Arctic Report Card – Update for 2012: “The Arctic region continued to break records in 2012among them the loss of summer sea ice, spring snow cover, and melting of the Greenland ice sheet. This was true even though air temperatures in the Arctic were unremarkable relative to the last decade, according to a new report released today. ..New records set for snow extent, sea ice extent and ice sheet surface melting, despite air temperatures – a key cause of melting – being unremarkable relative to the last decade. Multiple observations provide strong evidence of widespread, sustained change driving Arctic environmental system into new state.”
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Daily Archives: December 5, 2012
EIA projections show U.S. energy production growing faster than consumption through 2040
“EIA has just issued its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case, which highlights a growth in total U.S. energy production that exceeds growth in total U.S. energy consumption through 2040. “EIA’s updated Reference case shows how evolving consumer preferences, improved technology, and economic changes are pushing the nation toward more domestic energy production, greater… Continue Reading
State of North Carolina – Social Media Archive
“This free and open archive provides access to more than 55,000 social media records from selected North Carolina state agencies. It is currently in beta. Social media activity from these agencies is continually being captured and indexed, and additional agencies will be included in the future. The content in this archive has been captured because… Continue Reading
CRS – Chinas Economic Conditions
Chinas Economic Conditions, Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in Asian Trade and Finance. December 4, 2012 Prior to the initiation of economic reforms and trade liberalization 33 years ago, China maintained policies that kept the economy very poor, stagnant, centrally controlled, vastly inefficient, and relatively isolated from the global economy. Since opening up to foreign trade… Continue Reading
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development, Wendy H. Schacht. Specialist in Science and Technology Policy. December 3, 2012 “The federal government spends approximately one-third of its annual research and development (R&D) budget for intramural work to meet mission requirements in over 700 government laboratories (including Federally Funded Research and Development Centers). The… Continue Reading
State Government Fiscal Stress and Federal Assistance
State Government Fiscal Stress and Federal Assistance, Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government. December 3, 2012 “No two state budgets are alike. States have different budget cycles, different ways of preparing revenue estimates and forecasts, different requirements concerning their operating and capital budgets, different roles for their governors in the budget process,… Continue Reading
Economic Implications of Recent and Anticipated EPA Regulations Affecting the Electricity Sector
Economic Implications of Recent and Anticipated EPA Regulations Affecting the Electricity Sector, October 31, 2012 “In this report prepared for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, a NERA team led by Senior Vice Presidents and Environment Group Co-Heads Dr. David Harrison and Dr. Anne E. Smith evaluates the potential energy and economic impacts of… Continue Reading
Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress
Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress, November 30, 2012 “The Constitution and federal law establish a detailed timetable following the presidential election during which time the members of the electoral college convene in the 50 state capitals and in the District of Columbia, cast… Continue Reading
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy, Wendy H. Schacht, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy. December 3, 2012 “There is ongoing interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity, and international competitiveness. Because technology can contribute to economic growth and productivity increases, congressional… Continue Reading
EFF – Newly Released Drone Records Reveal Extensive Military Flights in US
News release: “Today EFF posted several thousand pages of new drone license records and a new map that tracks the location of drone flights across the United States. These records, received as a result of EFFs Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), come from state and local law enforcement… Continue Reading
CRS – IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress
IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress, December 4, 2012 “In December 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF, the Fund)s Board of Governors, the institutions highest governing body, agreed to a reform package that addresses two major concerns about the institution: (1) that the size of the IMFs resources has not kept pace with increased economic activity… Continue Reading
