The Position Makers

“When our constituents ask us to do something about gas prices, they don’t want us to raise them,” Mr. Herger said. “Yet by increasing taxes on U.S. energy manufacturers by more than $17 billion, this bill creates a significant disincentive for domestic production, decreasing our energy security and increasing our over-reliance on uncertain foreign supplies.”
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in his op/ed piece yesterday, krugman had a few comments on the economy. since krugman is an economist, i typically gain quite a bit of insight from his commentaries–check out his blog from time to time if you don’t already!
yesterday’s piece still has me wondering about a few things:
That said, I don’t believe we’re […]

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not sure if anyone’s seen the article in the NYTimes today.
here’s the gist:
The idea is simple. Air would be blown over a liquid solution of potassium carbonate, which would absorb the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide would then be extracted and subjected to chemical reactions that would turn it into fuel: methanol, gasoline or […]

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Yesterday there was an interesting op/ed piece from W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, both prominent members of the Federal Reserver Bank of Dallas.
The two economists were examining income flows for Americans and essentially making the claim that the income gap between the top earners and the lowest earners wasn’t indicative of the standard […]

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A 500,000 Euro (about $750,000) high-tech kite that can help lower gas usage and emissions by over 20% in large boats is setting sail in January. I have to admit, I really love this stuff. Finding better and cheaper ways to move large cargo across the oceans is a GREAT idea. Check out the video:

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On 12/6/2007 I posted a portfolio of Green tech companies with their respective quotes. Just 12 days later we have seen some huge winners including one that is up over 40% right now (DESC). Instead of updating the previous post, I will re-post the chart every Friday at market close from now on.
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I have updated the Green Energy Stock prices in the previous post. You can see it by visiting the post at:
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it should come as no surprise that the energy bill was able to squeak through the house yesterday and even less surprising that it’s hitting a huge wall in the sentate.
that last link there has a slew of comments that i recommend anyone to checkout (at least for a laugh or two)–especially our new found […]