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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

Cars That Think

He spoke about the decision by South Africa during the Artificial Intelligence and the Law virtual event held in September by the IEEE student branch at the University of South Florida , in Tampa. He and a group of patent lawyers decided to seek out a test case to help establish a legal precedent. Pay Income Taxes? Charles, Mo.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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by enacting a carbon tax or setting emission limits for each source type (“command-and-control)—the option to use offsets is generally discussed in the context of a cap-and-trade regime. If Congress establishes a GHG emission cap-and-trade program, only sources not covered by the cap could generate offsets.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. Well be providing more information about this in the coming months.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

I said I would consider it, but that I was really hoping to establish a precedent, legally speaking, beyond Torrance. If we followed Gainsville Florida’s lead and voted in feed-in tariffs people would be renting roof space to put up more solar. You pay your taxes on-line. You pay your corporate taxes on-line.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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According to Tol, the impact of a tax hike of this magnitude could reduce world GDP 12.9% Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. in 2100—the equivalent of US$40 trillion a year. The SABMF(s) could be manufactured in Lafayette, Louisiana for export. Scenario No.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. The federal American Clean Energy and Security Act proposes to disburse dividends via tax refunds to all U.S. nationals and legal residents.

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