New analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Food is simply too good to waste. Even the most sustainably farmed food does us no good if the food is never eaten. Getting food to our tables eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land, and swallows 80… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
FCC – Eighth Broadband Progress Report
“The nation has made significant progress expanding high-speed Internet access in recent years, but further implementation of major reforms newly adopted by the Federal Communications Commission is required before broadband will be available to the approximately 19 million Americans who still lack access, according to the FCCs Eighth Broadband Progress Report. In an era when… Continue Reading
Drought striken Mississippi River documented by NASA imaging
Yale e360 digest: “A pair of NASA satellite images comparing water flow along the Mississippi River this month with August 2011 illustrates the effects of a severe summer drought along the critical waterway. A recent photo, taken just south of Memphis, Tennessee on Aug. 8, reveals extensive sandbars that are newly exposed or far larger… Continue Reading
LLSDC's Legislative Source Book Updated
LLSDC’s Legislative Source Book “was first placed on the Internet in the year 2000 and has since grown to more than 40 items of interest. However, this is the first time that it has had a restructuring that breaks down the bulleted items into more manageable, general categories – Research Guides and Explanations, Resource Lists… Continue Reading
Medicaid: Its Role Today and Under the Affordable Care Act
JAMA: “This month’s (August 2012) Visualizing Health Policy takes a look at who is covered by Medicaid and the important role that Medicaid plays in the lives of many Americans, Medicaid’s role under the Affordable Care Act, how growth in per capita Medicaid spending is slower than growth in private health care spending, how Medicaid… Continue Reading
Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century
“Americans have long recognized that investments in public education contribute to the common good, enhancing national prosperity and supporting stable families, neighborhoods, and communities. Education is even more critical today, in the face of economic, environmental, and social challenges. Today’s children can meet future challenges if their schooling and informal learning activities prepare them for… Continue Reading
Cities.Data.gov
“Showcasing the applications and opportunities for harnessing the power of open data across the nation. City officials and developers working together to help improve the information available to city residents. Data in Cities.Data.Gov is not federal data and not subject to the Data.gov data policy…This page features datasets from participating cities as well as the… Continue Reading
Pew presentation – Networked Learners
Networked Learners, Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project – “teaching and learning in the age of the Internet.” Continue Reading
BLS – Employment and Unemployment Among Youth Summary
News release: “From April to July 2012, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old rose 2.1 million to 19.5 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This year, the share of young people employed in July was 50.2 percent. (The month of July typically is the summertime peak in youth… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – EPA Info Security, Medicaid Supplemental Payments
Information Security – Environmental Protection Agency Needs to Resolve Weaknesses, GAO-12-696, July 19, 2012 Medicaid – States Reported Billions More in Supplemental Payments in Recent Years, GAO-12-694, July 20, 2012 Continue Reading
Chronicle of Philanthropy Report – How America Gives
“The nations generosity divide is vast, according to a new Chronicle of Philanthropy study that charts giving patterns in every state, city, and ZIP code. In states like Utah and Mississippi, the typical household gives more than 7 percent of its income to charity, while the average household in Massachusetts and three other New England… Continue Reading
DOJ Office of Information Policy's current report on status of FOIA
Summary of Agency Chief FOIA Officer Reports for 2012 and Assessment of Agency Progress in Implementing the President’s FOIA Memorandum and the Attorney General’s FOIA Guidelines With OIP Guidance for Further Improvement, August 2012 “OIP selected for the assessment seventeen milestones tied to the five key areas addressed in the Chief FOIA Officer Reports. These… Continue Reading
