“The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University partnership conducted a survey to examine how the recession has reshaped the lives of Americans and takes a closer look at experiences by race and ethnicity. The Race and Recession Survey, the 21st in this partnership series, was conducted by telephone from January 27 February 9, 2011, among a nationally representative random sample of 1,959 adults ages 18 and older. The sample includes additional interviews with randomly selected African Americans and Hispanics, for a total of 501 African Americans and 501 Hispanic respondents. Interviews were conducted on conventional and cellular telephones and carried out in English and Spanish by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus three percentage points. Representatives of The Washington Post, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University worked together to develop the survey questionnaire and analyze the results.”
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Daily Archives: February 20, 2011
Environmental Protections Cut to the Bone in House Budget Proposal
News release, World Wildlife Fund: “Americas conservation heritage took a major hit in the…budget plan that passed the House of Representatives, including many programs intended to protect the health of our children and the natural world that we all depend on, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said today. The budget proposal strips away funding to save… Continue Reading
BLS Real Earnings – January 2011
News release: “All employees – Real average hourly earnings for all employees fell 0.1 percent from December to January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decrease stemmed from a 0.4 percent increase in average hourly earnings, which was partially offset by a 0.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index… Continue Reading
BLS: Consumer Price Index – January 2011
News release: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. Increases in indexes for energy commodities and for food accounted for… Continue Reading
Tar Sands Pipelines Safety Risks – Natural Resources Defense Council
Tar Sands Pipelines Safety Risks, February 2011 – “Tar sands crude oil pipeline companies may be putting Americas public safety at risk. Increasingly, pipelines transporting tar sands crude oil into the United States are carrying diluted bitumen or “DilBit” — a highly corrosive, acidic, and potentially unstable blend of thick raw bitumen and volatile natural… Continue Reading
