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Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, this news release from NOAA: “Under an unprecedented agreement announced today by the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Trustees), BP has agreed to provide $1 billion toward early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to natural resources …
Economic Survey of Japan 2011: “The 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake was the strongest ever recorded in Japan and triggered the countrys worst disaster of the post-war era…while it is still too early to assess the full extent of the damage, the immediate impact will be to reduce output, although this will later …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released the final version of a strategic priorities document outlining the goals that will guide the agency and its 12,000 employees through 2015. Titled Strategic Priorities 2011 2015: Responding to the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century, the 50-page document provides a vision of …
News release: “Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. The Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group will monitor oil and gas markets for potential violations of criminal or civil laws to safeguard against unlawful consumer …
Border Security: DHS’s Visa Security Program Needs to Improve Performance Evaluation and Better Address Visa Risk Worldwide, GAO-11-315, March 31, 2011 Criminal Alien Statistics: Information on Incarcerations, Arrests, and Costs, GAO-11-187, March 24, 2011 Energy-Water Nexus: Amount of Energy Needed to Supply, Use, and Treat Water Is Location-Specific and Can Be Reduced by Certain Technologies …
Earth Day is April 22 – “Make every day Earth Day and help protect health and the environment throughout the year.” Find events where you live Actions You Can Take to Make a Difference
Energy Information Administration – Canada Country Analysis Brief: “Canada has been a significant component of the global energy trade due to its proximity to and trade with the largest energy consumer in the world, the United States. Canada maintains a surplus in all sellable energy commodities, exporting crude oil, natural gas, coal and electricity. The …
The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget – April 21, 2011. See also Tables to Accompany the 2011 Automatic Stabilizers Report “This report focuses on the automatic responses of revenues and outlays to developments in the economythe automatic stabilizersthat reflect cyclical movements in real (inflation-adjusted) output and unemployment. CBO estimates that automatic stabilizers …
“Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released estimates of personal income at the county level for 2009. Among large counties (those with a population of more than 250,000) the change in personal income from 2008 to 2009 ranged from an 8.1 percent decline (in Oakland County, Michigan) to a 4.2 percent gain (in Loudoun …
News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced new airline passenger protections that will require airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provide consumers involuntarily bumped from flights with greater compensation, expand the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays, and disclose hidden fees. The rulemaking finalized today builds on passenger …
“This is an interactive map of failed banks and credit unions in the U.S. in 2011. Click on any state to see the list of failed institutions in that state, including the size of the bank or credit union, whether it was acquired, and the projected cost to the federal insurance fund. This map is …
