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“The IPCC has launched the first three volumes of its assessment report Climate Change 2007 and is currently finalizing its Synthesis report [Fourth Assessment report (“AR4″]. The Synthesis Report [was] launched in Valencia, Spain, 17 November 2007 during a press conference.” Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (23 …
Press release: “Tabulations of all surnames occurring 100 or more times in the census 2000 returns are provided in [these] files… The first link [Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000] explains the methodology used for identifying and editing names data. The second link [Top 1000 Names] provides an Excel file of the top 1000 …
“State governments are improving their transparency practices, but many are still not taking full advantage of the Internet to inform the public. Online disclosure of corporate tax breaks and other economic development subsidies lags far behind reporting on procurement contracts and lobbying activities. These are the main findings of a report entitled The State of …
“In its final Afghan Opium Survey for 2007 issued [November 16, 2007], the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows that opium is now equivalent to more than half (53%) of the country’s licit GDP. Speaking at a conference in Brussels on the future of Afghanistan, hosted by Princeton University, the Executive Director …
“The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) issued its first library statistics report on state library agencies, on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2006. The State Library Agency Report for FY 2006 [released November 2007] includes a wide array of information on …
DOJ FOIA Summaries of New Decisions, September 2007: “OIP provides these case summaries as a public service; due to their nature as summaries, they are not intended to be authoritative or complete statements of the facts or holdings of any of the cases summarized, and they should not be relied upon as such. Set out …
Department of Energy: Oil and Natural Gas Research and Development Activities, GAO-08-190R, November 6, 2007 Hurricane Katrina: Ineffective FEMA Oversight of Housing Maintenance Contracts in Mississippi Resulted in Millions of Dollars of Waste and Potential Fraud, GAO-08-106, November 16, 2007 Influenza Vaccine: Issues Related to Production, Distribution, and Public Health Messages, GAO-08-27, October 31, 2007 …
“EPA’s FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report (480 pages, PDF) describes to the President, Congress, and the public our environmental, programmatic, and financial performance over the past fiscal year. It also reports our progress in addressing management challenges. The report satisfies a number of legislative reporting requirements, including those of the Government Performance and Results …
Consumer Price Index Summary, November 15, 2007 (19 pages, PDF) CPI Summary: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in October before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The October level of 208.936 (1982-84=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in October …
US Climate Change Science Program – The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [King, A.W., L. Dilling, G.P. Zimmerman, D.M. Fairman, R.A. Houghton, G. Marland, …
“IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has circulated his latest report to the upcoming meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report covers developments since Dr. ElBaradei´s report of …
U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report, Fiscal Year 2007. GAO-08-1SP, November 15, 2007 Testimonies Aviation Security: Vulnerabilities Exposed Through Covert Testing of TSA’s Passenger Screening Process, by Gregory D. Kutz, managing director, and John W. Cooney, assistant director, forensic audits and special investigations, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-08-48T, …
