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Shipley News
A Recent Publication on Graphics and Some Application to Graphics in
NEPA
By Larry Freeman, PhD.
The Shipley Group, Senior Consultant
I
begin with three assumptions about graphics in NEPA documents:
- NEPA
documents would benefit from more and better graphics.
- NEPA
graphics should be planned early (before text).
- Early,
provisional graphics should help NEPA specialists discover and then
clearly explain their conclusions.
The following article
discusses the three assumptions and includes review comments on an
excellent recent book on graphics: Howard Wainer’s Visual
Revelations: Graphical Tales of Fate and Deception from Napoleon
Bonaparte to Ross Perot (Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, Publishers, 1997). I
recommend that NEPA practitioners interested in graphics order
Wainer’s book....more
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ENVIRONMENTAL/NEPA
News from across the Agencies
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department today announced a comprehensive Clean Air Act settlement with ConocoPhillips that is expected to reduce harmful air emissions by more than 47,000 tons per year from nine U.S. petroleum refineries in seven states that represent nearly 10 percent of total refining capacity in the United States.
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to view Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that up to $15 million is available for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). This is a nationwide grant competition that provides farmers and ranchers with the opportunity, through innovation, to address some of the country's most pressing natural resource conservation needs. click
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 When the tsunami inflicted mass destruction in Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, family members and friends of Americans caught in the affected areas wanted to know if loved ones were safe. Many called the Department of State’s Office of Overseas Citizen Services special hot line number, operated by the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) National Contact Center.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR TEXT 100% CLEAR
- Develop a vision of the intended document.
- Make this vision detailed enough so that key
conclusions and recommendations control the structure
and organization of the information.
- Use emphasis techniques to ensure that all levels
of text emphasize key conclusions and recommendations.
- Identify incomplete and unavailable information
and make environmental forecasts (conclusions) in light
of the limitations of such information.
- Cite relevant professional information clearly
and carefully.
“Documentation
Strategies for Environmental Writers, Entries
Reprinted from the Franklin Covey Style Guide”
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