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Peterson, T. D. (2004). The evolution of state climate change policy in the United States Lessons learned and new directions. Widener Law Journal, 14(1), 81-120. 

All armies learned several lessons from this non-gas war. The phrase ffad Britain and the United States been prepared for war in 1936, there would not have been a war was taken as a self-evident truth.72 Certainly it was recognised that chemical warfare establishments, notably at Porton Down in the United Kingdom and Edgewood Arsenal in the United States, needed to be permanent organisations that concentrated on training, research and development, and chemical warfare preparedness. This lesson, from a slightly different angle, is reflected in the words of K.C. Royall, the US Under Secretary for War The better job you do, the less likely it is you will have to put to actual use the products of your work. 73... 

Lessons learned Exposure to C. immitis may have occurred among residents of and travelers to Ventura County, Los Angeles County, or other counties in or near the San Joaquin Valley following the earthquake and its aftershocks and during cleanup activities. Following earthquakes where C. immitis occurs, health advisories should be developed and broadcast, using the Health Alert Network, to health departments across the United States. These advisories should advise health professionals to be aware of potential exposure in persons who recently traveled to the impacted area. 

Lessons learned Health professionals across the United States need to develop strategies to reduce mosquito populations, to prevent mosquito exposures, and to utilize surveillance and reporting systems to recognize the disease in its early stages of manifestation in a community. 

It is evident that a careful assessment has not been made of lessons already learned from previous alternative fuel policies. Chapter 12 in this volume by McNutt and Rodgers discusses the consequences in the United States of earlier policies that emphasized using certain niche markets. They suggest that current hydrogen programs would have been designed differently if those lessons had been taken into account. The situation in the E.U. is the same hardly any connection to lessons learned in past policies. 

What, if anything, does the 15-year experience with alternative fuels, and the lessons learned, tell us about the upcoming hydrogen transition We think the lessons learned should be studied in detail by those who have the most to gain from a successful introduction of hydrogen as a transportation fuel, and also by those who have the most to lose from less than full success. We believe the numerous analyses and models developed to assess alternative fuels should now be harnessed to help chart the most effective course toward a hydrogen future. In particular, we have made five overarching observations drawn from the experience with alternative fuels in the United States to date. 

The United States (U.S.) is in the process of embracing the hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicle as the answer to the nation s transportation needs, at least for the second half of the twenty-first century, and perhaps before then as well. The scientific, engineering, social, consumer acceptance, economic, and policy hurdles that must be overcome to enable this technology to succeed are unprecedented. This chapter analyzes past deployments of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) by DaimlerChrysler Corporation to reveal the lessons learned so that potential stumbling blocks or inconsistent policies can be avoided in the deployment of hydrogen powered cars and light duty trucks. 

Many lessons can be learned from the past concerning chemical and biological warfare and the U.S. experience combating it. So far, the United States has been extremely lucky and has not experienced a chemical and biological Pearl Harbor like some other countries have. To prevent that, the U.S. military forces will have to continue to learn... 

Cooperative efforts between the United States and nine host countries were initiated in 1992 to improve the safety of Soviet-designed nuclear power plants amid heightened international concern about the safety of Soviet-designed reactors. Since then, many lessons have been learned. 

Select/controlled access to this evolving ES H database by Minatom could contribute to an enhanced mutual understanding of the United States and Russian Federation safety cultures and would represent a significant step in the mutual sharing of lessons learned. 

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