California Legislature, 2001-2002 Session, Senate Bill No. 527 (open access)

California Legislature, 2001-2002 Session, Senate Bill No. 527

Bill introduced by the California Senate to revise the functions and duties of the California Climate Action Registry and requires the Registry, in coordination with CEC to adopt third-party verification metrics, developing GHG emissions protocols and qualifying third-party organizations to provide technical assistance and certification of emissions baselines and inventories. SB 527 amended SB 1771 to emphasize third-party verification.
Date: September 2001
Creator: California. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Structure and Function of Near-Death Experiences: An Algorithmic Reincarnation Hypothesis (open access)

The Structure and Function of Near-Death Experiences: An Algorithmic Reincarnation Hypothesis

Article examining a modification of the traditional doctrine of reincarnation that takes into account biological and cultural evolution. This allows an understanding of how the attributes of NDEs could have undergone selection even though all opportunities for mating have already passed at the time of death.
Date: Winter 2001
Creator: Murphy, Todd
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences in Thailand (open access)

Near-Death Experiences in Thailand

Study examining near-death experiences (NDEs) in Thailand, which do not demonstrate the episodes most noted in those collected in the West, but they do show consistent features. The article argues that these features, including harbingers of death, visions of hell, the Lord of the underworld, and the benefits of making donations to Buddhist monks and temples, can be understood within the framework of beliefs and customs unique to Southeast Asia.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Murphy, Todd
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library