The Position Makers

keith johnson over at environmental capital of the WSJ points us to the services of Firstlook, a new mashable combining atmospheric data with google maps. and the result is AMAZING.
i’ve been a big fan of alternative energy for years; being immensely curious about the potential of starting an energy production company, i was always […]

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“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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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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i had the luck of getting tipped an awesome interview of barack obama speaking with the san francisco chronicle editorial board. thanks, sherry!
i strongly encourage everyone to check this out, if they’re at all curious about obama, his political policies and agenda as well as goals if elected president.here’s the actual vid, it’s 52 […]

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Well, it has now been a bit more than a month, and the portfolio as a whole is down. DESC is the biggest winner with 168.93% followed by CPST with a 24.26% gain. The biggest losers are CSAR down 39.08% and MCEL down 33.77%. I am still a strong believer that the more we go […]

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Well guys… I have been away for a while on break. I have had a few moments here and there to check on our blog and comment back somewhat. Now that I had a few minutes, I went ahead and updated our Green Tech Portfolio list. WOW this is looking like a HOT, HOT sector. […]

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in an earlier post, i mentioned there being little change that i could find in