The purpose of this CRADA was to provide a mechanism whereby private sector companies within the State of North Carolina could access the vast technological resources available at the Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This assistance was focused on...

The traditional approach to water resources management in the Southeastern United States does not take full advantage of economic tools for managing scarcity. It fails to prevent economically inefficient uses of water, imposes additional costs to downstream users, and degrades the natural...

North Carolina’s demand for electricity will grow at approximately 1.1% annually through 2035. That could mean an additional yearly demand of 39 million megawatt hours (MWh) by 2035, enough to power 2.9 million North Carolina households. If residents paid the current rate for that additional...

Recurring energy and economic crises promote legislation and government action focused on the development of domestic energy sources to alleviate foreign dependency and create jobs for a rising percentage of unemployed Americans. Within the past year regulatory changes produced the potential for...

Key factors driving renewable energy demand are state and federal policies requiring the use of renewable feedstocks to produce energy (renewable portfolio standards) and liquid fuels (renewable fuel standards). However, over the next decade, the infrastructure for renewable energy supplies is...

Sofern Steuersysteme nicht vollständig entscheidungsneutral ausgestaltet sind, beeinflussen Steuern die Vorteilhaftigkeit verschiedener Handlungsalternativen und damit die Entscheidungen und das Verhalten der Steuerpflichtigen. Das Wissen über Verhaltenswirkungen von Steuern ist Voraussetzung...

Vereine und Stiftungen sind ein wesentlicher Träger unseres gesellschaftlichen Lebens. Diese Broschüre soll Ihnen für Ihre ehrenamtliche Arbeit als einfacher steuerlicher Wegweiser dienen. Die meisten steuerlichen Vergünstigungen für Vereine setzen voraus, dass der Verein gemeinnützig ist....