“Consumption levels between developed and developing nations must be rebalanced alongside a stabilisation of the worlds population by voluntary methods, according to a new report from the Royal Society. The most developed and the emerging economies must stabilise consumption levels, then reduce them, to help the poorest 1.3 billion people to escape absolute poverty through… Continue Reading
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Air Quality Index (AQI) – A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health
“The AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you. The AQI focuses on health effects you may experience within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. EPA calculates the AQI for… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – A Technical Examination of SOPA and PIPA
Via LLRX.com – A Technical Examination of SOPA and PIPA – The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) are the subject of this Infographic, by Spencer Belkofer, Lumin Consulting. See also his related Infographic on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Opening Government: On the Limits of FOIA and the Metaphor of Transparency
Via LLRX.com – Opening Government: On the Limits of FOIA and the Metaphor of Transparency – Professor Annmarie Bridy discusses the use of transparency as a metaphor for openness in government, the use of FOIA as a mechanism for ensuring such openness, and the ways in which proponents of greater public involvement in policy-making may… Continue Reading
comScore: Kindle Fire Captures more than Half of Android Tablet Market
News release: “The Kindle Fire, introduced to the market in November 2011, has seen rapid adoption among buyers of tablets. Within the Android tablet market, Kindle Fire has almost doubled its share in the past two months from 29.4 percent share in December 2011 to 54.4 percent share in February 2012, already establishing itself as… Continue Reading
BJS: Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 – Statistical Tables
News release: “The U.S. jail inmate population declined for a third consecutive year, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced. From June 2010 to June 2011, the jail inmate population declined 1.8 percent, dropping to 735,601 from 748,728. Local jails, unlike prisons, are confinement facilities mainly operated by a local law enforcement agency.… Continue Reading
Infographic – The Eye-Opening Effects of Staring at Your Screen
The Eye-Opening Effects of Staring at Your Screen by JuJu Kim. “Its no secret that we spend more than six hours a day on average staring at digital screens. But whats lesser known is the toll it can take on our eyes. Read on for the ailments too much screen-staring can cause (turns out, Computer… Continue Reading
EIA Monthly Energy Review, April 2012
“A publication of recent energy statistics. This publication, Monthly Energy Review, April 2012, includes total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions values.” Continue Reading
New E-Gov Site – Check & Register: Federal Social Media Accounts
Via Howto.gov: “Do you have an official government social media account? Have you ever wondered if one youre following is legit? GSA has built a federal social media registry a government-wide solution that gives the public a way to verify whether a social media account is official. It also provides a place for agencies… Continue Reading
Gallup – Expected Retirement Age in U.S. Up to 67
Gallup: “The average nonretired American now expects to retire at age 67, up from age 63 a decade ago and age 60 in the mid-1990s. The results are from Gallup’s annual Economy and Personal Finance survey, conducted April 9-12. Overall, 26% of nonretirees expect to retire before age 65, with 27% expecting to retire at… Continue Reading
Redacted Version of Google Street View Investigation by FCC Released
LA Times: “Google has released the full report of the Federal Communications Commissions investigation into the data it collected and stored from millions of unknowing households across the nation while operating specially equipped cars for its Street View service. The search giant released the report, which had had heavily redacted passages, after wrangling with the… Continue Reading
Gallup – U.S. Homeownership Hits Decade Low
Gallup: The 62% of Americans who say they own their own home marks a new low since Gallup began tracking self-reported homeownership in 2001. The current level of homeownership marks a decline from 68% in 2011. For most of the prior decade, roughly seven in 10 Americans reported owning their own home. While the recession… Continue Reading
