The Role of Chemistry in History

Student blog entries | March 26, 2008

Students at Dickinson College seem to be working on a class project in Chem 111. In their writing about penicillin, several students reference this 1995 OTA report.

Recycling is bad mmmmkay

I Would Tell the World Blog | March 21, 2008

The author responds to a 2003 article on recycling, waste, and garbage. In the paper, the author cites a 1989 OTA report on trash in the U.S.

Voters Want a Transparent Prez

Wisconsin State Journal editorial | March 15, 2008

The paper’s editorial board, as part of Sunshine Week, calls for transparency in government, especially among the candidates for president. This editorial mentions Hillary Clinton’s proposal to bring back the Office of Technology Assessment.

Boycott of the American Cancer Society

This is a repost from the Action Pa web site | March 14, 2008

In an article about cancer treatments and the American Cancer Society, this 1990 OTA report on unconventional cancer treatments is cited.

Why Dealing With Climate Change Won’t Bankrupt Us

By Marianne Lavelle | US News and World Report, Beyond the Barrel blog | March 13, 2008

Ms. Lavalle discusses cost estimates associated with policies to mitigate climate change. She references a “long forgotten study” by OTA and mentions how it’s hard to find the reports online. Don’t worry- we’re working to change that!

Biomass The Only Renewable Fuel

By Casey McConnell | Qi BioEnergy Blog | posted March 10, 2008

This author is promoting energy produced from biomass (in particular, energy produced by his company). He sites this 1980 OTA report in his article about the potential of this type of fuel.