The SEAB Shale Gas Production Subcommittee Ninety-Day Report August 11, 2011 “The Shale Gas Subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board is charged with identifying measures that can be taken to reduce the environmental impact and improve the safety of shale gas production. [See Impoving the Safety & Environmental Performance of Hydraulic Fracturing]… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Department of Energy Releases New Billion-Ton Study Highlighting Opportunities for Growth in Bioenergy Resources
News release: “The U.S. Department of Energy today released a report 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry detailing U.S. biomass feedstock potential nationwide. The report examines the nations capacity to produce a billion dry tons of biomass resources annually for energy uses without impacting other vital U.S.… Continue Reading
Preliminary Revised Draft SGEIS on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program (July 2011)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Preliminary Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement On The Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program Well Permit Issuance for Horizontal Drilling And High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing to Develop the Marcellus Shale and Other Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs. More about Preliminary Revised Draft SGEIS on the Oil, Gas and… Continue Reading
Writing and Maintaining Secure Online Passwords
Haystack Logo…and how well hidden is YOUR needle? “Every password you use can be thought of as a needle hiding in a haystack. After all searches of common passwords and dictionaries have failed, an attacker must resort to a brute force search ultimately trying every possible combination of letters, numbers and then symbols until… Continue Reading
Members of the Free Access to Law Movement (FALM)
“There is now a website listing the 40 members of the Free Access to Law Movement, with links to their websites and links to the Declaration on Free Access to Law in 17 languages or scripts.” [Graham Greenleaf AM, Professor of Law & Information Systems, University of New South Wales (UNSW)] “The following organisations are… Continue Reading
Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service Providers
Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service Providers, “also known as the Trauma Guide, was created to address the psychological and mental health needs of women veterans. The guide is also a compilation of best practices aimed at improving effectiveness in engaging female veterans. Written for service providers, the guide offers… Continue Reading
DOL: The Asian-American Labor Force in the Recovery
The Asian-American Labor Force in the Recovery – July 21, 2011 In 2010, the United States labor force included 7.2 million people of Asian descent1 0.4 million people of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Island descent. Together these two groups were 5.0 percent of the labor force in 2010. Asians are expected to comprise 5.6… Continue Reading
Congressional Debt Super Committee Members Named
WSJ: “A committee of 12 lawmakers — three from each chamber and each party — will try to find at least $1.2 trillion in deficit-reduction measures by the end of November. Nine of the members have been named so far.” Continue Reading
New York Environmental Legal Research Guide
New York Environmental Legal Research Guide [Taryn L. Rucinski]: “A legal resource guide for information relating to New York State and New York City environmental law including primary and secondary source materials, quick links, and database resources.” Continue Reading
BLS: Multifactor productivity in manufacturing falls 5.7% in 2009, largest decline in series
News release: “Manufacturing sector multifactor productivity declined at a 5.7 percent annual rate in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was the largest annual decline in multifactor productivity since the series started in 1987. The multifactor productivity decline in 2009 reflected a 12.5 percent decrease in output and a 7.2 percent… Continue Reading
Civility in America: A Nationwide Survey 2011
“One year ago, Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate, in partnership with KRC Research, released its first annual Civility in America: A Nationwide Survey. Due to the increased attention paid to civility over the past year, we wanted to re-assess Americans attitudes towards the subject. Coverage in the media, community attention to the issue and creation… Continue Reading
Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy
Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy – Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, July 18, 2011 “In regard to the long-term debt problem, in an economy operating close to potential output, government borrowing to finance budget deficits will in theory draw down the pool of national saving, crowding out private… Continue Reading
