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federal political interference with global warming science). The urgent warnings coming from all branches of science are intended to focus society on reaching a decision, now. The global warming crisis ... as if global warming does not exist. Political will grows overnight when citizens demand action. But those Americans who are awake to this crisis are focusing their energy on reducing their own carbon
Many legal, political and informal “community processes” were undertaken to shape the future of the land created by the underground rerouting of Boston’s Central Artery. In order to assess whether ... Pollack* Introduction Over a period of roughly two decades, a number of different legal, political, and informal “community processes” were undertaken to shape the future uses of, and design for parks on
In the age of $100-a-barrel oil and global warming, the development of sources of alternative energy is a critical component of political and popular discourse. Recently, the Energy Policy Act of ... minimize NIMBY opposition, while taking advantage of the favorable political and regulatory climate regarding renewable energy development.13 In addition to its compelling political and economic incentives
. The Department should abandon the guidance memorandum and allow tribes to pursue offreservation gaming in appropriate instances where the proposed development enjoys political support at the local level ... Although lawmakers pointed to the large distance between the reservation and the city of Barstow as the reason for their reluctance, critics of the legislature felt that the political clout of powerful
their borders. This prompt, however, merely raises the next question: when, or under what political conditions, will states actually do so? Although individual states within the United States provide many ... ) there will be little political will to regulate water quality until water quality problems become obvious to the relevant populace; ( 2 ) agricultural sources of nonpoint source pollution generally
hand of God “to preserve the existence and dignity of human beings in a free society.”49 This recognition of a “higher law political philosophy” is crucial to understanding the thinking of the Framers.50 ... political philosophy is Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, which makes numerous references to man’s unalienable rights as bestowed by the “Creator.” The Declaration of Independence para. 2 (U.S
models for a domestic program against a set of several criteria, including environmental effectiveness, cost, administrative feasibility, distributional equity, and political acceptability. ... familiarity and political sensitivity regarding program designs that result in overt increases in prices for gasoline and home heating fuels. We review the implications of these two fundamentally different
ensure their intents are enforced. Science, negotiation, litigation, and lobbying for political solutions are all tools that can be brought to bear to ensure compliance with protective laws. However, there ... , and lobbying for political intervention. The order in which they are presented does not suggest priority. Each serves a purpose and, in combination, their use can lead to increased protection for the
problematic, but the subterfuge that condemnors typically use in pursuing such takings. The resulting lack of transparency in governmental action subverts the political process and weakens private property ... the extent that the public opposed the municipality’s condemnation, the political process could address those decisions contrary to public will through referenda, recalls, or other ballot-box measures
sustainability. Because environmental values and norms are often in tension with established industrial interests that resist public interest accountability, they are inevitably forced to play on political ... 1 James Carroll, The Fall of Bob Woodward, Boston Globe, Nov. 21, 2005, at A15. 2 Beginning in the 1970s, an industry-led political initiative to “take America back” from the perceived progressive
The hybrid solvers based on integral equation domain decomposition method (HS-DDM) are developed for modeling of electromagnetic radiation. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the IE-DDM ... ] have been successfully used in the EM problems. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the domain decomposition method (DDM) provides an efficient framework to solve the multiscale problems. It
The hybrid solvers based on integral equation domain decomposition method (HS-DDM) are developed for modeling of electromagnetic radiation. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the IE-DDM ... ] have been successfully used in the EM problems. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the domain decomposition method (DDM) provides an efficient framework to solve the multiscale problems. It
The hybrid solvers based on integral equation domain decomposition method (HS-DDM) are developed for modeling of electromagnetic radiation. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the IE-DDM ... ] have been successfully used in the EM problems. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the domain decomposition method (DDM) provides an efficient framework to solve the multiscale problems. It
The hybrid solvers based on integral equation domain decomposition method (HS-DDM) are developed for modeling of electromagnetic radiation. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the IE-DDM ... ] have been successfully used in the EM problems. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the domain decomposition method (DDM) provides an efficient framework to solve the multiscale problems. It
The hybrid solvers based on integral equation domain decomposition method (HS-DDM) are developed for modeling of electromagnetic radiation. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the IE-DDM ... ] have been successfully used in the EM problems. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the domain decomposition method (DDM) provides an efficient framework to solve the multiscale problems. It
The hybrid solvers based on integral equation domain decomposition method (HS-DDM) are developed for modeling of electromagnetic radiation. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the IE-DDM ... ] have been successfully used in the EM problems. Based on the philosophy of “divide and conquer,” the domain decomposition method (DDM) provides an efficient framework to solve the multiscale problems. It
utilize an improved watershed policy approach. For decades, such an approach has been stymied by a nebulous watershed concept and legal, political, and financial obstacles. This article provides an in-depth ... provisions. 4 This enduring confusion, combined with regulatory, fina ncial, and political obstacles at both the state and federal levels, have stymied implementation of the approach. In part as a result of
quality. However, the legal, social, and political limitations, both exerted on the case law and the CWA generally, will limit the practical further use of the CWA to stop nonpoint source pollution. Thus ... Although these sections have resulted in some nonpoint source reductions, these programs have suffered from underfunding, agency inaction, and institutional and political setbacks.9 Although the primary
to climate change from legal, sociological, scientific, and political perspectives. Douglas Kysar, Deputy Dean and Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School, focused on unequal ... -states and challenged our current assumptions regarding political decision-making models.2 David Wirth, Professor of Law and Director of International Programs at Boston College Law School, surveyed new
claims to value, aimed at making life on the planet relatively better than it is.24 Pragmatic ideas regarding ethics are further manifested in the area of social and political thought.25 For John Dewey ... and other pragmatists, social and political institutions exist (or should exist) to provide for the needs of individuals.26 The worth of projects is to be judged by the extent of their conformity to
