Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms: Family Farm Report, 2010 Edition, by Robert A. Hoppe and David E. Banker. Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-66) 72 pp, July 2010 Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
2006 Energy Consumption by Manufacturers–Data Tables
2006 Energy Consumption by Manufacturers–Data Tables August 5, 2010 The last 2006 MECS tables are now available for access. These newly added tables include estimate for average prices and expenditures, participation in energy management activities, and fuel-switching capacity of electricity, natural gas, and selected fuels. Table 10.1 looks at the actual total fuel consumption… Continue Reading
CDC – Launching a National Surveillance System After an Earthquake – Haiti, 2010
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), August 6, 2010: “On January 12, 2010, Haiti experienced a magnitude-7.0 earthquake; Haitian government officials estimated that 230,000 persons died and 300,000 were injured. At the time, Haiti had no system capable of providing timely surveillance on a wide range of health conditions. Within 2 weeks, Haiti’s Ministry… Continue Reading
EIA: Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009
Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009 August 6, 2010: “Final monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level. Annual totals and averages have been calculated from these monthly data.” Continue Reading
Lack of Funding Threatens Closure of All Camden, NJ Libraries
AP: “The library board in Camden, one of the nation’s poorest cities, is preparing to close all three of its libraries by the end of the year, saying its funding has been slashed so drastically that it cannot afford to keep operating. Library officials are hoping enough money surfaces to save the system, but they’re… Continue Reading
USDA Food Security Assessment, 2010-20
Food Security Assessment, 2010-20 By Shahla Shapouri, Stacey Rosen, May Peters, Felix Baquedano, and Summer Allen, Outlook Report No. (GFA-21) 64 pp, July 2010 “Food security in 70 developing countries is estimated to have improved between 2009 and 2010, in part due to economic recovery in many of these countries. The number of food-insecure people… Continue Reading
Across America Public Works Reductions See Rural Paved Roads Replaced With Gravel
WSJ – Roads to Ruin: Towns Rip Up the Pavement Asphalt Is Replaced By Cheaper Gravel; ‘Back to Stone Age’: “Paved roads, historical emblems of American achievement, are being torn up across rural America and replaced with gravel or other rough surfaces as counties struggle with tight budgets and dwindling state and federal revenue. State… Continue Reading
CDT Comparison Chart on Current Privacy Bills
“CDT submits the following chart as an addendum to the written testimony of Leslie Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Democracy and Technology before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on The BEST PRACTICES Act of 2010 and Other Federal Privacy Legislation on… Continue Reading
College Board Advocacy & Policy Center Releases The College Competition Agenda 2010 Progress Report
Report Points to Challenges Across the Pipeline that Impact America’s Ability to Compete: “The United States is facing an alarming education deficit that threatens our global competitiveness and economic future. The country is not keeping pace with other industrialized nations: Once a world leader in the proportion of adults ages 25 to 34 with postsecondary… Continue Reading
EPIC FOIA – Feds Save Thousands of Body Scan Images
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, “In an open government lawsuit against the United States Marshals Service, EPIC has obtained more than one hundred images of undressed individuals entering federal courthouses. The images, which are routinely captured by the federal agency, prove that body scanning devices… Continue Reading
BLS Employment Situation Summary – July 2010
News release: “Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 131,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Federal government employment fell, as 143,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 71,000.” Related postings on financial… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Statistical Release G.19 Consumer Credit
G.19, CONSUMER CREDIT, June 2010 released August 6, 2010 “Consumer credit decreased at an annual rate of 3-1/4 percent in the second quarter. Revolving credit decreased at an annual rate of 9-1/2 percent, and nonrevolving credit was about unchanged. In June, consumer credit decreased at an annual rate of 3/4 percent, revolving credit decreased at… Continue Reading
