A group of prominent Republicans and business leaders pitched a tax on carbon dioxide to top White House aides Wednesday, selling the plan as an economic win that could drive job growth and yield environmental dividends too. Former Secretary of State James Baker and other members of the new “Climate Leadership Council” pressed the case in a 45-minute meeting in the...
Solutions-oriented coverage of early education, wildfire response and other issues was honored in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism competition. The winning stories were produced by reporters at news outlets including EdSurge, Source New Mexico/ProPublica, Colorado Springs Gazette and Boulder Reporting Lab. The...
A group of prominent politicians, economists, and corporate executives is renewing its push in Congress for a plan that would tax carbon and refund all the money to Americans in payments of approximately $2,000 a year for a family of four. As congressional Republicans work to come up with a response to climate change, and Democratic primary voters are...
National Academy of Public Administration to Release Newest Prune Book Nov. 16, 2016 – Top 40 Toughest Management Jobs in Government Post Date: November 01, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), in partnership with Ernst & Young LLP, will host a launch event on Wednesday, November 16th, to mark the release of...
Top Public Administration Book Prize awarded to Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones’s The Politics of Information Post Date: November 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC — The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today awarded the 2016 Louis Brownlow Book Award to Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones’ The Politics of Information (The...
Michael Lissner December 4, 2014 Yesterday the impressive DC Legal Hackers group held their first annual Le Hackie Awards and Holiday Party. Although we weren’t able to attend the event (it was in D.C.), we’re proud and gratified to share that Free Law Project played a part in two of the top ten legal hacks of the year. The first was for our new Oral...
This image showcases three views of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. The first image (left), released in November 2023, features the Horsehead Nebula as seen in visible light by ESA’s Euclid telescope, which has contributions from NASA. The second image (middle) shows a view of the Horsehead Nebula in near-infrared light from...
There’s emerging technology investments for corporate finance through 2024…but don’t forget the security. A study of finance organisations in taken by analyst firm Gartner in November 2020 showed a widespread intent to invest in emerging technologies in the next three years, with cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) being the most favoured choice. “Many finance...
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative believes trade tools offer significant untapped potential for reducing global emissions and plans to address such measures in collaboration with like-minded partners, USTR General Counsel Greta Peisch said on Tuesday. In remarks delivered at an event hosted by the Climate Leadership Council’s new climate and trade policy...
LONGMONT, Colo. (November 3, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) continues to be a top Indigenous-led nonprofit people trust. The 41-year-old organization today announced it has again received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. With this award, First Nations joins the only 3 percent of...