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A few excerpts The economy continues to stumble. General Motors, which has sold only one car in the past year — a Buick LaCrosse mistakenly purchased by an 87-year-old man who thought he was buying a power scooter — announces a new four-part business plan, consisting of (1) dealership closings; (2) factory shutdowns;(3) worker layoffs; [...] Carbon markets prices dropped 10% after the flop that was Cophenhagen. Such a drop in prices inevitably means there will be less innovation and investment in cleantech, and quite possibly higher electricity prices too. Here’s how it works: without the economic incentive to build low carbon power plants, European utilities may decide to allow older, [...] Credit Writedowns ponders whether Obama is a “sellout, bamboozler, or ingénue,” and decides Obama is a corporatist. Not that it makes much difference because the outcome is the same. The evidence, therefore, tends to demonstrate that we have witnessed an orchestrated campaign by the Bush and Obama Administrations to recapitalize too big to fail institutions [...] Mass Megawatts unique wind power system A test site in Pennsylvania by Mass Megawatts Wind Power could be a major step towards industry-scale wind power for ski areas. Many ski resorts have adopted more sustainable operating practices as a matter of survival, and the shift to wind power is a good fit for windy [...] Andy Carling interviews Canadian diplomat Daryl Copeland Rethinking international relations: Meet a guerrilla diplomat Daryl Copeland has served in the Canadian Diplomatic service for almost three decades and has traveled on six continents as a backpacker. He sees the traditional diplomacy institutions as not being able to cope with the complexities of a global [...] Copenhagen failed, but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless in the face of climate change. This video, the first of a series, briefly examines the Copenhagen debacle and what we can do about it. What did he get from politicians he and his staff gave millions to? “Ouch, that makes my brain hurt” said Butters on South Park in another context, but it applies here too. Andrew Sullivan This National Geographic chart, which I stumbled upon while reading that magnificent magazine on the airplane, truly blew me away. If anyone can look at this and not see a simply insane way to distribute health care, a system so inefficient no socialist country could ever replicate it, then they have stronger [...] |  | ||||
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