The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is the only global carbon trading system which is designed to create funding to give poor countries access to new energy technologies; and it is on the verge of collapse. The UN’s system has raised billions of dollars over the past seven years to develop renewable energy projects, such as […]
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Health Insurance- The stated purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka. ObamaCare) is to provide affordable health insurance to everyone. In fact, the program actually penalizes anyone who does not pay for coverage. The largest victims, however, are businesses who fund their own insurance program in order to keep it cost-effective. Assessment for
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Healthy Economy- We often hear phrases that make sense, but have you considered their meaning? One such phrase is a “healthy” economy. How is good or bad “health,” in this context, determined? Well, a healthy economy is one that is productive. Production is the process of creating values that other people in the marketplace want
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Fiscal Cliff- We do get these buzz phrases about the economy, don’t we? A special jargon of the financial press and the commentariat, shorthand expressions intended to suggest the speaker has an especially intimate understanding of economic events. Note: See Optio Money’s Financial Jargon directory and Mortgage Jargon Directory for help with the Jargon. Federal
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Oil Wars- Saudi Arabia vs. Iran- Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests. Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits. Ongoing Disorders in the island kingdom of Bahrain since February of
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Oil Supply and Demand- Oil Demand Down Crude oil demand in the United States is down to its lowest level since the onset of the global economic recession. A lackluster economic recovery, coupled with cautious consumer sentiment, is keeping demand for petroleum products suppressed. Nevertheless, lingering concerns over geopolitical tensions with Iran has prompted some
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Facebook vs. Democracy- This year, Facebook will reach 1 billion users — or one-seventh of the human population. It has elicited more participation than any single government in the world other than India and China, and it will probably surpass them in a year or two. And whereas many people are fleeing their governments as
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Searching for a new credit card can often feel overwhelming. From 0% APR cards to no fee balance transfer cards, there are so many companies to choose from. How can you know which card is the right one? Tracking Credit Card Complaints What if just like buying a book at Amazon you could simply go online and
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 U.S. Treasuries- A quick perusal of the business pages or afternoon market reports might be enough to convince some timid investors to scrap the whole idea of investing and instead just shove their life savings into a shoebox in the closet. But even as the economy struggles to repair itself and the markets start clawing
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By Dr. Lacy Hunt for Casey Research In the early 1960s, when JFK was in the White House and William McChesney Martin was Fed chairman, Keynesian economics was in full bloom. One of its major tenets is the Phillips Curve, which posits a stable inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and the unemployment rate.
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