A Voting Architecture for the Governance of Free-Driver Externalities, with Application to Geoengineering, Martin Weitzman. NBER Working Paper No. 18622, December 2012, JEL No. Q5,Q54 “Climate change is a global “free rider” problem because significant abatement of greenhouse gases is an expensive public good requiring international cooperation to apportion compliance among states. But it is… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Accountability Review Board Report – Department of State
Accountability Review Board (ARB) Report (Unclassified), December 19, 2012 “As called for by the Act [Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, 22 U.S.C. § 4831 et seq., (the Act)], this report examines: whether the attacks were security related; whether security systems and procedures were adequate and implemented properly; the impact of intelligence and information… Continue Reading
LLRX.com – The risks if the DPLA wont create a full-strength national digital library system
Via LLRX.com – The risks if the DPLA wont create a full-strength national digital library system: Setbacks for K-12, family literacy, local libraries, preservation, digital divide efforts? – David H. Rothman maintains that the Harvard-originated national digital library initiative is an underachiever in K-12 matters and identifies other areas where the DPLA could better serve… Continue Reading
FTC Strengthens Kids Privacy By Amending Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule
New release: “The Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule that strengthen kids’ privacy protections and give parents greater control over the personal information that websites and online services may collect from children under 13. The FTC initiated a review in 2010 to ensure that the COPPA Rule keeps… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Passenger Rail Security, Afghanistan Drawdown Preparations
Passenger Rail Security – Consistent Incident Reporting and Analysis Needed to Achieve Program Objectives, GAO-13-20, Dec 19, 2012 Afghanistan Drawdown Preparations – DOD Decision Makers Need Additional Analyses to Determine Costs and Benefits of Returning Excess Equipment, GAO-13-185R, Dec 19, 2012 Continue Reading
Your Twitter archive is now downloadable
“Today, were introducing the ability to download your Twitter archive, so youll get all your Tweets (including Retweets) going back to the beginning. Once you have your Twitter archive, you can view your Tweets by month, or search your archive to find Tweets with certain words, phrases, hashtags or @usernames. You can even engage with… Continue Reading
Guides to Mass Shootings in America
Mark Follman, Gavin Aronsen, and Deanna Pan: “On December 14, a mass shooter killed 27 people at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Among the fatalities were 20 children, six adults, and the shooter, who also killed his mother at her home. More details here. This guide and map have been updated with data from… Continue Reading
Planned wind turbine additions rise in advance of scheduled expiration of wind tax credit
“Many wind projects are planning to come on line before the end of 2012, in advance of the possible expiration of a federal incentive, the wind production tax credit (PTC). It appears that wind developers are pushing to complete projects in 2012 to qualify for the PTC. Under current law, projects that begin operating prior… Continue Reading
Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 3rd Quarter 2012
“This summary shows quarterly tax revenue statistics on property, sales, license, income and other taxes. Statistics are shown for individual state governments as well as national estimates of total state and local taxes, including 12-month calculations. This quarterly survey has been conducted continuously since 1962.” Continue Reading
Library of Congress – new personalized site, myLOC.gov
“The Library holds the largest rare-book collection in North America (more than 700,000 volumes), including the largest collection of 15th-century books in the Western Hemisphere. The collection also includes the first extant book printed in North America, The Bay Psalm Book (1640). Approximately half of the Librarys book and serial collections are in languages other… Continue Reading
McKinsey – From supply chains to supply circles
“Manufacturers can create value, cut costs, and reduce exposure to volatile commodity prices by improving their resource productivityusing fewer resources for each unit of output. Leaders are looking for opportunities beyond their own operations. Collaboration with suppliers and customers can keep used products, components, and materials in circulation. New business models that rethink ownership can… Continue Reading
Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
“The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is very proud to present the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, a free online digitized virtual library of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Hundreds of manuscripts made up of thousands of fragments – discovered from 1947 and until the early 1960’s in the Judean Desert along the western shore… Continue Reading
