Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the United States, May 2009 “This paper summarizes the current state of scientific understanding of the potential effects of projected changes in climate and related developments. The paper describes the wide range of potential impacts, including changes in: seasonal weather patterns; the amount and type of precipitation; storms and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
FTC Testifies on Data Security, Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today testified on the Commissions efforts to promote better security for sensitive consumer information and to prevent the inadvertent sharing of consumers personal or sensitive data over Peer-to-Peer Internet file-sharing networks. As part of these efforts, the agency also announced that it had reached an agreement with one of… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Review of the CradlePoint PHS300 mobile broadband router and the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter
Burney’s Legal Tech Reviews: A Review of the CradlePoint PHS300 mobile broadband router and the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter – Mobile traveler Brett Burney describes how he uses his laptop and iPhone, both of which connect beautifully to Wi-Fi networks, to create his own little hotspot by plugging his Verizon Wireless USB760 modem into the… Continue Reading
New Book Review on LLRX.com: Just and Unjust Warriors
LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – Just and Unjust Warriors: the moral and legal status of soldiers – Heather A. Phillips describes how though a series of eleven well-written and closely reasoned original essays this book question the treatments of many of the foundations of classical just war theory, such as a non-volunteer… Continue Reading
EPA Lays out a Plan for the Nation's Increase in Renewable Fuels
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing its strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels, poised to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.” Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: “EPA, under the Energy Independence and Security Act of… Continue Reading
Energy & Commerce Democrats Announce "Cash for Clunkers" Agreement
“Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey, Chairman Emeritus John D. Dingell, Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Congressman Jay Inslee, and Congressman Bart Stupak reached an agreement on a “Cash for Clunkers” program that will help the auto industry while cleaning our air. This agreement is based on H.R. 1550 [Consumer Assistance to Recycle and… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Cyber Threats and Federal Systems, GAO Oversight
Information Security: Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities Place Federal Systems at Risk, GAO-09-661T, May 5, 2009: “Cyber threats to federal information systems and cyber-based critical infrastructures are evolving and growing. These threats can be unintentional and intentional, targeted or nontargeted, and can come from a variety of sources, such as foreign nations engaged in espionage and… Continue Reading
GPO Relaunches GPO.gov
“GPO is pleased to announce the re-launch of its agency Web site. This enhanced site includes separate Web pages for FDLP and LSCM information for the public. The new Web pages will help inform the public about and lead the public to Federal depository libraries. The redesigned site includes links to FDsys, GPO Access, the… Continue Reading
Testimony by Chairman Bernanke on the economic outlook
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, The economic outlook – Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2009 “The U.S. economy has contracted sharply since last autumn, with real gross domestic product (GDP) having dropped at an annual rate of more than 6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first… Continue Reading
CFR Task Force Report: U.S. Must Act to Reduce Nuclear Force Levels and Dangers of Proliferation and Use
“The Task Force report, titled U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy [uncorrected proofs], focuses on near-term policies to reduce nuclear weapons to the lowest possible level consistent with maintaining a credible deterrent, while also ensuring that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe, secure, and reliable for as long as it is needed. The imperative before the Obama… Continue Reading
EPA Does Not Provide Oversight of Radon Testing Accuracy and Reliability
EPA OIG: “EPA does not perform oversight of radon testing device accuracy or reliability. The 1988 Indoor Radon Abatement Act required that EPA establish proficiency programs for firms offering radon-related services, including testing and mitigation. EPA established and operated proficiency programs until 1998, when it disinvested in these programs. According to Agency representatives, EPA has… Continue Reading
EPA Lifecycle Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Renewable Fuels
EPA Lifecycle Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Renewable Fuels, EPA-420-F-09-024, May 2009 “As part of proposed revisions to the National Renewable Fuel Standard program (commonly known as the RFS program), EPA analyzed lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from increased renewable fuels use. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) establishes new renewable… Continue Reading
