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Yahoo isn't the only villain
November 8, 2007, Comments Off on Yahoo isn't the only villain

The Internet giant is just one of many tech firms propping up China’s totalitarian ways. By Peter Navarro November ...

IMF gets new boss
October 30, 2007, Comments Off on IMF gets new boss

THE International Monetary Fund is to get a new boss on Thursday November 1st. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a former French e ...

Climate exchange faces major challenges
October 24, 2007, Comments Off on Climate exchange faces major challenges

24 October 2007 Worldwide market so far is a mix of mandatory and voluntary efforts The Montreal Exchange is the subject ...

Wednesday Night #1337
October 17, 2007, 5 Comments

Of course the news this week for the inhabitants of this northern realm is all about the Speech from the Throne and the ...

The US Economic Impacts of Climate Change and the Costs of Inaction
October 16, 2007, 1 Comment

16 October 2007 The total economic cost of climate change in the United States will be major and nationwide in scope, bu ...

Wednesday Night #1336: TAR SANDS
October 10, 2007, 5 Comments

Tar Sands At one time, the supply of fossil fuels appeared virtually endless. It was probably Marion King Hubbert who, i ...

Wednesday Night #1336 Jacques Clément Report
October 10, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1336 Jacques Clément Report

October 10, 2007 U.S. The Dow Jones reached a record level yesterday at 14,165 a gain of 762 points since the Sept, 18 b ...

Will offshore oil turn [Newfoundland] around?
October 8, 2007, Comments Off on Will offshore oil turn [Newfoundland] around?

The Economist Newfoundland diary Toil and trouble Oct 8th 2007 … I have come here not for the past, but for the fu ...

Wednesday Night #1335
October 3, 2007, 1 Comment

3 October 2007 We will continue our high-tech education this week in the company of Guy Stanley OWN, newly-appointed Dir ...

Sarkozy, the European Central Bank and Gettysburg
October 2, 2007, Comments Off on Sarkozy, the European Central Bank and Gettysburg

By George Friedman Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy attacked the policies of the European Central Bank (ECB), ...