Friday, April 9, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - Learning From Greece - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Learning From Greece - NYTimes.com: "What worries me most about the U.S. situation right now is the rising clamor from inflation hawks, who want the Fed to raise rates (and the federal government to pull back from stimulus) even though employment has barely started to recover. If they get their way, they’ll perpetuate mass unemployment. But that’s not all. America’s public debt will be manageable if we eventually return to vigorous growth and moderate inflation. But if the tight-money people prevail, that won’t happen — and all bets will be off."
Water: The Next Great Risk for Companies and Investors | BNET Energy Blog | BNET
Water: The Next Great Risk for Companies and Investors BNET Energy Blog BNET: "One major obstacle stands in the way of finding out how the world’s largest corporations use water. That is, aside from convincing them to voluntarily report the information, in the first place. And that’s the sheer complexity of it all. In short, it’s not easy tracking water use. Even worse? Tracking the water used in the supply chain. Ford (F), which has already signed onto the Carbon Disclosure project, found it difficult to get information on water use from suppliers, according to the NYT."
The Man Behind the Massey Disaster: Donald Blankenship's Storied Career of Misdeeds | BNET Energy Blog | BNET
The Man Behind the Massey Disaster: Donald Blankenship's Storied Career of Misdeeds BNET Energy Blog BNET: "Massey appealed and Blankenship took the necessary steps to make sure he didn’t lose — again. Blankenship plowed millions to unseat West Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Warren McGraw and backed a likely ally Republican lawyer Brent Benjamin.
Blankenship succeeded, and Benjamin was elected to a 12-year term. When the case made to court, Benjamin didn’t recuse himself and Blankenship won the ruling. But the U.S. Supreme Court took notice and in a 5-4 ruling, reversed the West Virginia justices. Author John Grisham used the case as the basis for his 2008 novel The Appeal."
Blankenship succeeded, and Benjamin was elected to a 12-year term. When the case made to court, Benjamin didn’t recuse himself and Blankenship won the ruling. But the U.S. Supreme Court took notice and in a 5-4 ruling, reversed the West Virginia justices. Author John Grisham used the case as the basis for his 2008 novel The Appeal."
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Coastal California City Turns to Desalination to Quench Its Thirst: Scientific American
Coastal California City Turns to Desalination to Quench Its Thirst: Scientific American: "The need for such facilities will only increase over time. Today, one out of six people on Earth, more than a billion, suffer inadequate access to safe freshwater, according to Peter Rogers's article 'Facing the Freshwater Crisis' in the August 2008 issue of Scientific American. The article further states that by 2025 the freshwater resources of more than half the countries across the globe will undergo either stress or outright shortages, and that by mid-century as much as three quarters of Earth's population could face scarcities of freshwater."
U.S. Bid to Combat Climate Change Starts with Cars and Trucks: Scientific American
U.S. Bid to Combat Climate Change Starts with Cars and Trucks: Scientific American: "The government agencies estimate that the program will save as much $190 billion in fuel costs and conserve roughly 1.8 billion barrels of oil."
Observations: String of offshore turbines along East Coast could provide steady supply of wind power
Observations: String of offshore turbines along East Coast could provide steady supply of wind power: "In fact, according to their model, there would never be a time when the wind wasn't producing some electricity—and previous research by Kempton has shown that offshore wind power alone could supply the needs of coastal states."
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