News release: “The Ecology Center today released the 2nd annual consumer guide to toxic chemicals in toys. Researchers tested over 1,500 new, popular children’s toys for lead, arsenic, mercury and other harmful chemicals. The Ecology Center determined that one-third of the toys they tested had “high” or “medium” levels of chemicals of concern this year. Lead was found in 20 percent of the toys tested, including 54 products (3.5 percent) that exceeded the 600 parts per million (ppm) state legal limit set last year and 164 (10.7 percent) above the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended ceiling of 40 ppm. Children’s jewelry remains the most contaminated product category.”
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Daily Archives: December 3, 2008
Antitrust Suit Planned by DOJ Terminated Google – Yahoo Ad Agreement
AmLawDaily: “Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. called off their joint advertising agreement just three hours before the Department of Justice planned to file antitrust charges to block the pact, according to the lawyer who would have been lead counsel for the government.” Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-7 Continue Reading
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased by 1.4 Percent in 2007
News release: “Total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 7,282 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO 2e) in 2007, an increase of 1.4 percent from the 2006 level according to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2007, a report released today by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Since 1990, U.S. GHG emissions… Continue Reading
U.S. Government Accomplishments in Support of the Methane to Markets Partnership November 2008
News release: “The Methane to Markets Partnership plays an important role in promoting methane capture and use projects internationally and reducing emissions of methane globally. The U.S. Government Accomplishments in Support of the Methane to Markets Partnership summarizes the contributions of participating U.S. government agencies and highlights the projects and activities since the launch of… Continue Reading
Army and EPA Revise Guidance to Protect Wetlands and Streams
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army are issuing revised guidance to ensure America’s wetlands, streams and other waters are better protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The guidance clarifies the geographic scope of jurisdiction under the CWA.” Clean Water Act Definition of “Waters of the United… Continue Reading
November 2008 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®
“The NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) registered 37.3 percent in November, 7.1 percentage points lower than the 44.4 percent registered in October, indicating contraction in the non-manufacturing sector for the second consecutive month. The Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index decreased 11.2 percentage points to 33 percent. The New Orders Index decreased 8.6 percentage points to 35.4 percent, and… Continue Reading
A Transition Plan for Securing America's Energy Future Presented to President-elect Barack Obama and the 111th U.S. Congress
News release: “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy has unveiled its Transition Plan for Securing America’s Energy Future, an energy policy roadmap with 88 concrete recommendations and detailed timelines for President-elect Barack Obama and the 111th Congress.” “For over 40 years, the United States has had an inadequate, contradictory, and shortsighted… Continue Reading
Partnership and Gallup Release Poll on Public Attitudes Toward Federal Government Performance
News release: “For years, the prevailing attitude of Americans toward our federal government has been best reflected by the famous line from President Reagans first inaugural address, Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem a sentiment Americans agreed with by a two-to-one margin as recently as this fall. Clearly,… Continue Reading
FHFA Submits First Report On Homeowners Assistance to Congress
“Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director James B. Lockhart today submitted to Congress the first report as a Federal Property Manager (FPM) detailing actions FHFA is taking to prevent unnecessary foreclosures. Section 110 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) directs Federal Property Managers to develop and implement plans to maximize assistance for… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Announces a New Product for Tracking Business Activity
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau announces the release of the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS), a data series that allows users to track annual changes in employment for growing and shrinking businesses at the establishment level. More than six million business establishments in the United States have paid employees. These businesses are dynamic, opening and… Continue Reading
