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The Ecological Advantages Of Nuclear Power, Fred P. Bosselman
The Ecological Advantages Of Nuclear Power, Fred P. Bosselman
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Major electric utilities are deciding whether to build nuclear power plants. How will their decision affect ecological processes and systems, both in the United States and globally? The article makes three arguments: (1) if nuclear power plants are not built, the gap will be filled by more coal-fired power plants; (2) the impact of coal-fired power plants on ecological processes and systems is likely to be increasingly disastrous; and (3) nuclear power’s ecological impacts are likely to be neutral or even positive.
Private Fund Adviser Registration Act Hr-3818, Anita Krug
Private Fund Adviser Registration Act Hr-3818, Anita Krug
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This paper comments on the Obama administration's 2009 proposal for the regulation of hedge fund investment advisers.
Financial Regulatory Reform And Private Funds, Anita Krug
Financial Regulatory Reform And Private Funds, Anita Krug
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This white paper comments on the Obama administration's June 2009 proposal for the regulation of hedge fund investment advisers.
The Regulatory Response To Madoff, Anita Krug
The Regulatory Response To Madoff, Anita Krug
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This white paper evaluates investor protection mechanisms in the securities regulatory regime at the time the Madoff fraud was exposed. It considers whether the post-Madoff call for additional regulation of hedge funds and/or their managers - and/or their respective activities - was warranted.
Planning For A Bull Market For Wetlands, Fred P. Bosselman
Planning For A Bull Market For Wetlands, Fred P. Bosselman
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Until recently, wetlands had value in the marketplace only as targets for destruction. Today, wetlands often have market value for uses that do not require that they be dredged and filled. Such opportunities include: 1. Carbon storage offsets for greenhouse gas emissions; 2. Mitigation banks for destruction of other wetlands; 3. Conservation banks for wildlife protection; 4. Tradable water quality protection rights; 5. Sites for growing algae or other biofuel crops. These new uses have valid public benefits, but most laws and ordinances were not written with these possibilities in mind. Planners and lawyers need to think about ways to …
The Hedge Fund Transparency Act Of 2009, Anita Krug
The Hedge Fund Transparency Act Of 2009, Anita Krug
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This white paper provides a review and critique of a bill introduced by Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.) in the Senate in early 2009 that, if enacted, would have imposed certain registration and disclosure requirements on hedge funds and certain other private funds.