Pius XII Memorial Library Government Documents

So much about the bureaucracy that I will never understand — here is a little gem from FedBizOpps.gov:
Under the authority of FAR 6.302 1, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intends to award purchase orders to Professor Frank E. Vecchio, Dr. Gene Corley, Professor Jerome F. Hajjar, and Professor James Jirsa to allow them to [...]

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Mercury contamination is getting attention from the USGS. This is a problem in lakes and in oceans.

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Senator Coburn from Oklahoma is adamant — “What if you want to drive a gas hog? You don’t have the right any longer in this country to spend your money to drive a gas hog?”  This from a  TV station interview.
This gem is in reponse to the increase in CAFE standards proposed by the President.  [...]

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After eight moribund years, FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, may start innovating instead of deregulating.  Can we say “smart grid?” Wired presents a summary; we will see if FERC  powers up.

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Wow.  Rational thought prevails and a definitive decision made. Yucca is yuck according to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu as directed by the new oval office occupant — dare I say it again — WOW. Here is the story per Science…

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Ever wonder where the family joules come from? EPA has an interactive feature, “Where You Live” that provides the answer on a local level — just type in your ZIP code.  Couple of caveats though…

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Thanks to the NYT and my library colleagues I am able to revisit the yummy topic of food contamination (this may have to become a blog sub-category). In spite of the Pure Food and
Drug Act small quantities of contaminates have been “allowed” in foods; links to the awful details of this FDA policy are here. [...]

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Interesting post from our newest blog addition, ProPublica, on the flurry of regulations restricting FOIA requests at various agencies.

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The most wanted are foul creatures; cast about the world after violating your environment — if you see any of these dastardly deed-doers contact the local office of the EPA!

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No I am not making this up — headline in a USA Today article, “Pentagon envisions spaceship troopers.” Of course the DOD has been ramping up for space warfare (dominance is their term of choice) for years. However, given the current financial situation perhaps the money would be better spent tilting at windmills.

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