Category: Briefings - Part 2

Briefings

Solar Orchards in the Outback

AUSTRALIA—The self-styled “sunburn country” has long pioneered the use of solar power. Go to some remote outback settlements and it seems almost every dwelling is equipped with electricity-generating solar panels….

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Is There an Engineer in the House?

The 107th Congress will include 15 lawmakers with engineering and science backgrounds, according to the National Society of Professional Engineers. John Warner, an influential Republican from Virginia, is currently the…

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A Decision for the Birds

Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture and animal rights activists reached an out-of-court agreement in October to amend the Animal Welfare Act, the matter is far from settled. Or so…

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Dec 2000 – More Briefings

American E-tailer Riles Canadians The North American Free Trade Agreement notwithstanding, when Canada’s graduate students learned last summer that their theses were being sold to the public by an American…

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Oct 1999 – Briefings

by David Brindley Law Science in the Courts Some judges Will soon get a hand in tackling complex issues that arise in their court cases. The American Association for the…