Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, Title VII of H.R. 3221: Summary and Discussion of Oil and Gas Provisions
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Description: This report discusses the energy development reform and energy production from public lands.
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Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues
Date: June 10, 2008
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
Description: This report discusses the history, current posture, and outlook for the federal energy tax policy. It also discusses current energy tax proposals and major energy tax provisions enacted in the 109th Congress.
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Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use
Date: February 13, 2008
Creator: Blodgett, John
Description: This report examines the interrelationships of the variables regarding the debate on climate change to explore their implications for policies that address the problem. The three variables underpinning the debates and justified response to the issue are: the magnitude and rates of change of (1) population growth, (2) incomes, and (3) intensity of greenhouse gas emissions relative to economic activities.
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Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E): Background, Status, and Selected Issues for Congress
Date: August 12, 2008
Creator: Stine, Deborah D.
Description: This report provides an overview of Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) design. The report discusses the legislative origins and policy debates prior to ARPA-E authorization and Bush administration response to ARPA-E authorization.
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Regulation of Energy Derivatives
Date: July 7, 2008
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Description: This report analyzes the development of regulation for energy derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to changes in the price of some energy product). Regulation may be needed [1] to help prevent abusive trading and price manipulation, and [2] to help prevent the failure of a large derivatives dealer which could trigger disruptions of supplies and prices in oil and gas markets.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc98115/
Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power
Date: March 7, 2008
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth
Description: This report discusses the current debate over proposed strategies to redesign the global nuclear fuel cycle. It begins with a look at the motivating factors underlying the resurgent interest in nuclear power, the nuclear power industry's current state of affairs, and the interdependence with the nuclear fuel cycle.
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Biofuels in the 2007 Energy and Farm Bills: A Side-by-Side Comparison
Date: January 17, 2008
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Description: This report provides a side-by-side comparison of biofuels-related provisions in Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, P.L. 110-140) with prior law, and with comparable provisions in the House and Senate farm bills.
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Nuclear Power Plant Security and Vulnerabilities
Date: January 18, 2008
Creator: Holt, Mark
Description: This report discusses the physical security at nuclear power plants and concerns of radiological sabotage, a deliberate act against a plant that could directly or indirectly endanger public health and safety through exposure to radiation.
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Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?
Date: August 21, 2008
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
Description: This report provides an overview of the statutory framework, key players, infrastructure, resources, tools, and operations associated with enforcement and compliance of the major pollution control laws and regulations administered by EPA. It also outlines the roles of federal (including regional offices) and state regulators, as well as the regulated community.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96804/
Biofuels Provisions in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), H.R. 3221, and H.R. 6: A Side-by-Side Comparison
Date: January 17, 2008
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Description: This report discusses the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the key biofuels-related provisions of the final legislation.
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Permallink:digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96788/