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Deals with the provision of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 which provide credit extension for electricity produced from certain renewable resources for an additional two years. Proposed regulations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for the implementation of energy and environmental taxes under the provision of the law; Court cases and rulings.

Deals with developments on energy and environmental taxation in the U.S. Provisions of special rules for foreign and gas income under section 1907 of the Internal Revenue Code; Regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service concerning qualified transportation fringe benefits; Internal Revenue Service's ruling on the eligibility of funds for income tax exemption.

Focuses on section 162 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 which deals with the treatment of the deductibility of capital expenditures associated with the cleanup of eligible brownfields. Information on the deductibility of environmental costs and conservation; Discussion of environmental excise taxes; Details of relevant court rulings.

Part II. Focuses on a physics experiment in which a torsional generator for wave making was designed and developed, examining the uses of such a machine. Examination of experimental tests conducted on this generator; Analysis of theories applied in this experiment; Statistical data on a wave-packet speed against cable tension.

Part I. Focuses on the use of the wave machine as a tool for examining physical concepts, primarily aimed at the student population. Reference to a physics demonstration lecture called `Sound, Lights, Action!'; Demonstration of how to construct a wave machine; Description of a torsional wave machine in various scales.