Posted on April 14, 2009 by Rob Costa
An article published last Thrusday by the Washington Times suggests that federal support for corn ethanol has large negative consequences and a dubious impact on the environment. It seems that the Congressional Budget Office is catching up to the many critics of ethanol (for some of our own criticism of ethanol, feel free to check [...]
Filed under: Climate Change, Economics, Food, Greenhouse Gases | Tagged: corn-based ethanol, ethanol, food crisis, Greenhouse Gases, subsidies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 2, 2009 by Brian
The first quarter of 2009 saw a sharp decline in all forms of investment in clean-tech and energy both compared with a year ago, as well as the fourth quarter of 2008. Overall, the $13.3 billion invested was down 53% from the previous year and 44% from the last quarter. Investments in [...]
Filed under: Economic Crisis: 2008, Finance, Sustainability | Tagged: alternative, alternative energy, american recovery and reinvestment act, ARRA, clean-tech, credit crisis, energy, green, green-tech, investment, tax credit, venture capital | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 1, 2009 by Brian
As world leaders, activists and the media descend on London for the G-20 summit, there seems to be a clear message from all parties involved: something needs to be done. The real question is not whether action is necessary, but rather what is the problem what is it’s cause. Politicians have turned their attention to [...]
Filed under: Development | Tagged: capitalism, g-20, g20, protests, summit | Leave a Comment »
