Policy centers

Juergensmeyer, M., The Ethics of Secrecy, Ethics and Policy. Center for Ernies and Social Policy, Apr. 1976. 

UBA (2001). Substituting Environmentally Relevant Flame Retardants Assessment Fundamentals. ISSN 0722-186X, March 2001. Cited in Growing Threats Toxic Flame Retardants Children s Health. Environment California Research and Policy Center, 2003. See UBA s press release at http // www.umweltbundesamt.de/uba-info-presse-e/presse-informationen-e/ p5601 -e.htm... 

The Center for Cognitive Liberty Ethics (CCLE) is a nonprofit research and policy center devoted to protecting freedom of thought. Our mission is to develop and implement social policies that preserve and enhance freedom of thought into the 21st century. 

The Violence Policy Center, at http //www.vpc.org, also provides news and links from a strong antigun point of view. The organization is currently focused on renewing the ban on assault weapons and going beyond it to ban a variety of similar weapons that are currently legal. 

Washington, D.C. Violence Policy Center, 2003. Also available online. URL http //www.vpc.org/studies/officecont.htm. Posted in May 2003. This report compiles incidents in which criminals used assault weapons to kill police, and argues that, contrary to assertions by gun rights advocates, assault weapons represent a significant, continuing threat to law enforcement. 

Criminal Use of the 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle. Violence Policy Center. Available online. URL http //www.vpc.org/snipercrime.htm. Posted in 2001. Recounts incidence of the use of the. 50 caliber sniper rifle in criminal activity. Some gun control opponents have said this heavy gun has never been used in crimes. While it apparently has, the number of incidents appears to be very small. 

Hammer, Marion P. NRA s Friendly Face Draws Hateful Fire. American Rifleman, vol. 146, February 1998, pp. lOff. Complains that Josh Sugar-mann s Violence Policy Center unfairly attacks the NRA s Eddie Eagle gun safety program because he does not want gun safety but rather the complete banning of firearms. 

Gest, Ted. Little Think Tank Big Impact. U.S. News World Report, vol. 115, December 6, 1993, p. 26. Describes the efforts of Josh Sugarmann, founder of the Violence Policy Center. The organization has issued research reports that zero in on emerging controversies such as those over assault weapons and gun dealer licensing. 

Rand, Kristen. Lawyers, Guns, and Money The Impact of Tort Restrictions on Firearms Safety and Gun Control. Washington, D.C. Violence Policy Center and Public Citizen, 1996. Discusses the effects of civil court decisions in shaping the practices of the firearms industry, including the use of safety devices, as well as the impact on the overall gun control movement. 

Violence Policy Center (VPC) URL http //www.vpc.org E-mail info vpc.org 1140 19th Street, NW Suite 600... 

The research described in this report was sponsored hy the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The research was conducted jointly hy RAND Health s Center for Military Health Policy Research and the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center supported hy the OSD, the Joint Staff, the unified commands, and the defense agencies under Contract DASWOl-Of-C-0004. 

Prior, Stephen D., Ph.D., Research Director, National Security Health Policy Center, Potomac Institute, February 20, 2001a June 15, 2001b and August 15, 2001c. 

Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A. 

E.G. Smith, R.D. Knutson, C.R. Taylor and J.B. Penson, Impacts of Chemical Use Reduction on Crop Yields and Costs , College Station, Texas, Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A M University System, 1990. 

Because of a 1973 U.S. law requiring that mattresses meet requirements for cigarette-ignition resistance, it s hard to find a healthy mattress without the fire-retardant chemicals that pose significant health risks. A report by Environment California Research and Policy Center says that some of the most commonly used fire-retardant compounds are PBDEs, which have recently been accumu-... 

This research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center (ISDPC) of the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD). NSRD conducts... 

Spengler JD, Ozka5mak H, McCarthy JF, et al. 1989. Symposium on health aspects of exposure to asbestos in buildings, December 14-16, 1988. Cambridge, MA Energy and Environmental Policy Center, Harvard University. 1-297. 

Energy and Environmental Policy Center, Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, M A 02138... 

From the Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Joint Tax Policy Center, information on the 2007 EITC. 

The winding down of the timber industry in the Maine Woods initially led to opportunities for conservation of natural areas, according to an analysis by Sara A. Clark and Peter Howell, From Diamond International to Plum Creek The Era of Large Landscape Conservation in the Northern Forest, University of Maine, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center (2007). 

Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole,... 

Taylor, C. R and Smith, H. A. (1999)- Aggregate economic evaluation of banning crganopho.sphatc and carbamate pesticides, AFPC Policy Re.search Report 99-15. Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Texas A M University. College Station, TX. 

Keeler, A. (2004). An Evaluation of State Carbon Dioxide Policies, Mimeo, Climate Policy Center Washington, DC. 

Waste Policy Center The Waste Policy Institute deals with environmental and policy issues related to both business and governmental organizations. http //www. winporter.com... 

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