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Link to Catalog page for Alternatives to the Indian Point Energy Center for Meeting New York Electric Power Needs Alternatives to the Indian Point Energy Center for Meeting New York Electric Power Needs (2006)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Alternatives to Indian Point for Meeting Energy Needs, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Review of the Department of Energy's Genomics: GTL Program Review of the Department of Energy's Genomics: GTL Program (2006)
Board on Life Sciences (BLS)
Committee on Review of the Department of Energy's Genomics: GTL Program, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Tires and Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy:  Informing Consumers, Improving Performance -- Special Report 286 Tires and Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy: Informing Consumers, Improving Performance -- Special Report 286 (2006-04-07)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee for the National Tire Efficiency Study, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Trends in Oil Supply and Demand, Potential for Peaking of Conventional Oil Production, and Possible Mitigation Options: A Summary Report of the Workshop Trends in Oil Supply and Demand, Potential for Peaking of Conventional Oil Production, and Possible Mitigation Options: A Summary Report of the Workshop (2006)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
James Zucchetto, Editor, Planning Group for the Workshop on Trends in Oil Supply and Demand and the Potential for Peaking of Conventional Oil Production, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Going the Distance?  The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States Going the Distance? The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States (2006)
Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (NRSB)
Committee on Transportation of Radioactive Waste, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report (2006)
Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM)
Committee on the Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for The Fuel Tax and Alternatives for
Transportation Funding:  Special Report 285 The Fuel Tax and Alternatives for Transportation Funding: Special Report 285 (2006-01-27)
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Committee for the Study of the Long-Term Viability of Fuel Taxes for Transportation Finance, The National Academies

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Link to Catalog page for Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines (2006)
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR)
Committee on Mine Placement of Coal Combustion Wastes, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions (2006)
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST)
Committee on State Practices in Setting Mobile Source Emissions Standards, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Frontiers of Engineering:
 Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2005 Symposium Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2005 Symposium (2006)
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National Academy of Engineering

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Link to Catalog page for New Source Review for Stationary Sources of Air Pollution New Source Review for Stationary Sources of Air Pollution (2006)
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST)
Committee on Changes in New Source Review Programs for Stationary Sources of Air Pollution, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Letter Report for the Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs Letter Report for the Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs (2005)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs, Phase Two, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership:  First Report Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: First Report (2005)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES), Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Committee on Review of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Research Program, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase One):  A First Look Forward Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase One): A First Look Forward (2005)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility -- Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype:  Proceedings of an International Workshop An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility -- Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype: Proceedings of an International Workshop (2005)
Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC)
Glenn E. Schweitzer and A. Chelsea Sharber, Editors, Committee on the Scientific Aspects of an International Spent Fuel Repository in Russia, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Link to Catalog page for Decreasing Energy Intensity in Manufacturing:  Assessing the Strategies and Future Directions of the Industrial Technologies Program Decreasing Energy Intensity in Manufacturing: Assessing the Strategies and Future Directions of the Industrial Technologies Program (2005)
Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design (BMED)
Committee for Review of the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry:  Grand Challenges and Research Needs - A Workshop Report Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs - A Workshop Report (2005)
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST)
Committee on Grand Challenges for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads (2005)
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST)
Committee on Ecological Impacts of Road Density, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Oil Spill Dispersants:  Efficacy and Effects Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects (2005)
Ocean Studies Board (OSB)
Committee on Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for The National Academies Keck <i>Futures Initiative</i> Designing Nanostructures at the Interface between Biomedical and Physical Systems: Conference Focus Group Summaries The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Designing Nanostructures at the Interface between Biomedical and Physical Systems: Conference Focus Group Summaries (2005-06-03)
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The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Steering Committee, The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Planning Committee, The National Academies

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Link to Catalog page for The Hydrogen Economy:  Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs (2004)
National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use, National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering

