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 Monday, 08 September 2008
The United States is the single greatest consumer of energy in the world and has been for a large part of the last century. Despite the country's growing need for energy sources to power virtually every aspect of our lives, as a nation, we have historically struggled to devise policies that would effectively address that need, especially in an era where factors such as independence from foreign oil, implementation of alternative technologies, and environmental protection must be considered and included in the language of new policies. Major decisions on offshore drilling, the role played by non-fossil fuels, conservation, and taxes on oil companies and rebates to consumers provide multiple flash points.
Integrated with these issues are those involving infrastructure: Where do we spend our resources: f... |
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 Thursday, 24 July 2008
Having saved the world from itself over 60 years ago and put a man on the Moon 25 years later, Americans are a proud lot. But, time waits on no one. As the country's vaunted financial infrastructure reports over $400 billion in write-offs and credit dries up, the transportation infrastructure watches its airlines charge for carrying a suitcase while bridges collapse, and its social security infrastructure sinks slowly into the abyss of insolvency, dare we ask, “what's next?” Try energy. Meeting America's energy needs and moving toward a low carbon future look increasingly distant.
This article could as easily be about the financial or transportation infrastructure as it is abo... |
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Economic policy covers a multitude of topics—interest rates, employment, inflation, and GDP growth to name a few. It's about the environment, agriculture, and energy. But, mostly, it's about budgets: ... |
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 Highly regarded within the field or bankruptcies and restructuring, Wilbur Ross is Chairman and CEO of W R Ross and Co. of New York. His successes include automotive, coal, and steel manufacturers. Now, Ross is... |
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Federal budgets face splits between Congress and the White House, differences between House and Senate, and small Democratic majorities in both houses make coalition-building necessary, yet difficult as coalitio... |
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A recent conference featured a presentation by Georges Sudarskis, Senior Investment Controller at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, better known as ADIA. ADIA is the world’s largest institutional investor an... |
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"All for one, one for all" was fine for the King...
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- If the federal government won't do it, then many s...
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- 'A Patch and Pray Mentality' Drives America's Tran...
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- Is Chicken Little right? Former Commerce Secretary...
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