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Daily Archives: June 8, 2010

China's cabinet published a white paper on the Internet in China

The Register: “The Chinese government has issued a white paper laying out current, and future, internet policy – and you might not recognise its view of internet use in that country…The paper warns: “Citizens are not allowed to infringe upon state, social and collective interests or the legitimate freedom and rights of other citizens. No organization or individual may utilize telecommunication networks to engage in activities that jeopardize state security, the public interest or the legitimate rights and interests of other people.”…”China’s 3G network covers the whole country. Of all internet users in China – 346 million use broadband and 233 million use mobile phones to access the net.”

  • Full Text: The Internet in China, Information Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Tuesday, June 8, 2010
  • Interior Issues New Directive to Oil and Gas Drilling Operators on Outer Continental Shelf

    Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, news from MarineLog: “The Department of the Interior today issued a directive to oil and gas lessees and operators on the Outer Continental Shelf. It implements stronger safety requirements that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recommended in a 30-day safety report to the President,… Continue Reading

    Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration

    Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration, June 8, 2010. Consensus Report, Institute of Medicine. “Foodborne illnesses cause hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and thousands of deaths in the U.S each year. The severity of these diseases and the frequency with which they occur highlight the need to evaluate how well… Continue Reading

    NOAA Completes Initial Analysis of water samples to study spill impacts sub surface

    Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “NOAA’s independent analysis of water samples provided from the May 22-28 research mission of the University of South Florida’s R/V Weatherbird II confirmed the presence of very low concentrations of sub-surface oil and PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) at sampling depths ranging from… Continue Reading

    Report: Revolving Door Spins Quickly Between Congress, Wall Street

    News release: “Organizations in the financial services sector have deployed at least 1,447 former federal employees to lobby Congress and federal agencies since the beginning of 2009, according to a joint analysis of federal disclosure records and other data released today by Public Citizen and the Center for Responsive Politics. This small army of registered… Continue Reading