» Monthly Archives: July 2008
July is milestone month for wind power and carbon-free planning
History may look back on July 2008 as the month when America's political agenda and energy needs converged on alternative sources of energy to oil.
The transmission of wind energy from geographic locations best suited to generate it to populations that demand it is a top issue in the business. Yet, even if you ...
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Scenarios for US economy next stop — stagflation? lost decade? turnaround next year?
After a year of credit-crunch misery, the US economy is still far from healthy, and Mark Gongloff at the Wall Street Journal has assembled what he calls the main scenarios most economists and analysys are considering for what may come next:
Stagflation -- 20-1 against
"Lost decade" like Japan's -- 15-1 against
Next year turnaround -- ...
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“Negative feedback loop” squeezes prime borrowers in Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac grip
Question: what is a "negative feedback loop"? According to Michael Corkery and James Hagerty in the Wall Street Journal, it is a vicious cycle gripping the US housing market.
It starts with the oversupply of homes, which is causing prices to plummet. Falling prices are leading to more foreclosures, as homeowners have difficulty refinancing their ...
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UK housing forum exposes water, waste, quarry issues; Govt 3m goal “unlikely”
The recession gripping UK housing is compounded by huge challenges facing the water, waste and quarry industries, all related to the Government's goal to build three million homes by 2020, a target which industry experts called "extremely unlikely" at a London conference last week.
"Delivering Housing Growth: Overcoming Opposition" gathered stakeholders on 8th July from ...
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After You Beat Them, Join Them
July 2008 Aggregates Manager Atlas DON'T VIEW PERMITTING AS A ONETIME PUBLIC RELATIONS ENDEAVOR. THOSE OLD FRIENDS MAY INFLUENCE NEW GOALS AS WELL. The relief of no longer having to deal with irrational neighborhood opponents and their trumped-up arguments can be one of the most satisfying parts of successfully permitting your quarry or plant ...
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Food Prices Prompt Rethink of Ethanol Policy
July 10, 2008 Ottawa Citizen BOOST TO 10% OF GAS NOW UNLIKELY Ontario is considering turning its back on a promise to boost ethanol content in gasoline in light of the biofuel's impact on rising food costs, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday. Mr. McGuinty questioned whether it "is in the public interest" to raise ...
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A Toxic Cargo: Slots In Phila.
July 10, 2008 The Philadelphia Inquirer Remember the Khian Sea? The cargo ship, dubbed the Flying Dutchman of Debris, spent 14 months in the 1980s sailing the globe with 14,000 tons of Philadelphia's toxic incinerator dust in search of a landfill. Know what's like the Khian Sea? Philadelphia's proposed casinos. The big boxes of ...
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Ethanol plants lose lustre in Canada, Saint Consulting survey shows
The bloom is off Canada's environmental love affair with ethanol, writes Eric Beauchesne of Canwest News Service in a feature appearing in several Canadian newspapers this week.
Most Canadians - 53 per cent, up from 45 per cent last year - would now oppose construction of a local ethanol plant, according to the Saint Consulting ...
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Nimbys Turn Against Ethanol
July 09, 2008 National Post ALTERNATIVE FUEL PLANTS JOIN RANKS OF SUCH OTHER UNDESIRABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS AS NECULAR POWER FACILITIES AND WAL-MART STORES, SURVEY FINDS. Most Canadians - 53%, up from 45% last year - would now oppose construction of a local ethanol plant, according to the Saint Consulting Group's second annual national survey ...
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Development Magazine: The 2007 Saint Index©: Survey Reveals Energy Awareness and NIMBYism Growth
Americans are less opposed to construction of power plants, biotech and aggregate quarries than they were a year ago, but they voice more opposition to offices, hospitals and apartments/condos than they did in 2006.
These findings from the Saint Index survey of US public attitudes towards large-scale development are reported in the summer issue of Development ...
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