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From the WSJ Weekly Review email: Trump Administration on Power Plants By Timothy Puko | Jan 09, 2018 TOPICS: Energy, Regulation SUMMARY: Federal energy regulators Monday rejected a Trump administration proposal aimed at shoring up struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants. CLASSROOM APPLICATION: Students can discuss whether Federal Entergy [sic] Regulatory Commission should alter the…
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Is "environmental benefit denier" a term (Scott Pruitt Is Carrying Out His E.P.A. Agenda in Secret, Critics Say)? Mr. Pruitt’s efforts to undo a major water protection rule are one example of his moves to quickly and stealthily dismantle regulations. The rule, known as Waters of the United States, and enacted by the Obama administration, was…
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News from the Ohio legislature: Under a previous version of the two-year budget plan, board of trustees at every Ohio college would have had to create a policy for post-tenure reviews at least every five years to help “ensure accountability” The legislature declined to make a decision on the post-tenure review issues. This year. I…
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Hello, John Whitehead is happy to report that he is no longer a part-time academic administrator (i.e., Economics Department Chair). If your email is regarding department business, please redirect it to our new chair Todd Cherry at cherrytl at appstate.edu. John Whitehead is also happy to report that he is on Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment (i.e.,…
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New York just passed free college tuition–equating college education today to high school of the past: "Today, college is what high school was — it should always be an option even if you can't afford it," Governor Cuomo said in a statement.
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From a student applicant's statement of purpose: I encountered with Department of Agricultural, Environmental Developmental Economics in OSU by professor Tim Haab’s blog on environment economics http://www.env-econ.net/, where I learn the most cutting edge of academic research. Oh crap. I better take this a little more serious.
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Source: http://www.news.appstate.edu/2016/12/09/college-fed-challenge/
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From a Federal Reserve Board of Governors' Press Release: Rutgers University won the 13th annual national College Fed Challenge on Thursday, a competition that encourages students to learn about the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking, and the role of the Federal Reserve System. The team, from New Brunswick, N.J., represented the New York Federal Reserve District…
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Thomas Stratmann at medium.com (Five Ways to Write a Better Essay): It’s the end of the semester. Your term paper is due soon. You’re starting to stress about grades. Writing long essays is tiring. A major essay that can make or break your semester grade? That’s stressful and tiring. DataSplash is here to help! Here…
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