By Mark Clayton | Christian Science Monitor | August 27, 2008
An article about nuclear power plants and laser isotope separation refers to a 1977 OTA report, Nuclear Proliferation and Safeguards Appendix Volume II Part 2.
Daily Archive for October 10th, 2008
Born and Raised in the South | September 3, 2008
A blog post about the history of Oak Ridge has a few biographical notes about John H. Gibbons, Director of OTA from 1979 to 1993.
By Kinchy, Abby J Kleinman, Daniel Lee; Autry, Robyn | Red Orbit | September 2, 2008
A blog post about globalization, neoliberalism and agricultural biotechnology policy refers to a 1991 OTA report, U.S. Dairy Industry at a Crossroads: Biotechnology and Policy Choices.
The Office of Technology Assessment Got it Right (Sort Of)
By Philip H. | The Intersection | September 2, 2008
This blog post mentioned the OTA Archive and discussed some ideas about how to communicate science to Congress. Referred to several OTA reports on issues that are still being debated: a 1990 report, Replacing Gasoline: Alternative Fuels for Light Duty Vehicles and Preparing for an Uncertain Climate Volume I and Volume II published in 1993.
Tutor | September 8, 2008
This blog entry credited OTA for their worldwide leadership in technology assessments in the health care field in the 1970’s, providing politicians with an evaluation of not only the medical technologies and procedures but also the organizational structures in which medical services are provided. European countries (Sweden, the Netherlands, France, and Britain) later developed similar programs in the 1980’s.