Day archives: December 19th, 2008

Individual Carbon Emissions: The Low-Hanging Fruit

Vandenbergh, Michael P. , Barkenbus, Jack and Gilligan, Jonathan M.,Individual Carbon Emissions: The Low-Hanging Fruit (July 16, 2008). UCLA Law Review, Vol. 55, 2008; Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 08-36. Available at SSRN. “The individual and household sector generates roughly 30 to 40 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and is a potential source …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Communicating With Employees During the Current Financial Crisis

Most Companies Step Up Communication to Ease Workers’ Recession-Related Stress: “As economic uncertainties raise anxiety levels among workers across all industries, employers are making changes in their communication programs. They are increasing communication about organizational performance and solvency, as well as pay and benefits. Using a variety of traditional communication channels, as well as social …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Project On Government Oversight Concerned About TARP Funds

POGO letter to Congressional Oversight Committee leaders concerning certain financial companies seeking backdoor access to TARP funds: “The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a non-partisan, non-profit government watchdog that works to achieve a federal government that is effective, accountable, open, and honest. In our continuing scrutiny of the Troubled Asset Relief Program’s (TARP) implementation, …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

Conference Board Employment Trends Index Signals More Strong Employment Declines to Come

News release: “The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ declined further in November. The index fell to 102.9, down 1.6 percent from the October revised figure of 104.5, and down over 13 percent from a year ago. “Thus far, the U.S. economy has lost 1.9 million jobs and the declines in the ETI suggest job …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management