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Can Wearables "Testify" Against Their Owners?

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Two recent court decisions—one a civil case over an allegedly defective anatomical implant, the other a murder in rural Wisconsin—are the latest in a string of decisions confirming wearables data is fair game and can be pivotal in exposing a wrongdoing or exonerating an innocent person. The Wisconsin murder case State of Wisconsin v.

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Univ. of Illinois study argues regulatory hurdles hindering commercialization of new biofuels; biobutanol case study

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While it might be legal to blend 16 to 17% biobutanol with ordinary gasoline based on pre-existing waivers granted in the 1980s, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to whether the EPA would allow this. The research will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Wisconsin Law Review. Slating and Jay P.

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

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states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). nationals and legal residents. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord (Midwestern Accord). Midwestern Accord covers six U.S. Another three U.S.

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