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News release: “According to the figures released today by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation declined in 2009 for the third consecutive year. Property crimes also declined in 2009, marking the seventh straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses dropped below the previous years total. The 2009 statistics …
“A new report offers a dramatic look at Arctic species being pushed toward extinction by rapid climate change. Extinction: Its Not Just for Polar Bears documents 17 Arctic animals, from Arctic foxes to whales to plankton, struggling to survive the effects of climate change and ocean acidification. It was produced by the Center for Biological …
Defense Planning: DOD Needs to Review the Costs and Benefits of Basing Alternatives for Army Forces in Europe, GAO-10-745R, September 13, 2010 Iraqi-U.S. Cost-Sharing: Iraq Has a Cumulative Budget Surplus, Offering the Potential for Further Cost-Sharing, GAO-10-304, September 13, 2010 Perchlorate: Occurrence Is Widespread but at Varying Levels; Federal Agencies Have Taken Some Actions to …
News release: “At its 12 September 2010 meeting, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, announced a substantial strengthening of existing capital requirements and fully endorsed the agreements it reached on 26 July 2010. These capital reforms, together with the introduction of a global …
“Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a beta version of the USPTO Data Visualization Center. This tool will give the public access to important data covering USPTO patent operations in a convenient dashboard format. The patents dashboard provides more refined pendency information than was previously available, as well as other critical indicators …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Energys National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces the release of a new report that assesses the electricity generating potential of offshore wind resources in the United States. According to the Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Resources for the United States, 4,150 gigawatts of potential wind turbine nameplate capacity (maximum …
Performance Coal Company Upper Big Branch Mine-South Massey Energy Company, Mine ID: 46-08436, Single Source Page “We are providing you with this single source page of information and resources regarding the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion which occurred on April 5, 2010. We will be adding material to this page as it becomes available. New …
Wholesale Market Data Sep 10, 2010: “This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through September 3, 2010 (latest web site update: September 10, 2010). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.”
International Petroleum Monthly – August 2010 Sep 11, 2010: “The International Petroleum Monthly (IPM) is the Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent international petroleum (oil) statistics. This report includes world petroleum production statistics through June 2010. The IPM also includes statistics for petroleum demand, stocks, and imports for the Organization for Economic Cooperation …
2007 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico Geographic Area Statistics “These data provide details about businesses engaged in sectors other than manufacturing and construction. Data are presented for Puerto Rico commercial regions and municipios. The report also includes product-line sales data for wholesale and retail trades by kind of business for Puerto Rico.”
FTC Order Requires Dun & Bradstreet to Divest Previously Acquired Marketing Data Business to Restore Competition “The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation will divest certain key assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is designed to address the competitive harm caused by its acquisition of Quality Educational Data (QED), its nearest …
News release: “The contiguous United States had its fourth-warmest summer (June-August) on record, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate report issued today. The report also showed the August average temperature was 75.0 degrees F, which is 2.2 degrees F above the long-term (1901-2000) average. Last months average precipitation was 2.41 inches, 0.19 …
