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Impact Analysis MISI has extensive experience in providing economic, energy, and environmental impact assessments for a wide variety of private and public sector clients. The impact analyses range from micro plant-specific and county-specific assessments to macro national and regional assessments. Major projects include: Assessment of the impact and potential mitigation options for the peaking of world conventional oil production, for the U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory Estimation of the economic, energy, and environmental effects of enhanced corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, for the Energy Foundation Analysis of the impact on Wisconsin of the increased use of natural gas to generate electricity, for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Assessment of the effects of the utilization of underfloor air distribution systems in new construction, for the U.S. General Services Administration Estimation of the economic and jobs impacts in each state generated by acid rain control programs, for various clients, including the U.S. Congress. Assessment of the relationship between economic growth, environmental protection, and job creation, for the Canadian Government Comparative analyses of energy and environmental programs in the U.S. and China, for the National Academies of Science, the Chinese Academy of Science, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering Analysis of the impact of technological change on the labor market for scientists and engineers, for the National Academy of Sciences. Analysis of the potential impact of the Environmental Justice movement on electric utilities, for the Electric Power Research Institute Estimation of the economic, energy, and jobs impacts in the U.S. of initiatives to lessen the nation’s oil dependence, for the U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory