Day archives: December 4th, 2015

Wiley Online Library – New Free Open Source Journal on Global Challenges

Global Challenges: An innovative journal for tackling humanity’s major challenges: “Climate change, energy poverty and security, health security and disease, food and nutrition security, and ensuring safe access to water and sanitation are some of humanity’s major challenges. They can lead to poverty and inequality within a world population projected to grow to 9 billion by …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

CRS Report – Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues

Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues, Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy. December 1, 2015. “Critics of the Federal Reserve (Fed) have long argued for more oversight, transparency, and disclosure. Criticism intensified following the extensive assistance the Fed provided to financial firms during the financial crisis. Some critics downplay the degree of Fed oversight and …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

104 Wolves in Yellowstone Park – But Demands Continue For Destruction

Grey wolf recovery: 104, not 10,004 or even 1,004 – the number of wolves in Yellowstone National Park is 104 – after recovering from – Zero.  The guardian reports that despite a slow and critical re-balancing of what many believed was an irrevocably destroyed predator/prey ecosystem but now documented as an environmental achievement, several states …

Subjects: Congress, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Testimony – Federal Government’s Responsibilities and Liabilities Under Nuclear Waste Policy Act

Kim Cawley, Chief of CBO’s Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit, testifies on the Nuclear Waste Policy Act before the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives. December 3, 2015. “This testimony provides updated information about the federal government’s responsibilities and liabilities under the Nuclear Waste …

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

The Federal Role in the Financing of Multifamily Rental Properties

CBO reviews the federal government’s current role in the multifamily mortgage market and four broad approaches to modifying that role. December 3, 2015. “Multifamily properties—those with five or more units—provide shelter for approximately one-third of the more than 100 million renters in the United States and account for about 14 percent of all housing units. …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Housing

Search Engine Backed by Internet-Wide Scanning

“Censys is a search engine that enables researchers to ask questions about the hosts and networks that compose the Internet. Censys collects data on hosts and websites through daily ZMap and ZGrab scans of the IPv4 address space, in turn maintaining a database of how hosts and websites are configured. Researchers can interact with this …

Subjects: Internet, PC Security, Privacy, Search Engines, Wireless Web