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After Nearly Three Years, News Orleans Residents Give Recovery Very Mixed Report Card

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News release: ” A comprehensive new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of the experiences of New Orleans residents – the second since Hurricane Katrina – reveals a still-struggling population that gives very mixed reviews in key areas of the recovery efforts. Most residents feel forgotten by the nation and its leaders, yet are still optimistic about their city’s future.

In two critical areas, housing (72 percent) and crime (71 percent), the vast majority of city residents see little or no progress. In other key areas – medical facilities, public schools, jobs, and rebuilding neighborhoods – reviews are more mixed, but with majorities seeing little or no progress. Only in one area, levee repair, does a majority (60 percent) see progress.”

Poll: Fuel Costs Boost Conservation Efforts; 7 in 10 Reducing 'Carbon Footprint'

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ABC News/Planet Green/Stanford University Poll Finds Concern for Environment, Support for Drilling “High energy prices are double-teaming with environmental concerns to prompt broad conservation efforts, with seven in 10 Americans saying they’re trying to reduce their “carbon footprint,” chiefly by driving less, using less electricity and recycling. More controversial are policy responses to the nation’s… Continue Reading

Courting History: The Landmark International Criminal Court’s First Years

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Human Rights Watch – Courting History – The Landmark International Criminal Court’s First Years, July 2008: “This 244-page report examines the ICC’s accomplishments and shortcomings since it began operations in 2003. The court was created to bring justice to the victims of gross human rights violations; so far the court has issued arrest warrants against… Continue Reading

ACSI E-Government Satisfaction Index Registers First Increase in a Year, According to ForeSee Results

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News release: “Citizen satisfaction with federal government websites ended a losing streak by improving for the first time in a year, according to the second quarter report of the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Government Satisfaction Index. The Index rose 0.7% to 72.9 on the ACSI’s 100-point scale. The study also found… Continue Reading

Public Interest Groups: Ocean Fisheries Protections To Be Weakened

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News release: “…the Bush administration is pushing changes which could dramatically weaken protections against overfishing already depleted ocean stocks, according to public comments filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER – a national alliance of local state and federal resource professionals). The thrust of the Bush plan would cede more control to the… Continue Reading

New From EIA: Quarterly Coal Questionnaire, International Petroleum Monthly, Electric Power Monthly, Domestic Uranium Production Report

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IEA Quarterly Coal Questionnaire (QCQ) – 1st Quarter 2008 (08/06/2008): “Provides detailed quarterly information about U.S. coal production by rank of coal for the 1st Quarter 2008. This information is submitted each quarter to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, France. All data are estimates and/or preliminary until released in the EIA Annual Coal… Continue Reading