June 5, 2012 – Click for the story Region needs to dramatically increase its investment in climate change adaptation and mitigation in the coming decades Latin America and the Caribbean face annual damages in the order of $100 billion by 2050 from diminishing agricultural yields, disappearing glaciers, flooding, droughts and other …
The American Middle Class, Income Inequality, and the Strength of Our Economy
By Heather Boushey, Adam Hersh To say that the middle class is important to our economy may seem noncontroversial to most Americans. After all, most of us self-identify as middle class, and as members of the middle class we observe every day how our work contributes to the economy, hear weekly how …
Obama Gets Efficient: $4 Billion For Energy Efficient Building Upgrades
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Will Big Oil and Oil Speculators Take the Enron Fall? Or will they continue to get away with highway robbery?
An Article from Greentech Media Will Big Oil and Oil Speculators Take the Enron Fall? Or will they continue to get away with highway robbery? By: Herman K. Trabish April 29, 2011 With a barrel of oil now above $112 and rising, the five major oil companies are announcing Q1 …
An Engine That Costs Less and Gets Better Mileage?
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