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not have been produced without the support of professional staff
from the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of
the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering,
and Institute of Medicine, in particular Deborah Stine, who drafted
the chapters and refined them based on panel discussions and
conclusions. The report was greatly improved by the diligent work
of its editor, Roseanne Price. In addition, invaluable support was
provided by Marion Roberts and Ruth Danoff.
The panel would also like to thank the following people, who
made presentations at panel meetings: Linda Stuntz, Department of
Energy; David Montgomery, Congressional Budget Office; and Richard
Morgenstern, Alex Cristofore, Mike Shelby, and Paul Schwengels, all
of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Acknowledgments by the Adaptation
Panel
While the members of the Adaptation Panel are responsible for
this report, it would not have been produced without the support of
staff from the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public
Policy. Rob Coppock, Nancy A. Crowell, Lawrence E. McCray, Roseanne
Price, and Marion Roberts were indispensable. The panel appreciates
the contribution of Scott Becvar of the University of Illinois. It
is also grateful for presentations by the following persons: Ronald
Benioff and Joel B. Smith of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency; and Michael D. Bowes, Pierre R. Crosson, Joel Darmstadter,
William E. Easterling III, and Kenneth D. Frederick of Resources
for the Future.