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Follow The #money: $6 Trillion In Assets
Jan 18 2018 01:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Laurence D. Fink, (founder and CEO of BlackRock), . . . controls more than, . . . $6 trillion in assets. The chief executives of most of the major business corporations in the world, . . . received a letter from Laurence Fink, . . . telling the...
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Follow The Money: Lose $us100 Trillion
Aug 25 2015 05:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Citigroup analysts: $US100 trillion of potential stranded assets, . . . in the fossil fuel industry, . . . if the Paris climate conference succeeds. That calls for: . . . . . . 1/3 of global oil reserves, . . . . . . 1/2 of global gas reserves, a...
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Follow The #money: $10 Billion = 10 Gigawatts
Apr 05 2018 05:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
French utility company EDF has a goal of . . . 100% carbon-free power by 2050. Energy storage will be a big part of achieving that goal. The company already has . . . 5 gigawatts of installed grid-scale storage, but plans to increase that to . . . 15...
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#puerto Rico
Oct 16 2017 09:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Puerto Rico’s Governor Aims for . . . 95% Power Restoration by December. The effort to restore power, . . . will largely be driven by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, . . . which has been patching up, and rebuilding . . . the island’s infrastructure...
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Follow The #money: Royal Dutch Shell
Apr 02 2018 01:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Shell sketches a future, . . . with drastically fewer fossil fuels. Global coal demand has already peaked, . . . oil demand could peak around 2025, and . . . natural gas could peak around 2035. 4-2-2018 Source: Follow the #Money: Royal Dutch Shell
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Oil Refinery?
May 01 2012 02:35 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Refineries throughout the Northeast have been suffering because they are old and
. . . cannot process the cheaper, heavier types of oil that are increasingly in supply
. . . from Canada's oil sands, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and elsewhere.
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Patient: World Economy
Oct 12 2012 12:30 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Source: economist
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Will China Dominate #car Manufacturing?
Nov 10 2017 06:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
"The Chinese have taken over the world in: . . . . . . wind turbine production, and . . . . . . photovoltaic. "China's investing billions in battery technology, electric cars, and . . . introducing a regulatory regime, . . . that will prod...
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Fdic Bank Closings
Oct 20 2012 10:15 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bank closing in Oct State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- FL . . . . First East Side Savings Bank FL. . . . GulfSouth Private Bank MO . . . Excel Bank FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 ....
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$400 Iphone Vs $20K Car
May 16 2012 11:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Do the math. Most young people can’t justify a $20,000 car; but a $400 iPhone?
All day, every day.
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Are You A Compulsive Spender?
Oct 11 2012 03:20 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Compulsive spending is an impulse-control disorder . . . marked by chronic and recurring patterns of uncontrollable buying urges, and . . . it can lead to . . . . . . debt, . . . . . . remorse, . . . . . . family troubles and even . . . . . . crime. S...
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Fcc Approves: #internet Satellite Network
Apr 05 2018 01:45 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Federal Communications Commission, . . . approved an application by SpaceX, . . . to provide broadband services, . . . using satellite technology in the United States, and . . . around the world. 4-4-2018 Source: FCC approves: #internet satellite...
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Economy: May Fdic Bank Closings
May 19 2012 01:20 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bank closing in May State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- AL . . . Alabama Trust Bank, National Association FL . . . Security Bank, National Association FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140...
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Cartogram Design Of The Usa
Dec 14 2012 04:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Infographic: Animated Maps Of America’s Shifting Demographics Source: 2011Births 2011Deaths 2011Immigration
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#jobs: Demand Is Expected To Double
Oct 28 2017 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bureau of Labor statistics shows that . . . jobs in solar and wind are projected to . . . grow fastest over the coming decade. Demand is expected to double, . . . for some renewable industry jobs. 10-28-2017 Source: #Jobs: Demand is expected to double
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Can We See Ourselves, As Others See Us?
Oct 19 2012 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
We all know, how we look to ourselves, . . . but what we look like to others, might be quite a surprise. Source: Economist
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#100% Renewable Energy For 7 Days
Jun 27 2017 09:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
According to the State-run Xinhua News Agency. . . . 5.2 million residents, living in Qinghai Province in northwest China, lived for . . . 7 continuous days, on . . . 100% renewable energy. Electricity use amounted to . . . 1.1 billion kilowatt hours...
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Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development On Publi...
Oct 12 2012 09:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today . . . finalized a program for spurring development of solar energy on public lands . . . in 6 western states: . . . . . . Arizona, . . . . . .California, . . . . . .Colorado, . . . . . .Nevada, . . . . . .New...
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The Gift To "see Ourselves, As Others See U...
Dec 15 2012 06:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Here is a video, in which the British "Economist" publication, . . . explains the USA "Fiscal Cliff" from their point of view. Source: economist-explains-fiscal-cliff
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Follow The #money: Texas Save $1.4 Billion
Jan 18 2018 01:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
15 Gigawatts of solar power, . . . may crop up in the Lone Star state in the coming years, and save, . . . $1.4 billion a year of summertime revenue spent on . . . peak price, fossil-fuel generators. 1-18-2018 Source: Follow the #Money: Texas s...
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California: Loses $640 Million
Mar 04 2017 02:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Trump Transport Secretary Elaine Chao, Pulls . . . $647 Million Dedicated To California Rail Electrification. 2-4-2017 Source: California: Loses $640 Million
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China And Africa Food Problems
Dec 20 2012 06:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
China’s dust bowl rages on. . . . More than a quarter of China’s land area is covered by desert, and . . . each year spreading sands claim additional territory. . . . Expanding deserts in the arid northwest are merging. Since 1950, more than 24,000 Chi...
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Jeremy Rifkin: The Future Of Connectivity
Nov 20 2016 10:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Jeremy Rifkin: The Future of Connectivity
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All The Gold In The World's Value Is ?
May 14 2012 10:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
In November of 2005, the value of all the gold ever mined in the world,
. . . since the beginning of human history was some $1.89 trillion dollars.
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Vermont Renewable Energy: Not In My Backyard
Jan 23 2016 02:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Opponents of large-scale wind projects, . . . gathered in the Statehouse on Wednesday, . . . to cheer on a push to ban “industrial wind” in Vermont, and . . . to give communities more say in what happens with local energy developments. The rapid expan...
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