“Smart Grid policies that maximize the benefits to consumers need to encompass more than just the electric or telecom sectors policies. The purpose of the Summit is to create a forum to align policies for energy, telecommunication, the environment and the economy, and fulfill the promises of smart grid deployments. The Summit brings together dozens… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
New Report Highlights Impact of Immigration Enforcement on the Child Welfare System
News release: “A new report examines the impact immigration enforcement has on the thousands of children of undocumented immigrants, 73% of whom are U.S. citizens. This includes risks to child safety and well-being, such as the needless separation of children from parents. The report also highlights the growing challenges for state child welfare agencies that… Continue Reading
Report – American Nones: The Profile of the No Religion Population
American Nones: The Profile of the No Religion Population – A Report Based on the American Religious Identification Survey 2008 Principal Investigators – Barry A. Kosmin & Ariela Keysar with Ryan Cragun and Juhem Navarro-Rivera “One of the most widely noted findings from the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS 2008), which was released in March… Continue Reading
Supreme Court: Justice Stevens Retirement Announcement
News release: “Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has today sent the attached letter to the White House, notifying President Barack Obama of his retirement from the Supreme Court, effective one day after the Court rises for the summer recess this year. Justice Stevens has served on the Supreme Court for 34 years. He is 89… Continue Reading
CBO Monthly Budget Review, April 2010
Monthly Budget Review, April 2010. Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for February and the Daily Treasury Statements for March. “The federal government incurred a budget deficit of $714 billion in the first six months of fiscal year 2010, CBO estimates, about $67 billion less than the shortfall recorded in the same period last year.… Continue Reading
WSJ – U.S. Unemployment: A Historical View from 1948 to 2010.
WSJ: Track the U.S. unemployment rate since 1948 via interactive graphic and accompanying article. Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
EPA Launches Blog on Acid Rain
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a month-long online discussion to expand the conversation on acid rain. Acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects large parts of the United States and is particularly damaging to lakes, streams, and forests and the plants and animals that live in these ecosystems. Sulfur… Continue Reading
Graydon Carter and Michael Lewis: The Unabridged Conversation About the Financial Collapse
“Recently Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter and V.F. contributing editor Michael Lewis sat together onstage in front of an intimate crowd at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and discussed Lewiss new book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, which tackles the question of what caused the U.S. economy to tank.… Continue Reading
FDA on Triclosan: What Consumers Should Know
“Triclosan is an ingredient added to many consumer products to reduce or prevent bacterial contamination. It may be found in products such as clothing, kitchenware, furniture, and toys. It also may be added to antibacterial soaps and body washes, toothpastes, and some cosmeticsproducts regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…Animal studies have shown… Continue Reading
EPA Requires Contractors to Become Lead-Safe Certified
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it expects more than 125,000 renovation and remodeling contractors to be trained in lead-safe work practices by April 22, the effective date for a rule requiring such training. The agency is on target to implement the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, which will protect millions… Continue Reading
Financial Literacy Month Free Information from the FTC Can Help You Stay Savvy All Year
News release: “April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Federal Trade Commission, the nations consumer protection agency, has information to help you make the most of your money whether youre a student, young adult, parent, older person, or military service member. Information from the FTC can help people explore how advertising affects them; understand credit,… Continue Reading
Three Groups Urge FTC to Investigate Wild West of Online Data Collection
News release: “Three consumer protection organizations on Thursday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), demanding the commission investigate growing privacy threats in the Wild West online. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the Center for Digital Democracy and the World Privacy Forum challenged the commission to investigate the growing privacy threats to… Continue Reading
