LA Times: “A growing body of evidence is suggesting that exposure to organophosphate pesticides is a prime cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD. The findings are considered plausible to many experts because the pesticides are designed to attack the nervous systems of insects. It is not surprising, then, that they should also impinge on… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
EIA: Annual Energy Review 2009
Annual Energy Review 2009 Aug 19, 2010 “In 2009, U.S. primary energy production fell 1 percent to 73 quadrillion Btu. Renewable energy production reached 8 quadrillion Btu in 2009, with wind energy registering the largest year-to-year percentage increase among renewable sources. U.S. primary energy consumption fell to 95 quadrillion Btu in 2009, down from… Continue Reading
The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, August 2010 [includes links to the entire report and Supplemental Material] “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the federal budget deficit for 2010 will exceed $1.3 trillion $71 billion below last year’s total and $27 billion lower than the amount that CBO projected in March 2010,… Continue Reading
FTC and DOJ Issue Revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines
2010 Guidelines More Accurately Represent Agencies Merger Review Process: “The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice issued today revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the likely competitive impact of mergers and whether those mergers comply with U.S. antitrust law. These changes mark the first major revision of the… Continue Reading
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
News release: “In the week ending Aug. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 500,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 488,000. The 4-week moving average was 482,500, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 474,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate… Continue Reading
Army Releases July Suicide Data
News release: “The Army released suicide data today for the month of July. Among active-duty soldiers, there were 12 potential suicides: three were confirmed as suicides, and nine remain under investigation.For June, the Army reported 21 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since the release of that report, 10 have been confirmed as suicides, and 11… Continue Reading
Woods Hole Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, news that “scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a residue of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.… Continue Reading
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2009
National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2009 (Preliminary Results): “A preliminary total of 4,340 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2009, down from a final count of 5,214 fatal work injuries in 2008. The 2009 total represents the smallest annual preliminary total since the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)… Continue Reading
BLS: Real earnings in July 2010
“Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.2 percent from June to July, seasonally adjusted. This decrease stems from a 0.2-percent increase in average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3-percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).” See also Chart Data. Continue Reading
GM Files for Initial Public Offering
WSJ: General Motors Co. filed registration papers Wednesday for an initial public stock offering, laying the groundwork for the car maker to begin cutting its ties to the U.S. government, its majority owner. The 734-page document is the most detailed portrait yet of GM post-bankruptcy. In it, the company’s management is alternately confident about GM’s… Continue Reading
$46 Million in Grants to Help States Crack Down on Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Hikes
News release: “HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced grant awards of $46 million to 45 States and the District of Columbia. These Affordable Care Act grants will be used to help improve the oversight of proposed health insurance premium increases, take action against insurers seeking unreasonable rate hikes, and ensure consumers receive value for their… Continue Reading
BLS: Business Employment Dynamics Summary
Business Employment Dynamics Summary, Fourth Quarter 2009: “From September to December 2009 the number of gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments increased to 6.6 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over this period, gross job losses from closing and contracting private sector establishments were 6.8 million. Job losses… Continue Reading
