Saving Oil and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through U.S. Federal Transportation Policy, by Cynthia J. Burbank, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Nick Nigro, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, February 2011 “The United States consumes over 10 million barrels of oil per day moving people and goods on roads and rail throughout the country. Surface transportation generates over… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Pew Report: Wikipedia, past and present
Wikipedia, past and present, by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Jan 13, 2011 “Wikipedia, the multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project, was created in 2001 and celebrates its tenth anniversary on January 15, 2011. The percentage of all American adults who use Wikipedia to look for information has increased from 25% in February 2007 to 42% in… Continue Reading
Primer on Federal Surface Transportation Authorization and the Highway Trust Fund
Primer on Federal Surface Transportation Authorization and the Highway Trust Fund by Cynthia J. Burbank, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Nick Nigro, Pew Center on Global Climate Change. February 2011 “Today, travel on roads and rail in the United States requires 10 million barrels of oil per day and is the source of over 23 percent of the… Continue Reading
Preliminary Analysis of President's FY2012 Budget: Plan Would Make Permanent 81% of Bush Tax Cuts
Citizens for Tax Justice Fact Sheet, February 18, 2011: “The budget outline released by President Obama this week, just like last years proposal, includes about $3.5 trillion in tax cuts over ten years. Most of that cost comes from his $3.1 trillion proposal to make permanent most of the Bush tax cuts, which would cost… Continue Reading
Global Imbalances: Links to Economic and Financial Stability
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Banque de France Financial Stability Review Launch Event, Paris, France, February 18, 2011 – Global Imbalances: Links to Economic and Financial Stability “By facilitating the allocation of the world’s savings to the most productive uses, the free flow of capital across national borders confers substantial economic benefits, including the… Continue Reading
HHS: Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Conscience Protections
Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Conscience Protections: “The administration strongly supports provider conscience laws that protect and support the rights of health care providers, and also recognizes and supports the rights of patients. Strong conscience laws make it clear that health… Continue Reading
The Impact of Pensions on State Borrowing Costs
The Impact of Pensions on State Borrowing Costs by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, and Laura Quinby, February 2011 “Municipal bond prices are tumbling and rates rising just as public borrowers face pressure to refinance deals cut during the financial crisis. At the same time, the funded status of public pension plans has declined, and… Continue Reading
Brookings Governance Studies: Approval Ratings By Presidency
Presidential Approval Rating 1953 – 2011: “President Obama received favorable approval ratings when he stepped into office, but his numbers have been declining since. The following displays overall presidential approval ratings by Democrats, Republicans and Independents dating back to 1953 (President Dwight D. Eisenhower).” Continue Reading
Race and Recession Survey
“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… Continue Reading
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
