News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agencys Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year through the RFS2 program, which encourages innovation, strengthens American energy security, and decreases greenhouse gas pollution. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) established the RFS2 program and the annual renewable fuel volume targets, which steadily increase to an overall level of 36 billion gallons in 2022. To achieve these volumes, EPA calculates a percentage-based standard for the following year. Based on the standard, each refiner and importer determines the minimum volume of renewable fuel that it must ensure is used in its transportation fuel.”
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Daily Archives: December 27, 2011
Fourth Quarter Starts with Broad-based Declines in Home Prices: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices
News release: “Data through October 2011, released today by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed decreases of 1.1% and 1.2% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in October vs. September. Nineteen of the 20 cities covered by the indices also saw home prices decrease over… Continue Reading
Report: Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
News release: “The Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released the ninth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, which finds key programs that detect and respond to bioterrorism, new disease outbreaks and natural or accidental disasters are at risk due to federal and state… Continue Reading
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Again Top Most Admired List Clinton Most Admired Woman a record 16th time
Gallup news release, by Jeffrey M. Jones: “Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama continue to be named by Americans as the Most Admired Woman and Most Admired Man living today in any part of the world. Clinton has been the Most Admired Woman each of the last 10 years, and Obama has… Continue Reading
iPhone Application Support for FedCtRecords (Federal Court Records)
“This application allows public access to court electronic records for Federal District Courts across the United States. Users MUST be registered, have a valid PACER account, to use this application. New users may register here PACER. This application is ‘CASE SEARCH’ only, therefore documents CANNOT be filed using this applciation, users can only view documents… Continue Reading
UN: Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict September
Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict, September 2011. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict “The purpose of this paper is to bring more conceptual clarity to the issue of children and justice in times of armed conflict by examining relevant legal provisions, academic… Continue Reading
EIA – Reductions in Northeast Refining Activity: Potential Implications for Petroleum Product Markets
Reductions in Northeast Refining Activity: Potential Implications for Petroleum Product Markets, December 2011 “Reduction in refining activity in the Northeast, as reflected in recently announced plans to idle over 50% of the regional refining capacity, is likely to impact supplies of petroleum products. The transition period as supply sources shift could be problematic for Ultra-Low… Continue Reading
Survey: Social Media in the Legal Sector
“Vizibility and LexisNexis recently conducted a survey to help shed light on the use of social media in legal services marketing. To illustrate the findings, the results have been released as an infographic, available below. View the announcement here. The research suggests a high degree of reliance on broadly defined social media marketing programs, with… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve: H.8 Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the United States
H.8 Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks in the United States [from this link you may view chart and choose data download options] – last released Friday, December 23, 2011 Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
