October 2, 2008

Greenhouse Gas Capture Policies Missing, GAO Finds

By: Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
Ken Ward Jr., Staff writer

ONLINE: Read the GAO report at www.gao.gov/new.items/

d081080.pdf

Federal policy-makers have taken few of the steps necessary if greenhouse emissions from coal-fired power plants are to be captured and stored underground,...

October 1, 2008

Outline Of The Bailout Bill

By: USNEWS.com
Luke Mullins

Here is a summary of the financial bailout bill that the House of Representatives rejected today.

From the House Financial Services Committee:

SUMMARY OF THE "EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008"

September 30, 2008

CLIMATE: Government Leadership Needed To Develop And Deploy Carbon-storage Technology -- GAO

By: E News PM

Jenny Mandel, E&ENews PM reporter

The president should establish a government task force to lead the way in addressing the myriad technical, legal and institutional issues around large-scale deployment of carbon capture and...

September 26, 2008

78% Of Americans Want A Bailout; But Most Want Changes To Bush's Proposal, Poll Says

By: USA TODAY
Paul Davidson

Nearly eight out of 10 Americans -- 78% -- say Congress should approve a historic bailout of the nation's financial markets, but most want lawmakers to significantly modify the Bush administration's $700 billion plan, according...

September 25, 2008

U.S. Women's Chamber Of Commerce Study Finds Billions In Federal Contracts May Be Falsely Attributed To Spending With Women-Owned Firms; FY 2006 And FY 2007 Bush Administration Contracting Reports Grossly Overstate Spending With Women-Owned Firms; Billions Of Dollars Going To Dozens Of 'Women-Owned' Firms May Actually Have Male CEOs

By: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report prepared by the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce(TM) ( www.uswcc.org/report2.pdf ) finds that potentially billions of dollars in reported spending with...

September 24, 2008

LOS ANGELES TIMES / BLOOMBERG POLL; Americans Reluctant To Bail Out Wall Street; Most Of Those Surveyed Say It's Not The Government's Job, But Some Agree That It May Be Necessary.

By: Los Angeles Times
Doyle McManus, Times Staff Writer

Most Americans don't believe the government has responsibility for bailing out financial firms with taxpayer money, a core part of the rescue plan Congress is considering to halt the near-meltdown of the nation's financial...

September 18, 2008

New Study Shows Citizens Ready To Face Nation's Fiscal Challenges; Concord Coalition, Viewpoint Learning, Public Agenda Research Initiative Reveals Americans Are Willing To Sacrifice But Demand Trustworthy Leadership

By: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study, to be released September 22, reveals that the American people are willing to make sacrifices -- in the form of spending cuts and tax increases -- to address growing...

September 15, 2008

Majority Of Retail CFOs Are Concerned About The Election According To BDO Seidman, LLP Study; -CFOs Forecast 0.72 Percent Comparable Sales Growth In 2008-

By: Business Wire

According to a recent study by BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the nation's leading accounting and consulting organizations, a whopping 69 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) at leading U.S. retailers are worried about tax...

September 12, 2008

The Corporate Library Reviews Situations At Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac

By: Market Wire

The Corporate Library, now in its tenth year as a fully independent corporate governance research and advisory firm, today released its most recent report on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac titled "Another brick in the wall:...

September 12, 2008

How Secrecy Undermines America's Security: A New Policy Brief In The Century Foundation's Agenda Series Calls For A Return To Transparency And Accountability In Government

By: Targeted News Service
Targeted News Service

The Century Foundation issued the following news release:

In the seven years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, there has been a dramatic escalation in federal government secrecy. This increase in information...