http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/27/the-us-jobs-challenge-and-its-future/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/27/the-us-jobs-challenge-and-its-future/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:01:26 +0000 David Maurrasse http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=31673 Collaboration between government and the private sector will be essential to substantially increasing job opportunities. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in September 2012 - its lowest level since January 2009.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/27/the-us-jobs-challenge-and-its-future/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/14/data%e2%80%99s-power-to-spur-environmental-progress/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/14/data%e2%80%99s-power-to-spur-environmental-progress/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:36:33 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=22819 In January, 132 countries received their environmental report cards. The Environmental Performance Index has goaded leaders into action by letting them see their countries’ strengths and weaknesses compared to other countries.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/02/14/data%e2%80%99s-power-to-spur-environmental-progress/feed/ 0