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Link to Catalog page for Lessons Learned from Workshop on Novel Approaches to Carbon Management: Letter Report Lessons Learned from Workshop on Novel Approaches to Carbon Management: Letter Report (2004)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES), Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR)
Committee on Novel Approaches to the Management of Greenhouse Gases from Energy Systems, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Methodology for Estimating Prospective Benefits of Energy R&D Programs Methodology for Estimating Prospective Benefits of Energy R&D Programs (2004-12-17)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States (2004)
Ocean Studies Board (OSB), Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR)
Committee to Review the Activities Authorized under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Future Hydrogen Production and Use: Letter Report Future Hydrogen Production and Use: Letter Report (2003-04-11)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES), National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Novel Approaches to Carbon Management: Separation, Capture, Sequestration, and Conversion to Useful Products - Workshop Report Novel Approaches to Carbon Management: Separation, Capture, Sequestration, and Conversion to Useful Products - Workshop Report (2003-05-02)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES), Engineering and Physical Sciences (DEPS)
Committee on Novel Approaches to the Management of Greenhouse Gases from Energy Systems, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Letter Report on Review of Research Proposals on Carbon Management Letter Report on Review of Research Proposals on Carbon Management (2003)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Novel Approaches to the Management of Greenhouse Gases from Energy Systems, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Review of DOE's Vision 21 Research and Development Program -- Phase 1 Review of DOE's Vision 21 Research and Development Program -- Phase 1 (2003)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee to Review DOE's Vision 21 R&D Program -- Phase 1, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for The Disposition Dilemma: Controlling the Release of Solid Materials from Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Licensed Facilities The Disposition Dilemma: Controlling the Release of Solid Materials from Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Licensed Facilities (2002)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Alternatives for Controlling the Release of Solid Materials from Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Licensed Facilities, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards (2002)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on the Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Energy Research at DOE:  Was It Worth It?  Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000 Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000 (2001)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (1994)
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS)
Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Energy and Transportation: Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century Energy and Transportation: Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century (2003)
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Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Energy and Transportation, Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century, National Research Council

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2007 Reports
Link to Catalog page for Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy:  A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST)
Sandi Schwartz, Tina Masciangioli, and Boonchai Boonyaratanakornkit, Rapporteurs, Chemical Sciences Roundtable, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Coal:  Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy Coal: Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy (2007)
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR)
Committee on Coal Research, Technology, and Resource Assessments to Inform Energy Policy, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Plasma Science:  Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest (2007)
Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA)
Plasma 2010 Committee, Plasma Science Committee, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Assessment of Wingtip Modifications to Increase the Fuel Efficiency of Air Force Aircraft Assessment of Wingtip Modifications to Increase the Fuel Efficiency of Air Force Aircraft (2007)
Air Force Studies Board (AFSB)
Committee on Assessment of Aircraft Winglets for Large Aircraft Fuel Efficiency, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects (2007)
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE)
Committee on Assessing the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects (2007)
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST)
Committee on Environmental Impacts of Wind Energy Projects, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two) Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two) (2007)
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs (Phase Two), National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Rising Above the Gathering Storm:  Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (2007)
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP)
Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine

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Link to Catalog page for Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution:  Challenges for China and the United States Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States (2008)
Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC)
Committee on Energy Futures and Air Pollution in Urban China and the United States, National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council in collaboration with Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Link to Catalog page for Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
Committee on Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy:  A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST)
Sandi Schwartz, Tina Masciangioli, and Boonchai Boonyaratanakornkit, Rapporteurs, Chemical Sciences Roundtable, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Plasma Science:  Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest Plasma Science: Advancing Knowledge in the National Interest (2007)
Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA)
Plasma 2010 Committee, Plasma Science Committee, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects (2007)
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST)
Committee on Environmental Impacts of Wind Energy Projects, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects (2007)
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE)
Committee on Assessing the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects, National Research Council

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Link to Catalog page for In the Beat of a Heart:  Life, Energy, and the Unity of Nature In the Beat of a Heart: Life, Energy, and the Unity of Nature (2006)
The views expressed in this book are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Academies.

Joseph Henry Press (JHP)
John Whitfield

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2008 Reports
Link to Catalog page for Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States (2008)
Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB)
Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States, National Research Council

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