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In summaiy, the main points in this controversy are first, the contention by energy consei vation proponents that numerous investment opportunities currently exist to reduce energy costs. Further, these investment opportunities would meet the investment criteria noted above. Although there are lew challenges to this contention, it is not the center of controversy. Conservationists contend that the failure of private markets to make these investments is indicative of serious inefficiencies. Some economists dispute this contention and proi ide explanations ol why normal, well-functioning markets may defer on energy-efficient investments. 

Benbrook, C. (2006). The effectiveness of farm and private sector initiatives to reduce children s pesticide exposures . Presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the AAAS Opportunities and Initiatives to Minimize Children s Exposure to Pesticides, St. Louis, Missouri. 19 Feb 2006. 

Other applications include car rental, shared-car ownership or public transport -these transfer the risk of ownership of a vehicle with a new propulsion system away from the private person. Once established, these niche applications can help to raise the profile of the new technology, increase public acceptance and provide opportunities for feedback that can lead to technology improvement. Once their commercial viability in the niche market has been proved, the vehicles can expand into wider markets. Particularly suitable for introducing hydrogen (or other alternative fuels) are buses, fleet vehicles and rental vehicles (Smith, 2001). 

Findings 2 Undergraduate research experience. Undergraduate research experiences were cited as enriching experiences that solidihed the interviewees decision to pursue science careers. Many of these opportunities resulted from programs supported various federal agencies and private foundations. 

Limited knowledge and high transaction costs prevent individuals from developing expertise about many remote risks. So entrepreneurs often fill the gaps. The ability to provide information about the risks of chemical exposure offers many profitable opportunities, as long as the exposure is a private good that varies among individuals. ... 

For many years, cosmochemistry depended on the chance discovery of meteorites - either witnessed falls and serendipitous finds, or the dogged determination of a few private collectors who systematically searched for them. That changed in 1969, when Japanese explorers in Antarctica led by Masaru Yoshida stumbled onto meteorites exposed on bare ice. American geologist William Cassidy immediately recognized an opportunity, and with support from the National Science Foundation he mounted a joint expedition with the Japanese to the Allan Hills region of Antarctica in 1977 to recover meteorites. This was the first of many expeditions, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and headed first by Cassidy and later by Ralph Harvey, that have returned to Antarctica every year to collect meteorites (Fig. 1.11). The Japanese have operated a parallel field program in... 

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