Clean Coal Loan Guarantees and Tax Incentives: Issues in Brief (open access)

Clean Coal Loan Guarantees and Tax Incentives: Issues in Brief

This report discusses certain federal financial incentive mechanisms for "clean coal" commercial projects; namely, loan guarantees and tax incentives. At issue for Congress is the extent to which the private sector has used these financial toolsto develop the technology needed for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while continuing to use available domestic coal reserves for electricity generation.
Date: August 19, 2014
Creator: Folger, Peter & Sherlock, Molly F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances

This report provides information about the U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances on Cuba. Restriction on travel to Cuba has been a key and often contentious component in the U.S.
Date: August 19, 2014
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ethiopia: An Overview (open access)

Ethiopia: An Overview

This report gives an overview of Ethiopia's overview. It includes background, political issues, security concerns, economy, and U.S. foreign assistance
Date: August 19, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Lauren Ploch
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report discusses the recent development regarding the negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program. It provides background information on Iranian nuclear program and debates the November 24 Joint Plan of Action Elements.
Date: August 19, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Consequences of Changes in State Unemployment Compensation Laws (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Consequences of Changes in State Unemployment Compensation Laws

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Date: August 19, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library