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Passing of the Torch: A Multiple Streams Approach Investigation into House Bill 2021 "100% Clean Energy for All"

Creator:: Crispin, Samuel L.
Abstract:: In 2021, Oregon’s legislature passed House Bill 2021 with relative ease. House Bill 2021 is a mandate for the state’s two largest utilities to reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation on a decreasing scale, reaching 100% below baseline levels by 2040. This ambitious piece of legislation, meant to reduce the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Investigation into House Bill 2021 “100% Clean Energy for All” By Samuel Lewis Crispin MPP Essay Submitted

Decaying in Storage: The Closures of Three Nuclear Reactors in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Oney, Celia E.
Abstract:: People involved in a nuclear activity, whether they are developing it, benefiting from it, or opposing it, see inherent connections between various aspects of nuclear science and technology. This thesis investigates three nuclear sites: a university research reactor, a dual-purpose reactor that produced plutonium for the U.S. military and electricity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: director, Loren D. McKinley, started communicating with OSU’s Radiation Center Director, Chih Wang, to

Title VII and Employment Discrimination in the LGBTQ+ Communities of Texas and Oregon

Creator:: Melancon, Trystan D.
Abstract:: The primary goal of this study is to illuminate the voices of LGBTQ+ individuals in Oregon and Texas who were victims of workplace discrimination due to their LGBTQ+ status in order to highlight the necessity of LGBTQ+ inclusive employment discrimination legislation. This study used qualitative research methods to gather data...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: corporations over the plaintiff (Dale, 2011). In 1995 Bill Clinton issued Executive Order # 12968 which

Reforming the Land of Opportunity: Reframing Citizenship for the Deserving Poor in 1996 U.S. Welfare Policy Reform

Creator:: Montgomery, Ian M.
Abstract:: In his July 31, 1996 remarks on welfare reform, President Clinton signaled his intent to sign into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), bipartisan legislation aimed at reforming federal welfare policy. During the press conference, Clinton framed welfare as necessary but ultimately temporary relief, stating its...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pursuit of reforming welfare and signing of the bill was to aid the poor in transitioning from welfare

Oregon's integrated water resource planning : public knowledge, risk perception, and civil society

Creator:: Hubbard, Monica L.
Abstract:: The overall purpose of this research is to assess the Oregon public's capacity to address water resources disturbances through civil society. According to scientists and resource managers, Oregon's water resources are over taxed and at risk, with future projections placing additional stress from climate change and population growth. Oregon's 2009...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and population growth. Oregon’s 2009 House Bill 3369 directed the Oregon Water Resources Department

Divergent Paths to Health: A Comparative Study of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion in California and Non-Expansion in Texas Through the Lens of Policy Diffusion

Creator:: Aguigam, Lyric T.
Abstract:: The enactment of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 marked a critical moment in American healthcare history. The ACA introduced Medicaid expansion, a policy designed to extend healthcare coverage to a larger population of low-income Americans. This policy quickly became a topic of debate and led to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: medical bill payments. Interestingly, minimal differences were found between the traditional Medicaid

The Effect of Affect: A Close Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism

Creator:: Campista, Joshua, I.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to argue that LeBron James’ expressions of activism are, in many ways, perceived as insincere, hypocritical or disingenuous to his followers on the social media platform Twitter. Using the theoretical framework of Affect Theory and Plutchik’s wheel of emotions, a close reading was conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: bill introduced by the Chinese Communist Party, CCP. Even though Hong Kong is considered a democracy

A Study on Policy Change of Locating Radioactive Waste Depository Facilities in South Korea Using a Multiple Streams Perspective

Creator:: Kwon, Taehyun
Abstract:: This essay provides a snapshot of major policy change in the siting of radioactive waste depository facilities in South Korea during 2005. After 20 years of failing to locate a radioactive waste depository facility, South Korea finally succeeded in locating a facility through a major policy change of delegating decision...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: administrative districts (Kim, 1996). Anti-nuclear groups opposed the proposed bill because they feared that

California Energy Policy and Perceptions in the 21st Century

Creator:: Lindsey, Keenan
Abstract:: Rarely does an industry touch each citizen’s everyday life while simultaneously garnering such little public attention as the energy industry does. From the fuel powering our vehicles to the energy flowing into our homes powering our laptops, TV’s and lights the energy industry enables our modern lifestyles, but this is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Bill 1078 which mandated the requirement of 20% electricity generation be produced by renewable

Barriers and Facilitators of Demand Response in the U.S. Electricity Sector: A Mixed-Method Study

Creator:: Karmazina, Anna
Abstract:: Renewable energy is on the rise in the U.S. Additional efforts will be required to integrate intermittent and decentralized sources of energy into the electrical grid. Given that storing large amounts of electricity is not yet available at a reasonable cost, electric grid operators must match supply and demand at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Passing of the Torch: A Multiple Streams Approach Investigation into House Bill 2021 "100% Clean Energy for All"

Decaying in Storage: The Closures of Three Nuclear Reactors in the Pacific Northwest

Title VII and Employment Discrimination in the LGBTQ+ Communities of Texas and Oregon

Reforming the Land of Opportunity: Reframing Citizenship for the Deserving Poor in 1996 U.S. Welfare Policy Reform

Oregon's integrated water resource planning : public knowledge, risk perception, and civil society

Divergent Paths to Health: A Comparative Study of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion in California and Non-Expansion in Texas Through the Lens of Policy Diffusion

The Effect of Affect: A Close Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism

A Study on Policy Change of Locating Radioactive Waste Depository Facilities in South Korea Using a Multiple Streams Perspective

California Energy Policy and Perceptions in the 21st Century

Barriers and Facilitators of Demand Response in the U.S. Electricity Sector: A Mixed-Method Study

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