Tag Archives: EPA

R&D from Prepd: Transportation & Infrastructure

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Logan Scisco

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Posted in R&D, U.S. Extemp | Tagged airline industry, Amtrak, electric cars, EPA, FAA, gasoline tax, infrastructure, mass transit, R&D, transportation | Comments Off

Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a major R&D for April 7th: Profile: Ai Weiwei from the BBC Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist who has been vocal about human rights abuses in China. Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese government for economic … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, African Union, Al Sharpton, Allassane Ouattara, AU, Barack Obama, budget, budget deficit, China, Chinese human rights, Clean Air Act, David Prosser, Donald Trump, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EU, EU bailout, euro, euro zone, European immigration, European issues, European Union, France, French foreign policy, French-Ivory Coast relations, gas prices, Gaza war, government shutdown, greenhouse gas emissions, housing industry, human rights, International Monetary Fund, Iraq war, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Italy, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear disaster, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Laurent Gbagbo, Libya, Libyan war, major R&D, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, oil, Paul Ryan, Portugal, Portuguese economy, President Obama, R&D, Richard Goldstone, small businesses, Spain, Spanish bailout, Spanish economy, taxes, the Ivory Coast, Tunisia, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court race | Comments Off

R&D: EPA Prepares New Regulations, a Gaza War is Approaching, and Greece Passes an Austerity Budget for 2011

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 23rd: EPA to double down on climate from Politico With Congress unlikely to pass a cap and trade bill, the Environmental Protection Agency is set to roll out greenhouse gas regulations next year. The … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged carbon emissions, climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Gaza Strip, global warming, Greece, Greek economy, Hamas, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, North Korea, R&D, South Korea, South Korean-North Korean relations, Southern Sudan, Sudan, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Chinese Version of WikiLeaks is on the Horizon, the Rise of the Coffee Party, and the G20s Trade and Currency Failures

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 26th: Chinese whistleblower faces hard road from the Asia Times Is a Chinese version of WikiLeaks in the making? If so, can it produce real change in China? This article seeks to find the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, China, Coffee Party, currency, domestic politics, emissions targets, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, G20, Hamid Karzai, Iran-Afghan relations, R&D, tea party, top five news stories, trade, Wikileaks | Comments Off

CFL Nats R&D: Agriculture, Interior, Energy, Transportation

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Farmers say risk management program too complex from Business Week Tesla to build electric cars at Northern California plant from the Los Angeles Times U.S. Bans Japan Beef Imports After Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak from Bloomberg EPA scolds BP in Gulf oil … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged auto industry, BP, California, climate change, Detroit, electric cars, EPA, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Japan, oil, R&D, top news stories, Toyota | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 8th: Copenhagen’s Many Agendas from the Council on Foreign Relations Journalism and Freedom (Rupert Murdoch Editorial) from the Wall Street Journal EPA is preparing to regulate emissions in Congress’s stead from the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, climate change, Copenhagen summit, EPA, global warming, Gordon Brown, Great Britain, Hugo Chavez, media, R&D, Rupert Murdoch, top five, top five news stories, Venezuela, Venezuelan economy | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of April 29th-May 5th, 2009

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Ten years on, what have schools learned from Columbine? 2. Should only large industries have their carbon emissions regulated? 3. How can Saudi Arabia placate its Shiite minority? 4. Should the U.S. close the border with Mexico over swine … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Afghanistan, Armenia, cap and trade, China, Cuba, EPA, global warming, Mexico, OAS, Obama, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, swine flu, Taiwan, Turkey | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of April 22nd-28th, 2009

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Will the tea party movement have an immediate impact on the American questions political system? 2. Does the PPIP need more safeguards? 3. Would South Africa be better off if the ANC were weaker? 4. Will the recent decision … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged ANC, bailout, China, economy, environment, EPA, global warming, human rights, IMF, India, iran, Obama, Somalia, South Africa, taxes, tea party, torture | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of March 11th-17th, 2009

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Will the arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir eventually lead to the disintegration of the CPA? 2. Are North Korea’s threats of war to be taken seriously? 3. Will the recent violence in Northern Ireland weaken Sinn Fein’s leadership? 4. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged budget, Congress, economy, education, EPA, global warming, GOP, illegal drugs, Israel, North Korea, Sudan, Syria | Comments Off