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“The 14th CleanTech 2010 Expo, scheduled to take place in Israel from 29-30 June 2010 at the Fairs & Conventions Center in Tel-Aviv, aims to raise the discussion of energy, water and recycling issues to the public agenda, alongside presenting the newest developments in the area in Israel and abroad. Delegations from across the globe, …
News release: “Bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2010, rose 27 percent when compared to bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. March 2010 bankruptcy filings totaled 1,531,997, compared to the 1,202,395 bankruptcy cases filed in …
News release: “The Financial Stability Oversight Board (Oversight Board on May 13, 2010) issued its latest quarterly report to Congress on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA), covering the period from January 1 to March 31. The report highlights the activities of the Oversight Board during the first quarter. It also presents the Oversight Board’s …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a final rule to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the largest stationary sources, while shielding millions of small sources of GHGs from Clean Air Act permitting requirements. The phased-in, common-sense approach will address facilities like power plants and oil refineries that are responsible for …
News release: “Today the President submitted the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) an arms control agreement with Russia that he signed last month in Prague — to the United States Senate. Before the Treaty can be ratified, the Senate must provide its advice and consent by a two-thirds majority…In addition to the …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill: “The volume of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig may be at least 10 times higher than previously estimated, NPR has learned. The U.S. Coast Guard has estimated that oil was gushing from a broken pipe on the …
The Department of Health and Human Services and The Department of Justice Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009, May 2010 “During Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, the Federal Government won or negotiated approximately $1.63 billion in judgments and settlements, and it attained additional administrative impositions in health care fraud …
“Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008 May 12, 2010 This report examines levels of voting and registration in the most recent presidential election, the characteristics of citizens who reported either registering or voting in the election and the reasons why some registered individuals did not vote. The data are based …
News release: “Director John Berry of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients announced a major overhaul of the Federal hiring process, detailing crucial reforms ordered by President Obama. Speaking at OPM headquarters alongside Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, Hearing on “Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill”, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 12 May 2010, to “examine what caused the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and the oil spill now spreading across the Gulf, in order to help prevent …
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total March exports of $147.9 billion and imports of $188.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $40.4 billion, up from $39.4 billion in February, revised. March exports were $4.6 billion more …
