Recently by Dick Hanneman
August 6, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
It's a sweltering summer in our nation's capital, but AccuWeather reminds us that the battle to keep winter roads safe and passable lies just over the horizon. The battlefront may be moving in the winter of 2010-2011. Last winter DC...
August 5, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
More than 40% of American women are deficient in dietary iodine according to a survey by the federal government. And iodine-deficient mothers birth children who average 10-15 I.Q. points lower than their peers because the fetal brain lacks the iodine...
July 16, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The Salt Institute has championed the concept of the Data Quality Act -- that scientific studies relied upon by federal agencies for regulatory decisions and guidance documents should be available for independent confirmation by other scientists -- and the DQA...
July 15, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
"Some DOTs are finding ways to marry technical data collecting capabilities with tactically savvy ways to deploy data in decision-making. The customer satisfaction-related benefits they gain translate into fewer headlines like "DOT Bungles Response to Ice Storm" and more success...
July 14, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The American State Highway & Transportation Association (AASHTO) has issued a report on what investments the federal government should make to "restart America's most essential operating system." Funny thing, though, the policy paper is devoid of recommendations to improve highway...
July 13, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
"Experts worry that reducing salt will lead to iodine deficiency" headlined the new SELFNutritionData blog, noting the "irony" of the U.S. pioneering in salt iodization in the 1920s and rehearsing that "the American Thyroid Association is worried that if the...
June 24, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
This week's headline in The Journal of Nutrition headlined work from scientists at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention: "Some subgroups of reproductive age women in the United States may be at risk for iodine deficiency." Note: "in the...
June 18, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
The Salt Institute has promoted the mineral-rich DASH Diet (DASH is the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) since 1997 when research found the Diet's emphasis on fruits, vegetables and dairy products virtually eliminates "salt sensitive" hypertension.New research by Jayson B....
May 21, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
A decade ago, road safety and mobility policy pinned its hopes on technology to abate the appallingly high highway fatality rate. That bright promise has been laboring, not languishing, but clearly needs a boost to achieve the vision of harnessing...
April 24, 2010
Written by: Dick Hanneman
During the 2008 presidential campaign, candidate Obama complained about how scientists and policymakers in the George W. Bush Administration were perverting the free expression of science. While our choice of examples may have differed, we were in hearty agreement that...
