Ham+ ton Fish submitted a joint recquest for our legal opinion concerning the ossible shifting of Department of Energy {.e.ti-sy...
Date March 16, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-64 Title

Energy: Status of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant

REPORTBY THE US. General Accounting Office Status Of The Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant Great Plains Gasification Associates proposes to construct a coal gasification plant in North Dakota, Partiesopposing the financing arrangement approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals. They opposed a surcharge to current gas customers to allow Great Plains...
Date Dec. 8, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-36 Title

Energy: Special Care Needed in Selecting Projects for the Alternative Fuels Program

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Energy And Power, Committee On Interstate And Foreign Commerce, House Of Representatives @FTHE UNITEDSPATES Projects For The Alternative FuelsProgram Under the Alternative Fuels Program, the Department of Energy is providing financial incentives to expedite the development of alternatives to imported oil. GAO reviewed the Department’s procedures and criter...
Date Oct. 2, 1980 Report No. 114024 Title

Energy: Coal Liquefaction

7- a UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 AM Thursday, October 2, 1980 STATEMENTOF F. KEVIN BOUND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SENIOR LEVEL ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION ,' BEFORE THE . CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION ON I COAL LIQUEFACTION r J Mr. Commissioner and Members of the Commission: ' We welcome the opportunity on synthetic These views...
Date Sept. 24, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-120 Title

Energy: Information on the 1949-54 Bureau of Mines Coal Liquefaction Pilot Plants

s-199294 September 24, 1980 The tionorable Jim Sasser Chairman, Subcommittee on Leqislative Eranch Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Ilr . Chairman: Subject: on b nformation Coal Liquefaction the Nllllll Illlllll 113617 1949-54 Bureau of ivlines Pilot Plants (EMD-80-120) J This is in response to your letter of May 2, 1980, in which you requested information about the Bureau of ...
Date July 18, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-B-6 Title

Energy: Proposed Oil Backout Legislation

COMFTROLUER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNiTED STATES ZOk(J , . . +19a445 J-199168 JUL 18 11980 Esrley 0. Staggers The Foncrable C:?airrr.an, Cofmitt5e on Interstate ahd i?oreiqn Commerce Eiousa of Representatives . Dear ?!r: Chairman: @‘ Odd \ Olllllll~ II WI 092367 Subject: .Proposed L'(ND-80-R-6) Oil 9ackout Legislation --. J Your letters of April 2 and June 2, 19130, respectively, reques...
Date Oct. 26, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-18 Title

Energy: Alternatives for Reducing Oil Imports by 1990; and Current Status of Recommendations in 1976 GAO Report

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED B-178205 R3ST1CT AccoounQ>f by the Of"ic -et WASHINGTON. C--csp cp t QyjpL C i of Gi wrsCs GsCa L C ER @ ngressionalg R'aeijon O to Ahe reLsmsoc oside the General ;Cc s 0 26,6 Tcj'7 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, SuDcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce 110746 House of Representatives Subject: FAlternat...
Date Aug. 30, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-107 Title

Energy: Alternative Mechanisms To Reduce Oil Imports by 1990

COMPTROLLER GENERAt WASHINGTON. eb D C TRd UNITED STATES /co,iW3 * 20548 B-178205 AUG 3 0 1979 The Honorable Gary Hart I/) ' Chairman, Subcom@lttee on Synthetic Fuels CommIttee on the Eudget United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: a0 This LS in response to your letter dated August 13, 1979, requesting an analysis of@ternatlve mechanisms to reduce oil imports by 1999 You referred to a study we have...
Date June 21, 1979 Report No. B-101404 Title

International Affairs: Proposed Audit Annex to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. and the United Kingdom

Date April 3, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-35 Title

Energy: Loan Guarantees for Alternative Fuel Demonstration Facilities

,COMPTROCLER CBNERAL WAsnlNOTON. OP’hiE O.C. UNITED 70548 STATE? APRIL 3, 1979 B-178205 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson Chairman, Committee on Energy 5 and Natural Resources / h") United States Senate s$ The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology r%5e3>* House of Representatives The Department of Energy Act of 1978--Civilian Applications (Public Law 95-238), among other...
Date Feb. 28, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-7 Title

Conversion of Urban Waste to Energy: Developing and Introducing Alternative Fuels From Municipal Solid Waste

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL . Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES 4M Conversion Of Urban Waste To Energy: Developing And Introducing Alternate Fuels From Municipal Solid Waste Urban waste-to-energy systems can provide a valuable supplement to the Nation’s energy supply and help to resolve material resource and solid waste disposal problems. They could --produce energy equivalent lion barrels ...
Date May 5, 1977 Report No. ID-77-20 Title

International Affairs: Alternative Methods for Funding U.S. Support of International Atomic Energy Agency Activities

DOCUMENT RESUME 02245 A145246] /// Alternative Methods for Funding U.S. Support of Interrnational Atomic Energy Agency Activities. ID-77-20; B-181963. May 5, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Sen. John Glenn, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Energy, Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International Economic and Milita...
Date Sept. 28, 1976 Report No. 095785 Title

Transportation: Alternative Fuels for Aviation

,’ .. f United . States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office . @E7ss FOR RELEASE ON OELIVERY Expected Tuesday morning September 28, ?976 . c1 Statement of Monte Canfield, Jr. Director, Energy- and Minerals Division Before the Subcommittee on Aerospace Technology and National Needs Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences United States Senate Jilternative i. Fuels for Aviation-' j...
Date May 5, 1976 Report No. RED-76-81 Title

Energy: Status and Obstacles To Commercialization of Coal Liquefaction and Gasification

Energy Research and Development Processes which produce synthetic oil and gas from coal are commercially available but are not competitive with conventional oil and gas. Apparently no serious consideration is being given to building a commercial coal Iiquefaction plant in the United States. A number of companies have announced projects to build high British thermal unit gasification plants. The mo...