Day archives: February 9th, 2011

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines. Recommendations on measures to avoid, minimize, and compensate for effects to fish, wildlife, and their habitats, February 2011 “As the United States moves to expand wind energy production, it also must maintain and protect the Nation’s fish, wildlife, and their habitats, which wind energy production …

Subjects: Government Documents

Federal Reserve issues final rule to implement Volcker Rule conformance period

“The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of a final rule to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that give banking firms a period of time to conform their activities and investments to the prohibitions and restrictions of the so-called Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule generally …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Commerce, NOAA Release Draft National Aquaculture Policies, Invite Public Comment

News release: “The Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today released complementary draft national aquaculture policies that support sustainable marine aquaculture to increase the U.S. supply of healthy seafood, create jobs in coastal and other communities, spur innovation in technology, and help restore depleted species and marine habitats. Marine aquaculture is …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CDC Reports Sharp Increase in Strokes Among Those Under 35 Years of Age

“The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those under age 35 — including teens and children — according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2011. Analysts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Experian Hitwise reports Bing searches increase 21 percent in January 2011

News release: “Experian® Hitwise®, a part of Experian Marketing Services, announced today that Google accounted for 67.95 percent of all U.S. searches conducted in the four weeks ending Jan. 29, 2011. Bing-powered search comprised 27.44 percent of searches for the month, with Yahoo! Search and Bing receiving 14.62 percent and 12.81 percent, respectively. The remaining …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

SEC Proposes First in Series of Rule Amendments to Remove References to Credit Ratings

News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose amendments to its rules that would remove credit ratings as one of the conditions for companies seeking to use short-form registration when registering securities for public sale. Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires federal agencies to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research