Resources on some of the important scientific industries in the United States,
from biotechnology to space exploration.
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Science
Overview
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Sharing Science: Global Partnerships
This edition of eJournal USA focuses on science as an inherently international
undertaking in which researchers share the results of their work with a
scientific community that spans the planet, through a growing array of
collaborative efforts, technical journals, conferences, the Internet, and
dedicated high-bandwidth data networks for research and education. The eJournal
has many examples of U.S. participation and leadership in these international
undertakings.
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A Republic Of Science
An essay on inquiry and innovation in science and medicine from Portrait of the USA, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs.
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U.S. Federal R&D Budget Facts
Provides information regarding the federal research and
development (R&D) budget.
Biotechnology
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Monitoring Stem Cell Research
A report by The President's Council on Bioethics which implemented the administration's policy for stem cell research.
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Stem Cell Research
A report by the Congressional Research Service on the issues surrounding
federal funding for stem cell research.
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Cloning: A Select Chronology
A report by the Congressional Research Service on the events surrounding and
following the cloning of a sheep from a single adult sheep cell by Scottish
scientists.
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Human Cloning
A report by the Congressional Research Service on the issues surrounding human
cloning.
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Agricultural Biotechnology
This journal from the U.S. Department of State addresses the controversies and provides scientific reasoning for
the use of agricultural biotechnology.
Energy
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Energy Supply & Disposition by Type of Fuel: 1949 to 2002
This table presents historical statistics on U.S. energy supply and disposition
by type of fuel.
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Energy & Utilities
This report presents statistics on fuel resources, energy production and
consumption, electric energy, hydroelectric power, nuclear power, solar energy,
wood energy, and the electric and gas utility industries.
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National Energy Policy
This report from the National Energy Policy Development Group submitted recommendations to develop a national energy policy designed to bring together business, government, local communities and citizens to promote dependable, affordable and environmentally sound energy policy.
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Energy Policy: Setting the Stage for the Current Debate
This report by the Congressional Research Service provides background and analysis as well as a historical
perspective on U.S. energy policy.
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Energy Outlook with Projections
This report presents a forecast and analysis of U.S. energy supply, demand, and
prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from the Energy
Information Administration's National Energy Modeling System.
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Fueling the Future: Better Ways to Use America's Fuel Options
This report written by the Consumer Energy Council of America makes recommendations to Federal and State policymakers, energy leaders, energy consumers, the public and the media for energy policies to ensure that the Nation’s energy needs can be met.
Environment
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Complex
Environmental Systems: Synthesis for
Earth, Life, and Society in the 21st
Century
A report that presents a ten-year
outlook for environmental research
and education and argues that we need
to develop environmental synthesis
to frame integrated interdisciplinary
research questions and activities
to merge data, approaches, and ideas
across spatial, temporal, and societal
scales.
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Innovating
for Better Environmental Results:
A Strategy to Guide the Next Generation
of Innovation at EPA
This report, prepared by the Innovation
Action Council of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), focuses on
solving a set of priority environmental
problems, developing new tools to
enhance environmental problem-solving,
strengthening partnerships with states
and tribes, and fostering innovation
in EPA’s culture and organizational
systems.
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The
United States Experience with Economic
Incentives for Pollution Control
This report written by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency imparts to federal,
state and local governments how to
use market-based economic incentives
as a tool to help manage environmental
quality.
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2006-2011
EPA Strategic Plan
This plan presents EPA’s five-year
goals. It discusses important new
challenges and opportunities that
are likely to arise in the coming
years and identifies the environmental
and human health outcomes of these
plans.
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The
Natural Resources and Environment
Function in the Federal Budget: An
Overview of Programs and Funding
This Congressional Research Service
report outlines the funding for natural
resources into five subfunctions:
water resources, conservation and
land management, recreational resources,
pollution control and abatement, and
other activities like research and
technical support.
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President's
Environmental Spending Proposals
This Fact Sheet written by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture indicates
increased spending for "high-priority
environment and natural resource programs"
in the 2005 budget proposal.
