News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a new tool that provides the public with important information about pollutants that are released into local waterways. Developed under President Obamas transparency initiative, the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and allows for easy searching and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
EIA – New Northeast natural gas pipeline capacity comes on-line
“Four interstate natural gas pipeline projects in the Northeast U.S. began commercial service in 2011, adding nearly 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of capacity (see map) and over 181 miles of new pipe. Average daily natural gas demand last winter (November 2010 – March 2011) in the Northeast was about 16 billion cubic feet… Continue Reading
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Americas Nuclear Futures Releases Final Report
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Americas Nuclear Future released its final report: “The Blue Ribbon Commission on Americas Nuclear Future today released its final report to the U.S. Energy Secretary, detailing comprehensive recommendations for creating a safe, long term solution for managing and disposing of the nations spent nuclear fuel and high‐level radioactive waste…The strategy… Continue Reading
CRS – The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy
The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy, January 24, 2012 “Sales of locally produced foods comprise a small but growing part of U.S. agricultural sales. USDA estimates that farm-level value of local food sales totaled about $4.8 billion in 2008, or about 1.6% of the U.S. market for agricultural products. An estimated… Continue Reading
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
“The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the release of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries 2012, a clear and easy-to-use statement of fair and reasonable approaches to fair use developed by and for librarians who support academic inquiry and higher education. The Code was developed in partnership… Continue Reading
BIS – Preliminary international banking statistics, third quarter 2011
Statistical commentary on preliminary locational and consolidated banking statistics at end-September 2011 Locational and consolidated banking statistics as at end-September 2011, preliminary data in PDF format, CSV files and the BIS WebStats interactive query tool “In the third quarter of 2011, after adjusting for the effects of the depreciation of most currencies against the US… Continue Reading
World Economic Forum, Global Risks 2012 Seventh Edition
Global Risks 2012 Seventh Edition, An Initiative of the Risk Response Network Now in its seventh edition, the reports research methodology has been significantly revamped. Data and analysis are based on a newly designed survey covering a meaningfully expanded set of 50 global risks across five categories. The assessments of these risks more than doubled… Continue Reading
International Privacy Day: Top Concerns of Activists and Data Protection Authorities
EFF: “This January 28 marks International Privacy Day. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent international privacy threats and interviewing data protection authorities, government officials, and activists to gain insight into various aspects of privacy rights and… Continue Reading
In honor of Data Privacy Day, the full ebook of lol…OMG!
“In honor of Data Privacy Day, the full ebook of lol…OMG! (regularly $9.99) is being made available for FREE!” “What if every mistake you ever made in college was captured and shared with everyone you know, and then with thousands of strangers every day for the rest of your life? Matt Ivester, creator of the… Continue Reading
Twitter announces new policy to withhold tweets in specific countries
Via CDT: “Earlier this week, Twitter announced that it will begin making certain Tweets inaccessible to users in countries where the content of those Tweets is illegal. In announcing its new policy, Twitter was acknowledging the challenge that all global social media sites face: governments ask tech companies to comply with local content laws and… Continue Reading
New Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service in effect March 1, 2012
“One policy, one Google experience – Were getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one thats a lot shorter and easier to read. Our new policy covers multiple products and features, reflecting our desire to create one beautifully simple and intuitive experience across Google.” See this FAQ and… Continue Reading
CDC: Cancer Screening – United States, 2010
Cancer Screening United States, 2010, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, January 27, 2012 / 61(03);41-45 “Each year, approximately 350,000 persons are diagnosed with breast, cervical, or colorectal cancer in the United States, and nearly 100,000 die from these diseases (1). The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening tests for each of these… Continue Reading
