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“A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States was prepared by the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Wind and Water Power Program to outline the actions it will pursue to support the development of a world‐class offshore wind industry in …
CBO: Monthly Budget Review, January 2011 “The federal government incurred a budget deficit of $424 billion in the first four months of fiscal year 2011, CBO estimates, slightly less than the shortfall recorded in the same period last year. If appropriations for the rest of this fiscal year are set at the same annualized amounts …
“The following resources by the Kaiser Family Foundations Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) examine the latest data findings regarding Medicaids long-term services and supports for seniors and people with disabilities. The materials were released at a public briefing in the Foundations Washington, D.C. offices that featured an expert panel and remarks on long-term …
New START Treaty Entry Into Force Fact Sheet, February 5, 2011 “The New START Treaty officially entered into force with the exchange of Instruments of Ratification between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Lavrov in Munich on February 5, 2011. The entry into force of the New START Treaty sets into motion a number of requirements …
“Credit Suisse announced the release of the inaugural Emerging Consumer Survey 2011 a detailed study exploring the spending profile of consumers within Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) markets plus Egypt, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Taken together, these consumers represent over 3 billion of the worlds population, residing in countries that make up a …
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Studies, Participation Rates (State): Reaching Those In Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2008 – December 2010 “SNAP provides an important support for the working poor people who are eligible for SNAP benefits and live in households in which someone earns income from a job. Thirty-three million …
News release: “The Department of Defense announced {February 4, 2011] the release of the National Security Space Strategy (NSSS) [Unclassified Summary], signed jointly by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The strategy is derived from the National Security Strategy and the National Space Policy and outlines necessary changes to …
More Credit with Fewer Crises: Responsibly Meeting the Worlds Growing Demand for Credit, A World Economic Forum Report in collaboration with McKinsey & Company: “To support economic development, global credit levels must grow substantially over the next decade. At the same time, public and private decision-makers must avoid a repeat of the credit excesses that …
Outlook on the Global Agenda 2011: An initiative of the Risk Response Network, World Economic Forum “This Outlook on the Global Agenda 2011, a new publication of the Network of Global Agenda Councils, provides an overview of the prevailing issues on the minds of our Global Agenda Council Members for the next 12-18 months as …
News release: “World food prices surged to a new historic peak in January, for the seventh consecutive month, according to the updated FAO Food Price Index, a commodity basket that regularly tracks monthly changes in global food prices. The Index averaged 231 points in January and was up 3.4 percent from December 2010. This is …
WSJ: “Evidence of tightening global food supplies grew as the U.S. Agriculture Department cut its estimates for global harvests of key crops [see USDA Wheat Data and USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates] and ]and raised some demand forecasts, adding to worries about rising food prices…Prices of many agricultural commodities are still below the …
How Much Do Fruits and Vegetables Cost? By Hayden Stewart, Jeffrey Hyman, Jean C. Buzby, Elizabeth Frazão, and Andrea Carlson, Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-71), February 2011 “Federal dietary guidance advises Americans to consume more vegetables and fruits because most Americans do not consume the recommended quantities or variety. Food prices, along with taste, convenience, …
