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OPEC’s Desperate 1-Trick Pony
By Sam Hopkins | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 OPEC, the world's biggest energy fraternity, slashed its output quota by 9% (2.2 million barrels per day) on December 17 in a show of supply force. OPEC is worried about dwindling demand around the world, which they say is discounting oil too much. (more...)
December 9, 2008: New Resource for Community Leaders, Regulators and Lenders
The editors of The Community Investment Network (“CIN”) have created a special section on the financial crisis to help community leaders navigate the various mortgage assistance programs that are emerging. (more...)
OPEC Goes on the Defense
By Chris Nelder | Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Growing evidence of a global recession continues to take a heavy toll on the oil business. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Bank are forecasting the first decline in economic growth in 25 years, with a consequent decline in oil demand. (more...)
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: December 17, 2008
OBAMA & SOLAR EXECS SAY IT – DON'T LOOK BACK TO OIL, LOOK AHEAD TO NEW ENERGY WIND AND WAVE HYBRID, A PROVEN SYNERGY CHRYSLER'S ELECTRIC DREAM, OR WHY A CAR CZAR
First Metro Green Jobs Report Projects 4.2 Million Jobs by 2038
Thursday, October 2, 2008 Report by Mayors Climate Protection Center Sets Index to Measure Green Jobs Growth in America’s Metro Economies Miami, FL – According to a groundbreaking study establishing a national Green Jobs Index, the U.S. economy currently generates more than 750,000 green jobs—a number that is projected to grow five-fold [...]
News You Need
Transparency and the economic emergency Transparency and the Office of Financial Stability - Update 1 Transparency and the Office of Financial Stability - Update 2 "And We All Thought Banks Had Money" by Hazel Henderson GEORGE SOROS on ECONOMIC RECOVERY & THE BANKING SYSTEM (MaximsNewsNetwork) Alternative Trickle-up Plans Beyond [...]
Global Footprint Network 2008 Year End Appeal
Global Footprint Network 2008 Year End Appeal Dear Friends and Colleagues, I hope your first days of 2009 will be filled with health and vitality. We at Global Footprint Network see the coming year as one of great potential, one in which your continued support can make the greatest impact on our long-term ecological and economic stability. [...]
Advance Materials: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and World Public Opinion: Global Poll
Embargoed from Publication until 20:00 GMT December 9, 2008 25-Nation Poll Finds Worldwide Support for Principles in Universal Declaration of Human Rights Most Favor UN Taking a Larger Role in Promoting Human Rights For Release: 20:00 GMT Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Contact: Steven Kull, Director, WorldPublicOpinion.org , (202) [...]
Environment News Service: December 13, 2008
Slow Progress in Poznan While Climate Threats Mount POZNAN, Poland, December 13, 2008 (ENS) - The annual UN climate change conference ended shortly before 3:00 am today in Poznan with a commitment from governments to shift into full negotiating mode next year in order to shape a effective international response to climate change, to be agreed in [...]
Dec. 9, 2008: PARRY TRANSIT LAUNCHES AS DEMAND SOARS FOR AFFORDABLE, ALTERNATIVE RAIL
Green, Low-Carbon British Streetcars Run Free of Electric Rail, Propelled by Patented Kinetic Energy Storage System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 9, 2008 – Reflecting America’s changing transportation agenda, Parry Transit (www.parrytransit.com) is launching as the exclusive U.S. provider of Parry People Mover technologies, trams, streetcars, and [...]
