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A National Strategy for Energy Security: Recommendations to the Nation on reducing U.S. Oil Dependence, September 2008 “The Energy Security Leadership Council believes that Americas energy security can be fundamentally improved through major reductions in oil demand and increases in domestic energy production. Above all, we must transform our transportation sector so that oil is …
News release: “Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $12,680 annually for family coverage this year with employees on average paying $3,354 out of their paychecks to cover their share of the cost and the scope of that coverage has changed, with many more workers now enrolled in high-deductible plans, according to the …
“Health care has been an important issue in this year’s presidential campaign and the candidates have staked out positions on key health care issues. Both major party candidates have developed comprehensive health care reform proposals addressing health coverage and access, rising health care costs and health care quality. A side-by-side comparison of these proposals has …
“Energy Policy of Presidential Candidates reviews key oil and gas tax policy differences of the presidential candidates. It focuses predominantly on the issues and political positions that are most relevant to the oil and gas industry from a tax perspective. Few industries have the impact on global economic livelihood, societal functioning and quality of life …
The Government Domain: Political Fact-Checking Websites – Peggy Garvin’s well-timed article identifies and evaluates key websites that monitor the accuracy of statements and representations made by political candidates and their respective campaigns.
News release: “A new national survey shows that 62% of adults who are currently employed use the internet or email at work and they have mixed views about the impact of technology on their work lives. On the one hand, they cite the benefits of increased connectivity and flexibility that the internet and all of …
“Freshwater Ecoregions of the World, (FEOW) provides a new global biogeographic regionalization of the Earth’s freshwater biodiversity. Covering virtually all freshwater habitats on Earth, this first-ever ecoregion map, together with associated species data, is a useful tool for underpinning global and regional conservation planning efforts, particularly to identify outstanding and imperiled freshwater systems; for serving …
Researching Medical Literature on the Internet – 2008: Medical journals, dictionaries, textbooks, indexes, rankings, images all can be found on the Net, and much of it is available free. Sources include publishers, government agencies, professional organizations, health libraries and commercial entities. Gloria Miccioli’s completely updated and revised topical guide expertly focuses on what she …
2008 National Survey of Latinos: Hispanics See Their Situation in U.S. Deteriorating; Oppose Key Immigration Enforcement Measures, September 18, 2008 “Half (50%) of all Latinos say that the situation of Latinos in this country is worse now than it was a year ago, according to a new nationwide survey of 2,015 Hispanic adults conducted by …
“The importance of research in solving many of our national challenges, including economic ones, was emphasized today in a new report titled Science and Technology for America’s Progress: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments in the New Administration. The report, sent to John McCain and Barack Obama with guidance for whomever is elected president in November, …
Journal of the American Medical Association – JAMA. Published online September 16, 2008 (free articles as follows): Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults – “Using data representative of the adult US population, we found that higher urinary concentrations of BPA were associated with an increased prevalence of …
Arctic sea ice settles at second-lowest, underscores accelerating decline: “The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the second-lowest extent recorded since the dawn of the satellite era. While above the record minimum set on September 16, 2007, this year further reinforces the strong negative trend in summertime …
