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News release: “On the back of three years of consistent growth, the US wind market is poised for a record-breaking surge with cumulative installed wind capacity to surpass 150 gigawatts (GW) by 2020, according to a recent market study from Emerging Energy Research. With 5,329 MW of new wind capacity installed in 2007, the US …
2008 Voter Registration Guides: “The Lawyers Committee and its pro bono law firm partners have compiled comprehensive third-party voter registration guides for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These guides will help volunteers, organizers, and leaders navigate the complex rules that govern voter registration in each state. Please keep in mind, these guides …
Scientific American: “The amount of solar photovoltaics harnessing electricity from sunshine in the U.S. will more than double by 2013, thanks to plans to build 800 megawatts worth in California. The two vast solar farmscovering more than 12 square mileswill be among the largest ever built in the world and dwarf the current U.S. record …
Council on Library and Information Resources, pub 142 – No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century, August, 2008 (74 pages, PDF) “In February 2008, CLIR convened 25 leading librarians, publishers, faculty members, and information technology specialists to consider this question. Participants discussed the challenges and opportunities that libraries are likely to face …
Law.com – Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies 2008: Labor Pains “When the results of our seventh annual Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies survey came in this summer, one thing was immediately clear: Workplace issues were among companies’ biggest concerns. Firms that did a substantial amount of labor and employment litigation work for big companies in …
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economic News Release, Mass Layoffs Summary, August 15, 2008 “In the second quarter of 2008, employers initiated 1,534 mass layoff events that resulted in the separation of 299,886 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor …
Via FAS: Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector, July 28, 2008: “Damage to or destruction of the nations water supply and water quality infrastructure by terrorist attack or natural disaster could disrupt the delivery of vital human services in this country, threatening public health and the environment, or possibly causing loss of …
OIG-08-79 – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Visa Security Program, July 2008 (PDF, 57 pages) New 08/15/2008 “Nineteen terrorists applied for and obtained legitimate U.S. visas in the months prior to September 11, 2001, facilitating their entry into the United States. The resulting events of 9/11 illustrate the importance of a secure visa process to …
Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge – A 21st Century Agenda for the National Science Foundation. Report of the National Science Foundation Task Force on Cyberlearning, June 24, 2008. [Gerry McKiernan] “The Task Force on Cyberlearning was charged jointly by the Advisory Committees to the Education and Human Resources Directorate …
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, August 2008: “This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) bulletin provides an overview of research on the deterrent effects of such transfers, focusing on OJJDP-funded studies on the effect of transfer laws on recidivism. In an effort to strengthen sanctions for serious juvenile crimes, most states enacted laws …
News release: “A global study led by Virginia Institute of Marine Science Professor Robert Diaz shows that the number of dead zonesareas of seafloor with too little oxygen for most marine lifehas increased by a third between 1995 and 2007. Diaz and collaborator Rutger Rosenberg of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden say that dead …
News release: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced August 15, 2008 a series of proposed rule changes that will streamline procedures for hiring workers under the H-2B program. These changes are being proposed in further fulfillment of the commitment made by the Administration last August, after the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration …
