EIA
Cry of joy
EIA is an initialism with several meanings depending on context.
In environmental and regulatory contexts, it stands for Environmental Impact Assessment—a formal evaluation of how a proposed project might affect its surroundings.
In energy contexts, it typically refers to the U.S.
Energy Information Administration, a federal agency that collects and publishes data on energy production and consumption: The EIA released its weekly petroleum report.
Formal evaluation of worth
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- reviewCritical written assessment
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- mitigationReduction of severity
statement · scoping · permitting · federal · wildlife · habitat · wetlands · pollution
Power to act
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
security · classified · counterintelligence · surveillance · covert · operatives · analysis · briefing
Organizational oversight and control
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
natural gas · reserves · consumption · production · forecast · data · report · outlook
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- reviewCritical written assessment
- complianceAdhering to requirements
mitigation · statement · scoping · permitting · federal · wildlife · habitat · wetlands · pollution · analysis
agency
Power to act
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
espionage · security · classified · counterintelligence · surveillance · covert · operatives · analysis · briefing · national security
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
gasoline · natural gas · reserves · consumption · production · forecast · data · report · outlook · inventory
- Horse Ailmentscolic, laminitis, navicular, thrush, founder
- immunoassaysantigen test, lateral flow test, VDRL test, Wassermann test, neutralization
- UK Planningplanning permission, green belt, listed building, conservation area, development plan
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- Statistics AgenciesABS, CSO, PSA, CBS
EIASierra Club
Environmental advocacy organization
Greenpeace · API · fossil fuel lobby · OPEC · climate activists
Emissions that trap heat
carbon emissions · pollution · environmental degradation · ecological damage
Rejecting scientific consensus on warming