Follow up to Postal Service Proposes to Eliminate Saturday Service, news that the Postal Regulatory Commission has issued a Request for Proposal for a study on measuring the social benefits of the mail. In addition, there is a scoping study, A Framework for Considering the Social Value of Postal Services Final Report, February 2, 2010 – performed under contract by the Urban Institute attached to the RFP.
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Daily Archives: May 7, 2010
How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment
Congressional Budget Office: How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment, May 5, 2010 Economic and Budget Issue Brief “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed the research on the effects that policies to reduce greenhouse gases would have on employment and concluded that total employment during the next few decades would be… Continue Reading
BLS: Employment Situation Summary – March 2010
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000 in April, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent, and the labor force increased sharply, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, professional and business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality. Federal government employment also rose, reflecting continued hiring… Continue Reading
Center for Biological Diversity – Gulf Disaster Website Updated Daily
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill: “This Web site is updated daily check back for the most up-to-date information on the following: How big is the spill? How fast is it spreading? What species are threatened? Who is responsible? What if a spill occurs in the Arctic? Are oil spills… Continue Reading
Dynamic maps and charts, OECD
“You can now explore OECD data using new tools that allow you to uncover structures and reveal the stories hidden in the statistics. The OECD eXplorer developed jointly by the OECD and the National Centre for Visual Analytics (NCVA) at Linköping University, Sweden, combines maps and graphs with stories allowing users to examine time developments… Continue Reading
