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Ford Econetic

September 6th, 2008 · No Comments

This story in Business Week caught my eye:

If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, offers a navigation system, and gets a whopping 65 miles to the gallon. Oh yes, and the car is made by Ford Motor (F), known widely [...]

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Tags: Environment

Can We Drill Our Way Out Of This Mess?

September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Energy policy will be an important issue in this election and it seems that Sarah Palin is a bit confused- first she says we can drill our way out of our dependence on foreign oil but I guess she’s changed her mind now that it is politically expedient to do so.
But hey, it’s [...]

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Tags: Environment · Politics

Reality Check

August 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I wrote here about the energy issue and how the corporate media seems to leave key facts out of their coverage- like the fact that we likely won’t see a drop of oil until approx. 2020 and thus it will have no immediate impact on oil and gas prices. The media leaves that little [...]

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Tags: Environment · Politics · Security

Ice Age

April 28th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Pretty soon global warming will not only be fully acknowledged by the political right out of necessity (they’ve already pretty much had to do that), but realize that with it comes new financial opportunity– new shipping lanes are opening up where previously there had only been impenetrable ice and we can look forward to a [...]

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Tags: Environment

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