The economic slowdown and collapsing oil prices have generated plenty of hand-wringing over the fate of renewable energy. But nuclear power isn’t off the hook, … Economic slowdown and nuclear powerRead more
Economics
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Ecoflation
Add another economic worry to inflation and deflation: ecoflation, the rising cost of doing business in a world with a changing climate. Ecoflation could hit … EcoflationRead more
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The Green Collar Economy
While the global financial meltdown has been treated as a major crisis requiring government intervention, other critical issues have remained mostly off-limits to policymakers. A … The Green Collar EconomyRead more
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We need a global reserve system
China called for the creation of a new currency to eventually replace the dollar as the world’s standard, proposing a sweeping overhaul of global finance … We need a global reserve systemRead more
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Recession
In August the World Health Organisation released the preliminary results of its research into the links between noise and stress(1). Its work so far suggests … RecessionRead more
Posted inEconomics / USA Empire
Decommissioning of Vt Yankee
(Host) The owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant says it will have to wait almost 60 years before it has enough money to decommission … Decommissioning of Vt YankeeRead more
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The economics are just not there
Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute described nuclear power, “the economics are just not there”. Wind Power Cheaper Than Nuclear Brown opened by citing … The economics are just not thereRead more
Posted inConsumerism / Economics / Social / Sustainability
The Compact : Reuse is better than recycling
December 18, 2006: In the living room, the group gathers to share inspirational stories about the joy of finding just the right previously owned shower … The Compact : Reuse is better than recyclingRead more
Posted inEconomics / Industry / Management / Social / Worker
Boss-less firm
The Take, documentary by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein, about workers in Argentina taking over factories abandoned by their owners. Zanon Ceramics. After two years … Boss-less firmRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Economics / Global Warming / Greenhouse gas
Global economic slowdown and climate
Nobelist Paul Crutzen (Atmospheric scientist) says that “slowdown in the economy, there will be less fossil fuels burning, so for the climate it could be … Global economic slowdown and climateRead more