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Grad Nation: Building a Grad Nation, Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic, 2010-2011 Annual Update
(2011-09)This Grad Nation Campaign Annual Update report provides an update on the progress in implementing the Civic Marshall Plan and highlights the challenges that remain as our nation works to meet its goal. This report is the ... -
Grad Nation: Building a Grad Nation, Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic
(2010-11)The central message of this report is that some states and school districts are raising their high school graduation rates with scalable solutions in our public schools, showing the nation we can end the high school dropout ... -
Grad Nation: A Guidebook to Help Communities Tackle The Dropout Crisis
(2009-02)Grad Nation Guidebook is for communities that seek to improve their high school graduation and college readiness rates. It provides detailed information and tools to support reforms and enable effective community action. -
The Words Behind the Abortion Wars Comparing Nonprofit Narratives about Abortion from 1973 to the Present
(2022-12)This paper uses a comparative historical methodology to investigate how the language of pro-choice nonprofits compares to that of anti-choice nonprofits since the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Four nonprofits serve as ... -
Structural Design for Fire Conditions of a Prototype Metal Building using the New Proposed Appendix to AISI S100
(AISI, 2022-05)Performance-Based Design (PBD) for fire conditions has been increasingly adopted for different structural systems over the last decade. The objective of this project is to exemplify through a case study how the newly ... -
PRELIMINARY RESPONSES TO THE DECRET TERTIAIRE IN FRENCH COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
(2022-12)The French government established the Décret Tertiaire (tertiary decree) in 2019, which will require steep energy reductions in commercial properties by 2050 with interim targets in 2030 and 2040. For many buildings, the ... -
ANALYSIS OF DECARBONIZATION PATHS TO ACHIEVING NET ZERO AND BEYOND IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS
(2022-12)Greenhouse gas emissions are a major contributor to climate change and it is important for organizations such as schools to understand and manage their own emissions. A greenhouse gas emissions inventory is a systematic ... -
A PROPOSED DIRECTION FOR A LOUDOUN COUNTY (VA) CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN
(2022-12)Climate change necessitates a federal, state, and local response to adapt to ever-evolving climatic conditions. This has led the federal government and municipalities to develop climate adaptation plans that address climate ... -
BLOCKING THE ROAD: CHALLENGES TO CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON’S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS
(2022-12)My Capstone project is focused on the policy, technology and science embedded within California and Washington’s climate change legislation to achieve a certain percentage of emissions reductions by a specified future point ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A GIS FRAMEWORK FOR ONSHORE WIND ENERGY FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT AND SITING EFFORT PRIORITIZATION
(2022-12)Already limited by the geophysical requirements inherent to wind energy production, the task of siting wind farms is made all the more daunting for developers by the need to navigate a regulatory environment (undergirded ... -
THE PLANNING PARADOX OF REGIONAL TRANSMISSION COST ALLOCATION: FEDERAL POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION DEPLOYMENT
(2022-12)Current regional cost allocation procedures for transmission deployment do not reach the level of deployment necessary to support the domestic energy transition and unlock the full potential of the Inflation Reduction Act ... -
WHAT IF NEW YORK CITY WENT VEGAN? A CONSUMPTION-BASED APPROACH WITH JUSTICE IMPLICATIONS
(2022-12)Climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanity and the planet. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to be substantially reduced, and quickly, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as was pledged in the ... -
A CASE STUDY OF GREE BANKING FINANCIAL OFFERINGS: PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE FUNDING SOURCES
(2022-12)The following research paper examines green banking and finance in the United States. The paper provides a background on how green banks are structured, how they are funded, and the types of financial products they offer. ... -
PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR COMPLYING WITH COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE NEPA GUIDANCE THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF POLICIES, RESEARCH, AND LITIGATION
(2022-12)The President’s Council on Environmental Quality published final guidance for evaluating climate change through the National Environmental Policy Act process in 2016, yet many federal agencies have demonstrated a lack of ... -
REMEDYING UNDERPERFORMING SOLAR PV ASSETS WITH ELECTROLYZER RETROFITS
(2022-12)This study explores and quantifies the value of retrofitting utility-scale solar PV-only assets with PEM electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen. Momentum for global hydrogen demand as well as pathways towards decarbonization, ... -
The Technology, Policy, and Partnership Challenges in Developing and Maintaining a Reliable and Resilient Solar PV Mini-grid in Pohnpei, Micronesia
(2022-12)In increasing the prevalence of solar generation assets, not only can the FSM lower energy costs for the island population and increase energy security, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) can achieve progress toward ... -
HOW ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL REDUCE TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS IN WASHINGTON DC
(2022-12)Advanced energy storage technologies have progressed at a rapid pace, as the range of battery chemistries evolve and significant increases in capacity continue to transform the market. By 2030, energy storage markets are ... -
IMPACTS OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION ON MICHIGAN RATEPAYERS
(2022-12)The capstone finds that net-zero commitments in Michigan have led utility companies to pursue renewable energy portfolios that will increase electricity prices 43.28% by 2040. Forecasting of Michigan’s renewable energy mix ... -
HOW TO MORE EFFECTIVELY PASS FEDERAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LEGISLATION IN THE U.S.
(2022-12)This study’s purpose is to broadly assess and interpret the literature to reach novel conclusions on recommendations for strategies on how to pass federal climate change legislation in the U.S. more successfully in the ...