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EPA – Japanese Nuclear Emergency: Radiation Monitoring

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Japanese Nuclear Emergency: Radiation Monitoring: “As of 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on March 20, EPA’s RadNet radiation air monitors across the U.S. show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels. The levels detected are far below levels of concern. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said we do not expect to see radiation at harmful levels reaching the U.S. from damaged Japanese nuclear power plants..More Due to the events in Japan and the heightened interest in radiation monitoring data, EPA has developed new content RadNet Map View which contains monitoring data and additional contextual information from EPA’s Radiation Protection Programs.”

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    Open Data Search: finding useful datasets, worldwide

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    [The following post is from Friedrich Lindenberg, who is a developer at the Open Knowledge Foundation working on CKAN, PublicData.eu and Open Spending.] “Recently, there has hardly been a week in which there hasn’t been an announcement of a new local, regional or national open data initiative – including ever more extensive catalogues of data… Continue Reading

    EIA: Top World Oil Producers, 2009

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    “Data through 2009 by country, region, and commercial group (OECD, OPEC) for 217 countries including total and crude oil production, oil consumption, natural gas production and consumption, coal production and consumption, electricity generation and consumption, primary energy, energy intensity, CO2 emissions and imports and exports for all fuels. Analysis by country (Country Analysis Briefs) for… Continue Reading

    Filings in the Federal Judiciary Continued to Grow in Fiscal Year 2010

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    Judicial Caseload Indicators 12-Month Periods Ending September 30, 2010: “In fiscal year 2010, the federal district courts saw continued growth in civil, criminal, and bankruptcy filings, as well as the number of pretrial services cases and persons under supervision. This continues a decade-long trend of growth in these filings. Only the total number of appeals… Continue Reading

    Federal Reserve completes Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

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    News release: “The Federal Reserve on Friday announced it has completed the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), its cross-institution study of the capital plans of the 19 largest U.S. bank holding companies. As a result of the CCAR, some firms are expected to increase or restart dividend payments, buy back shares, or repay government… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Federal Food Safety Oversight, Federal Programs That Have Similar or Overlapping Objectives, DOD Health Care

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    Federal Food Safety Oversight: Food Safety Working Group Is a Positive First Step but Governmentwide Planning Is Needed to Address Fragmentation, GAO-11-289, March 18, 2011 List of Selected Federal Programs That Have Similar or Overlapping Objectives, Provide Similar Services, or Are Fragmented Across Government Missions, GAO-11-474R, March 18, 2011 DOD Health Care: Prohibition on Financial… Continue Reading

    Economy: UK recovery slow, but fiscal consolidation must continue

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    News release: “Economic growth will be subdued this year and next in the United Kingdom, but the government must continue its difficult fiscal consolidation and structural reform programmes to return the economy to a sustainable path, according to the OECD’s latest UK Economic Survey. Spending cuts will curb government consumption, investment and household income growth… Continue Reading

    Haynesville surpasses Barnett as the Nation's leading shale play

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    EIA: “The Haynesville Shale in Louisiana recently surpassed the Barnett Shale in Texas as the Nation’s highest-producing shale gas play, according to reported pipeline flows. Natural gas production from the Louisiana section of the Haynesville overtook the Barnett’s volumes in early to mid-February, even after the Barnett’s recovery from the winter’s well freeze-offs. The Barnett… Continue Reading

    Census Bureau Reports American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Businesses Generated $34 Billion in Receipts in 2007

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    News release: ” According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 236,967 American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned businesses in 2007, an increase of 17.7 percent from 2002. The total number of U.S. businesses increased by 17.9 percent. American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned businesses generated $34.4 billion in receipts in 2007, a 28.0 percent increase from… Continue Reading