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Oil Shale Development in the United States
RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95A 450-character abstract. In this report, the authors describe oil shale resources; suitability, cost, and performance of new technologies; and key policy issues that need to be addressed by government decision makers in the near future. more...
Protecting Emergency Responders
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95Based on a 2001 conference held in New York City that looked at ways of improving health and safety for emergency workers who respond to terrorist attacks. It is intended for managers and decisionmakers to help them understand the working and safety environment associated with such attacks. more...
Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal
RAND Corporation 2008; US$ 9.95Large U.S. coal reserves and viable technology make promising a domestic. industry producing liquid fuels from coal. Weighing benefits, costs, and. environmental issues, a productive and robust U.S. strategy is to promote a. limited amount of early commercial experience in coal-to-liquids production. and to prepare the foundation for managing associated... more...
Emerging Threats and Security Planning
RAND Corporation 2009; US$ 9.95Concerns about how terrorists might attack in the future are central to the design of security efforts to protect both individual targets and the nation overall. In thinking about emerging threats, security planners are confronted by a panoply of possible future scenarios coming from sources ranging from the terrorists themselves to red-team brainstorming... more...
Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 4
RAND Corporation 2006; US$ 9.95This monograph serves as a technical source for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) incident commander guidelines for emergency response immediately following large structural collapse events. It characterizes response activities and expected hazards, and develops guidelines for selecting appropriate personal protective equipment... more...
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