NPR: “…The past couple of years have been incredibly good to wastepaper exporters. Demand from Asia is huge, and speaking just in terms of volume, wastepaper is one of America’s top exports…So, what happened? Well, hundreds of thousands of people didn’t buy the TVs they wanted. Millions more didn’t buy kitchen appliances, dolls or shoes.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
USGS: Abrupt Climate Change – Will It Happen This Century?
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey news release: “The United States faces the potential for abrupt climate change in the 21st century that could pose clear risks to society in terms of our ability to adapt. “Abrupt” changes can occur over decades or less, persist for decades more, and cause substantial disruptions to… Continue Reading
Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Other Military Operations Through 2008 and Beyond
Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Other Military Operations Through 2008 and Beyond, The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Steven M. Kosiak, 2008. “Since 2001, the US government and the American taxpayer have provided about $904 billion (unless otherwise noted, all cost and funding figures cited in this analysis are expressed… Continue Reading
National Archives Issues Books II and III of the George W. Bush Public Papers, 2004
News release: “The National Archives announced that the second and third volumes of the Public Papers of President George W. Bush, 2004 are available for sale. These hardcover volumes were compiled by the Office of the Federal Register, an agency of the National Archives and Records Administration. Public Papers of President George W. Bush, 2004,… Continue Reading
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
U.S. Census Bureau news release and Tables, December 24, 2008: Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers Shipments, Inventories and Orders, November 2008: “New orders for manufactured durable goods in November decreased $1.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $186.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the fourth consecutive monthly decrease and followed an… Continue Reading
Archive Publishes Treasure Trove of Kissinger Telephone Conversations
Comprehensive Collection of Kissinger “Telcons” Provides Inside View of Government Decision-Making; Reveals Candid talks with Presidents, Foreign Leaders, Journalists, and Power-brokers during Nixon-Ford Years, National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 263 – Part 1, Edited by William Burr “…the National Security Archive announces the publication of a comprehensively unique, thoroughly-indexed set of the telephone… Continue Reading
Homeland Security Grant Program Risk-Based Distribution Methods
Homeland Security Grant Program Risk-Based Distribution Methods: Presentation to Congressional Committees – November 14, 2008 and December 15, 2008, GAO-09-168R, December 23, 2008. Continue Reading
Report: The Employment Rate of People With Disabilities
The employment rate of people with disabilities, by Burt S. Barnow. 44 Monthly Labor Review November 2008. “Critical issues in evaluating employment policies for the disabled are the measurement of employment status, the measurement of disability status, and the question of which subpopulations of the disabled should be included; no clear consensus has emerged… Continue Reading
Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment The Task Ahead
Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment, The Task Ahead, December 2008. Committee on the Health Risks of Phthalates, National Research Council. “People are exposed to a variety of chemicals throughout their daily lives. To protect public health, regulators use risk assessments to examine the effects of chemical exposures. This book provides guidance for assessing the risk… Continue Reading
State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report
State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report, December 2008. Committee on the State of the USA Health Indicators, Institute of Medicine. News release: “Policymakers, the media, and the public should focus on 20 specific health indicators as “yardsticks” to measure the overall health and well-being of Americans, says a new report from the Institute… Continue Reading
Internet Overtakes Newspapers As News Source
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press: “The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news. Currently, 40% say they get most of their news about national and international issues from the… Continue Reading
Revised National Incident Management System Announced
“The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce… Continue Reading
