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News release: “A new collaborative study by World Resources Institute and other researchers finds that much of the worlds deforestation is isolated in a handful of hotspots, not spread out over many nations and many locations. In fact, this study showed that over half the worlds deforestation (in this study only clear-cut are monitored) is …
News release: “Coral reefs are a vital part of the Caribbeans marine environment, and are integral to the economies of many of the regions small island states. World Resources Institutes economic valuation methodology can help decision-makers in the region better understand the enormous economic value the reef provides and use this data to make better-informed …
Department of Homeland Security: Essential Technology Task Force, June 25 2008 (PDF, 24 pages) “The Department is suffering from systemic weaknesses in its ability to accept and manage change in technologies essential to its missions. Many of these ongoing weaknesses have been identified in GAO reports, Congressional oversight hearings, and media reports. A contributing factor …
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA): “According to the latest official figures released [July 16, 2008] by the NEA, nuclear power plants provided 21.6% of the electricity generated in OECD countries, as compared to 22.9% in 2006. This was despite record production at nuclear power plants in Finland, Hungary and the United States, which did not …
News release: “IBM and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of 385 institutional investors with a combined asset base of $57 trillion, have undertaken an extensive joint research project into carbon management practices and compiled a Best Practice Guide. The joint CDP and IBM project is one of the most detailed research projects into …
Follow up to July 16, 2008 posting, SEC Enhances Investor Protections Against Naked Short Selling, this WSJ article: SEC Short-Sale Rule Gets Negative Reviews – Banks Not on List Fear They’re Now Even Bigger Targets – “The Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule designed to limit certain negative stock bets is set to start Monday. …
“Research released…by instant messaging experts, ProcessOne, revealed that 72% of UK businesses have banned the use of public instant messaging (IM) software, such as MSN, AIM and Yahoo!, because of security fears. These fears include the ability for employees to download the software without the IT departments knowledge and potentially use it to send confidential …
“The Federal Judicial Center has published an updated monograph on a key civil rights law, Section 1983 of the U.S. Code’s Title 42. The law authorizes lawsuits against state and municipal officials, municipal entities, and even some private parties. Monograph.”
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water, June 2008 (214 pages, PDF) “The Technical Paper addresses the issue of freshwater. Sealevel rise is dealt with only insofar as it can lead to impacts on freshwater in coastal areas and beyond. Climate, freshwater, biophysical and socio-economic systems are interconnected in complex …
News release, July 11, 2008 [thanks to Jennifer Eckel]: “American Federation of Government Employees National Council of EPA Local #238 President Charles Orzehoskie today announced that AFGE Council 238 has reached agreement with EPA to reopen its libraries… Orzehoskie went on to note that this agreement must still go through. “Agency Head Review” pursuant to …
OIG-08-72 – Information Technology Management Letter for the FY 2007 Transportation Security Administration Balance Sheet Audit (Redacted) New 07/18/2008 OIG-08-50 – Information Technology Management Letter for the FY 2007 Customs Border and Protection Financial Statement Audit (Redacted) New 07/18/2008
DHS Office of Immigration Statistics: Data on Naturalizations – “Access data on persons who became American citizens in fiscal year 2007 by country of birth, state of residence, and other characteristics.” See also Naturalizations in the United States: 2007
