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Regulation Lax as Gas Wells Tainted Water Hits Rivers, by Ian Urbina: “The American landscape is dotted with hundreds of thousands of new wells and drilling rigs, as the country scrambles to tap into this centurys gold rush for natural gas. The gas has always been there, of course, trapped deep underground in countless …
The Story of the Last Great Supply of Fresh Drinking Water on Earth – Waterlife: “No matter where we live, the Great Lakes affect us all. And as species of fish disappear and rates of birth defects and cancer rise, it seems one thing is clear: the Great Lakes are changing and something’s not quite …
Volcano of Rage, Max Rodenbeck: “Arab rulers had grown too isolated, too inflated with pretense and hypocrisy, and too complacently confident in the power of their police. Their overwhelmingly youthful populations suffered perpetual humiliation at the hands of government officials, faced dim work prospects, and had little means of influencing politics. They felt, in the …
USA Inc.: A Basic Summary of America’s Financial Statements, Created and Compiled by Mary Meeker, February 2011 – “This report looks at the federal government as if it were a business, with the goal of informing the debate about our nations financial situation and outlook. In it, we examine USA Inc.s income statement and balance …
2010 Internet Crime Report, The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), February 2011 “Now in its tenth year, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has become a vital resource for victims of online crime and for law enforcement investigating and prosecuting offenders. In 2010, IC3 received the second-highest number of complaints since its inception. IC3 also …
Hipmunk: “Most flight search sites haven’t changed in years. They have an intimidating search page and endless pages of flight results. Finding the right flight often takes all afternoonor all week. At Hipmunk, we make your experience a lot better. We’re building better interfaces for searching, browsing, and filtering your flight search results.” Users may …
Environmental Integrity Project news release: “Even as a fierce debate rages in Congress today about whether or not to handcuff the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deal with coal-fired power plant pollution, a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project shows that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants in the U.S. …
The Tea Party, Religion and Social Issues, by Scott Clement, Survey Research Aanalyst, and John C. Green, February 23, 2011 A new analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that Tea Party supporters tend to have conservative opinions not just about economic matters, but also about social issues such …
“In a new survey of 376 employers, a majority report that they depend on the educational sectoruniversities and collegesto provide graduates with specific IT skills in enterprise programming languages and mainframe administration skills, as well as business skills such as problem-solving and communications abilities. However, few companies are entirely satisfied with the readiness of graduates …
One Million Electric Vehicles By 2015, February 2011 Status Report “President Obamas goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 represents a key milestone toward dramatically reducing dependence on oil and ensuring that America leads in the growing electric vehicle manufacturing industry. Although the goal is ambitious, key steps already taken …
