Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. Excessive alcohol use causes a large economic burden to states and the District of Columbia, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Excessive alcohol use cost states and D.C. a median of $2.9 billion in 2006, ranging from $420[Read More…]
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AC Demand in Developing Countries Could Put Chill on Energy Supply
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The United States uses more energy for air conditioning than all other countries combined, but its status as the world’s largest AC energy hog may soon be in jeopardy, said a University of Michigan researcher. A new study by Michael Sivak, research professor and director of[Read More…]
Smart Enough to Know Better: Intelligence is Not a Remedy for Racism
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers—they’re just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a University of Michigan study. “High-ability whites are less likely to report prejudiced attitudes and more likely to say they support racial integration in principle,” said Geoffrey[Read More…]
Targeting Product Design for the Developing World
The key, MIT study finds, is designing products that make money for the microentrepreneur CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. Designing products for the developing world can be a hit-or-miss endeavor: While there may be a dire need for products addressing problems, such as access to clean water, sanitation and electricity, designing[Read More…]
White House Council of Economic Advisers and Energy Department Release New Report on Resiliency of Electric Grid During Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The White House Council of Economic Advisers and the U.S. Department of Energy today released a new report that assesses how to best protect the nation’s electric grid from power outages that occur during natural disasters. This week marks the tenth anniversary of one of the worst[Read More…]
Sudan: The Economics of Ethnic Cleansing
Darfuri youth line up along a fence in a refugee camp in eastern Chad. Source: ENOUGH Project WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Economic imperatives are now a major driving force for escalating violence in Darfur, says a new Enough Project report. Based on research from a recent trip to the[Read More…]
New Survey Shows: Voters Do Not Want Obamacare Repealed; Are Less Likely to Vote for Republicans Obsessed with Undermining the Law
Less Likely to Vote for Republicans Who Refuse to Help Their Constituents Take Advantage of Law’s Benefits Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013. With Republicans in Congress in disarray and disagreement on their anti-Obamacare strategy, leading health law advocates — SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry and Counselor to Center for American[Read More…]
New Report Estimates the Lost Capacity of Small School Districts, Makes Recommendations for More Productive Use of Education Dollars
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. With policymakers increasingly concerned about declining budgets, a new report released today by the Center for American Progress looks at the unnecessary costs associated with small school districts. The report, “Size Matters: A Look at School District Consolidation,” finds that small, nonremote districts might represent $1[Read More…]
‘Blueprint for Balance’ Outlines Recommendations for Conserving National Parks, Public Lands amid the Energy Boom
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013. The rapid expansion of oil and gas production in the United States is bringing tens of thousands of new wells and well pads to America’s public lands, pushing drill rigs into local communities, prized hunting habitat, national parks, and watersheds that provide drinking water. A report[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Consumers More Knowledgeable About The Plant’s Health Effects Than Non-Users
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director People who consume cannabis are more likely to be knowledgeable about the substance’s health effects than are those who abstain from it, according to survey data reported online in the International Journal of Public Health Policy. Researchers at the University[Read More…]
