Effect of convenience voting on election outcomes
2011 study from University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University on the potential consequences of early voting methods.
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Pew Internet and American Life Project: Teens and distracted driving
2009 paper by the Pew Internet and American Life Project on the rate of cell phone use while driving among American teenagers.
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Neighborhood violence and urban youth
2009 National Bureau of Economic Research paper on the relationship between early exposure to violence and later problems such as substance abuse and delinquency.
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Stabilizing and reducing U.S. energy consumption
2008 paper by the Widener University School of Law on approaches for realizing the potential benefits of energy efficiency in the United States.
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After-school programs’ potential and achievement
2008 review by the Harvard Family Research Project of available research on the relative benefits and required factors for success of after-school programs.
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Valuing the greenhouse gas emissions from nuclear power
2008 meta-study published in Energy Policy that examines more than 100 studies of greenhouse-gas emissions from nuclear power plants.
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Hidden costs of energy: Unpriced consequences of energy production and use
2010 report by the National Resource Council on the cost of the production and use of various forms of energy in the United States.
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Committee of Concerned Journalists: The principles of journalism
In 1997 the Committee of Concerned Journalists began a national conversation to identify the principles that underlie journalism.
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Impact of railway stations on property value
2007 meta-analysis by Amsterdam University of U.S. and international studies on transit stations’ effect on property values.
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Bus versus rail: Costs, capacities and impacts
2009 University of Texas metastudy on the cost, operational characteristics, and land-use impacts of different mass-transit technologies.
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