China’s Vice President Visits the US, and More from CRS
New reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
China’s Vice President Xi Jinping Visits the United States: What Is at Stake?, February 6, 2012
Lebanon and the Uprising in Syria: Issue for Congress, February 2, 2012
Iran’s Threat to the Strait of Hormuz, January 23, 2012
Sourcing Policy: Selected Developments and Issues, February 7, 2012
Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity, February 3, 2012
Suicide Prevention Efforts of the Veterans Health Administration, February 3, 2012
Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits, January 19, 2012
In an ideal world, we would not have state or federal climate intervention research bans. We would have researchers and institutions that would not shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly of these technologies and doing so responsibly.
“What excites me is that it’s very tempting to be very discouraged, and say, ‘Oh, we’ve got these archaic institutions that are calcified and you could never change them.’ But I think we’re in the middle of a technological revolution that will upend lots of things, and does provide a window.”
Ask people what worries them most right now, and they’ll say the cost of living and their livelihoods, not climate change. But those concerns are not separate.
After a year-long delay, this April, EPA released the latest air toxics data, which only included raw air data downloads. This year, for the first time in nearly 25 years, the air toxics data did not include cancer risk estimates.