Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry (open access)

Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry

This report discusses factors that have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity and some of the resulting issues. In addition, the report reviews approaches being taken to address the lack of investment in transmission infrastructure and transmission congestion.
Date: February 12, 2007
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid (open access)

Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid

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Date: February 4, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid (open access)

Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid

This report provides a description of initiatives within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Defense to protect the physical electrical utility infrastructure from outages caused by a range of activities including system operator errors, weather-related damage, and terrorist attacks. While the electric utility industry has primary responsibility, federal and state government agencies also have been addressing physical security concerns.
Date: February 4, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Smart Grid Provisions in H.R. 6, 110th Congress (open access)

Smart Grid Provisions in H.R. 6, 110th Congress

This report provides an overview of Smart Grid, a distribution system that allows for flow of information from a customer's meter in two directions. It discusses both regulatory and technological barriers that have limited the implementation of Smart Grid technology.
Date: February 13, 2008
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Restructuring: Maintaining Bulk Power System Reliability (open access)

Electric Utility Restructuring: Maintaining Bulk Power System Reliability

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Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: Abel, Amy; Parker, Larry B. & Stitt, Steven C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid and Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid and Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues

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Date: February 20, 2002
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations

This report explores the history of U.S.-Israeli relationships and current Israeli issues such as border security, defense, Israel-Palestinian conflicts, economy, and democracy.
Date: February 14, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations. February 2011 (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations. February 2011

This report provides an overview of Lebanese politics, recent events in Lebanon, and current issues in U.S. - Lebanon relation
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case (open access)

European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case

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Date: February 11, 2005
Creator: Aheam, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union–U.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues (open access)

European Union–U.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues

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Date: February 14, 2008
Creator: Aheam, Raymond J.; Fischer, John W.; Goldfarb, Charles B.; Hanrahan, Charles E.; Eubanks, Walter W. & Rubin, Janice E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free Trade Versus Protectionism: An Analysis of the Issue (open access)

Free Trade Versus Protectionism: An Analysis of the Issue

This report discusses the gain international trade, qualifications to the free trade doctrine and arguments for protectionism.
Date: February 13, 1978
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond
System: The UNT Digital Library
China’s Economy: Findings of a Research Trip (open access)

China’s Economy: Findings of a Research Trip

This report is on China’s Economy: Findings of a Research Trip.
Date: February 9, 1998
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches (open access)

Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches

This report provides an overview of the globalization, worker insecurity, and policy approaches.
Date: February 27, 2012
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (open access)

Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

This report discusses the free trade agreement (FTA) between United States and Morocco. The United States and Morocco reached agreement on March 2, 2004 to create a free trade agreement.
Date: February 16, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Legislation in the 106th Congress: An Overview (open access)

Trade Legislation in the 106th Congress: An Overview

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Date: February 8, 2000
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Relations: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Relations: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress

This report examines the trade relations between the United States, the European Union, and China.
Date: February 17, 2011
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

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Date: February 10, 2005
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations (open access)

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

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Date: February 6, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ethylene Dibromide: Regulatory Background (open access)

Ethylene Dibromide: Regulatory Background

Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy considerations pertinent to EDB.
Date: February 8, 1984
Creator: Aidala, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Negotiations (open access)

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Negotiations

This report provides: (1) context for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; (2) analysis of possible trade and investment issues in the negotiations; and (3) discussion of issues for Congress. The U.S.-EU negotiations on TTIP are not public, however, the information and analysis in this report on issues in the negotiations are based on publicly-available information.
Date: February 4, 2014
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias & Jones, Vivian C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whales and Sonar: Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training (open access)

Whales and Sonar: Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training

This report discusses laws related to the protection of marine mammals when using mid-frequency active sonar including the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The report discusses each of the laws generally, and then reviews the litigation surrounding the Navy's compliance with these laws in the context of using the sonar for training purposes off California's coast.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whales and Sonar: Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training (open access)

Whales and Sonar: Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training

This report discusses litigation regarding the use of mid-frequency active sonar training exercises and its effects on marine mammals.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act: Distinct Population Segments and Experimental Populations (open access)

Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act: Distinct Population Segments and Experimental Populations

This report analyzes the distinct population segments (DPS) designation process as it is applied to the gray wolf. It also examines experimental populations of wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and their protections.
Date: February 28, 2011
Creator: Alexander, Kristina & Corn, M. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Distinct Population Segments and Experimental Populations (open access)

Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Distinct Population Segments and Experimental Populations

This report analyzes the DPS designation process as it is applied to the gray wolf. It also examines experimental populations of wolves under the ESA and their protections.
Date: February 13, 2009
Creator: Alexander, Kristina & Corn, M. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library