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The
U.S. Climate Change Science Program:
Vision and Highlights
The Climate Change Science Program
report provides an overview of the
long-term strategic plan to enhance
scientific understanding of global
climate change.
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Global
Climate Change
This report from the Congressional
Research Service briefly reviews the
status of climate science, international
negotiations, and congressional activity
focused specifically on climate change.
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Climate
Change Fact Sheet
The Fact Sheet describes President
Bush’s commitment to a comprehensive
strategy to reduce the greenhouse
gas intensity of the American economy
by 18 percent by 2012.
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Global
Climate Change Policy Book
The Executive Summary of the President’s
new approaches to the challenge of
global climate change.
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Safe
Drinking Water Act: Implementation
and Issues
This Congressional Research Service
report provides an overview of pending
legislation dealing with drinking
water safety and the federal role
in providing financial assistance
for water projects.
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Achieving
Sustainable Development
Articles in this electronic journal
from the U.S. Department of State
examines strategies for achieving
sustainable development worldwide.
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Green
Cities: Urban Environmental Solutions
Articles and commentaries in this
electronic journal offer new strategies
for protecting the environment, redefining
the concepts of regulation, the roles
of government, and the responsibility
of the private sector.
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Shared
Oceans, Shared Future
Featured articles in this electronic
journal describe the importance of
oceans and how we can work together
to preserve this resource.
Information
Technology
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Computer and Internet Use
Charts and explanation of Internet access use and locations.
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Internet Access & Usage and Online Service Usage from 1997 to 2005 and by Characteristic
This table contains
statistical information regarding Internet access and usage as well as online
service usage from 1997 to 2005.
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Information and Communications
This report presents statistics on the various information and communications media: publishing, including newspapers, periodicals, books, and software; motion pictures, sound recordings, broadcasting, and telecommunications; and information services, such as libraries.
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Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal
Assistance Programs
This Congressional Research Service report discusses legislation seeking to close the gap in broadband
disparities.
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Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues
This Congressional Research Service report discusses the regulatory debate over federal broadband financial
assistance programs.
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The Evolving Internet
These articles from an electronic journal show how information and communication technology (ICT) is reshaping the lives of people around the world.
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"Spam": An Overview of Issues Concerning
Commercial Electronic Mail
This Congressional Research Report discusses the pros and cons of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN_SPAM) Act which went into effect January 1, 2004.
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Broadcasters Getting Online, Staying On Air
Information on how broadcasters have changed their operations based on rapid
technological
advancements.
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Net Neutrality: Background and Issues
This Congressional Research Service report that debates the importance of unfettered access to the Internet.
Space
Exploration
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U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial
This Congressional Research Service report provides background and analysis as well as legislation regarding
U.S. civilian, military, and commercial space programs.
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President Bush Announces New Vision for Space Exploration
Full transcription of the President's announcement of a new vision for the U.S.
space exploration program.
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The Vision for Space Exploration
This report presents the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA)
strategic plan.
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Mars Exploration Rovers
Prepared by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), this fact sheet provides information on the Mars
Exploration Rover program.
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NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia: Quick Facts and
Issues for Congress
On February 1, 2003, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart while
returning to Earth from a 16-day science mission in orbit. All seven
astronauts—six Americans and one Israeli—were killed. This Congressional Research Service report
provides quick facts about Columbia, her crew, the STS-107 mission, and a brief
discussion of issues for Congress.
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Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and
Satellite Exports
This Congressional Research Service report offers background and analysis on U.S. launch vehicle policies,
programs and issues, and legislation.
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Space Shuttle: Further Improvements Needed in NASA's Modernization Efforts
This U.S. Government Accountability Office report is an assessment of the extent to which NASA has identified the
architecture and costs necessary to implement its strategic plan; whether
NASA’s exploration architecture cost estimates fit within the
agency’s projected available budgets; and the risks associated with
NASA’s acquisition strategy for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV)
project.
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Nations In Space
This article discusses the past, present and future of international space cooperation.
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