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Monthly Archives: June 2015

Report: Solar energy benefits vastly outweigh costs

Environment New York – “Households and businesses with solar panels deliver greater benefits than they receive through programs like net metering, a report said today, countering increasing complaints from utilities that solar homeowners don’t pay their fair share. “While some utilities claim they’re subsidizing solar panel owners, our report shows the opposite is probably true,” said Heather Leibowitz,… Continue Reading

Paper – Major Defects of the Market Economy

Kakarot-Handtke, Egmont, Major Defects of the Market Economy (June 28, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2624350 “When we characterize an argument that has no sound theoretical foundation as political, then what has been produced by economists so far is political economics. However, since the Classics and Marx all major economic schools have defended the… Continue Reading

New on LLRX – Communication Problems through SharePoint

Via LLRX.com – Communication Problems through SharePoint – Lorette Weldon’s article is a gateway to training about how SharePoint uses a technology of programming without coding. Her pathfinder empowers librarians not familiar with database management to create a web part from within SharePoint that does not require any programming knowledge. As Weldon teaches us, the… Continue Reading

GPO releases Congressional Member Guide App -114th Congress

“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has released the Mobile Member Guide app for the 114th Congress. The mobile Web app provides the public with quick, easy access to information on Members of the 114th Congress; the features include their picture, party affiliation, hometown, home state, and length of service. The app allows users to… Continue Reading

FTC- Start with Security: A Guide for Business

“When managing your network, developing an app, or even organizing paper files, sound security is no accident. Companies that consider security from the start assess their options and make reasonable choices based on the nature of their business and the sensitivity of the information involved. Threats to data may transform over time, but the fundamentals… Continue Reading

Appointment and Confirmation of Executive Branch Leadership

CRS report – Appointment and Confirmation of Executive Branch Leadership. Henry B. Hogue, Specialist in American National Government; Maeve P. Carey, Analyst in Government Organization and Management. June 22, 2015. “The Constitution divides the responsibility for populating the top positions in the executive branch of the federal government between the President and the Senate. Article… Continue Reading

Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to Nuclear Agreement with Iran

CRS report – Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran. Valerie Heitshusen, Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process; Richard S. Beth, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process. June 23, 2015. “An April 2015 framework for negotiations on a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran suggests that a final agreement… Continue Reading

Report – Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth

“The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, and the fundamental solution is curbing those emissions. Climate geoengineering has often been considered to be a “last-ditch” response to climate change, to be used… Continue Reading

Paper – China’s Growing Energy Demand: Implications for the US

Working Paper Series – Congressional Budget Office Washington, DC. China’s Growing Energy Demand: Implications for the United States. Andrew Stocking Formerly an employee of the Congressional Budget Office; Terry Dinan, Congressional Budget Office. June 2015. Working Paper 2015-05. “Growing rapidly in recent decades, China’s demand for energy has nearly doubled since 2005—making China the world’s… Continue Reading