News release: “In response to Chairman Waxmans inquiry, EPA provided analyses EPA had conducted of reductions that would be necessary from the transportation sector to meet a range of global warming goals.”
News release: “Before Congress spends billions to build public schools that meet “green” environmental standards, it should review Washington state’s experience, which shows that green buildings have higher than expected costs, and the energy savings and other projected benefits are either small or nonexistent, says Todd Myers, director of the Center for the Environment at… Continue Reading
News release: “Eleven perpetrators allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers have been charged with numerous crimes, including conspiracy, computer intrusion, fraud and identity theft, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts… Continue Reading
Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus, GAO-08-1031, August 05, 2008 “Iraq has an estimated 115 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, the third largest in the world. Oil export revenues are critical to Iraq’s reconstruction, accounting for over 90 percent of the Iraqi government’s revenues. In June 2008, GAO reported low 2007… Continue Reading
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) – Information on a Special Department of Defense Program to Foster Economic Recovery in Iraq, July 29, 2008 “Relief and Reconstruction Fund; therefore, SIGIR focused heavily on audits of Iraq reconstruction projects. But in recent years, the Congress has increased SIGIRs oversight authority over other… Continue Reading
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) – Anticorruption Efforts in Iraq: U.S. and Iraq Take Actions but Much Remains to be Done, July 30, 2008 “Since 2004, SIGIRs mandate was largely tied to the sizeable Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund; therefore, SIGIR focused heavily on audits of Iraq reconstruction projects. But… Continue Reading
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction – July 30, 2008 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress: “This 18th Quarterly Report to the Congress provides a new look at the relief and reconstruction effort in Iraq, presenting a provincebyprovince review of progress on reconstruction and capacitybuilding in four key areas of concern… Continue Reading
Fact Sheet, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, Washington, DC, August 4, 2008: Dangerous Depots – The Growing Humanitarian Problem Posed by Ageing and Poorly Maintained Munitions Storage Sites Around the World, August 4, 2008. Continue Reading
News release: “U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that a number of the largest American internet companies [Microsoft, Google, Yahoo], human rights organizations and other stakeholders have reached agreement on a voluntary code of conduct that would govern internet companies operating in countries where internet freedom is restricted, like China.” See also Senate Judiciary Committee,… Continue Reading
