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This Congressional Research Service report on selected strategic issues of interest to Congress, while emphasizing energy policy issues, also contains chapters on issue areas which interrelate-transportation, communication, water, agriculture, etc. There are also a limited number of chapters focusin... More

In the area of renewable sources of energy from the ocean, the report includes chapters on ocean thermal energy conversion; energy from ocean waves; energy from ocean currents; energy from tides; energy from oceanic winds; energy from salinity gradients; and energy from oceanic bioconversion. Also c... More

Weather modification, although a relatively young science, has over the years stimulated great interest within the scientific, commercial, governmental and agricultural communities.This is an extremely thorough and scholarly report prepared by the Congressional Research Service in 1978. Substantial ... More

The study covers both, Antarctic and Arctic energy resources including coal, oil, natural gas, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, oil shale, uranium, solar energy, and wind power. The environment, geology, topography, climate, and weather are also treated. Consideration is given to the internat... More

Originally published in 1976, Soviet Oceans Development was the first attempt to analyze all aspects of Soviet ocean policy and put it together in one coherent volume. The study showed that during the previous 20 years, the Soviet Union made impressive gains in most areas of ocean activities, and in... More

The dramatic end to the Cold War has added a new perspective to most non-proliferation issues, and added new ones. In addition to a wide selection of historical documents, this factbook includes data and discussions of a wide variety of technical and political topics. The work was prepared by the Co... More

The potential of terrorist attacks against agricultural targets (agroterrorism) is increasingly recognized as a national security threat, especially after the events of September 11, 2001. Agroterrorism is a subset of bioterrorism, and is defined as the deliberate introduction of an animal or plant ... More