Natural Gas Makes Natural Sense
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 3rd, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Natural Gas Makes Natural Sense
Green Energy Industry Staggers
Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
Policy, Politics & Culture As the Energy Department hustled to get another $4.7 billion in loan guarantees for green tech companies out the door before time ran out and the program ended last week, yet another solar panel manufacturer was wilting in the sun, and the green jobs scam was looking more threadbare than ever. Says the WSJ:Solar-power equipment manufacturer Stirling Energy Systems Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, adding to a wave of troubles in the solar industry amid soft demand, falling prices and difficulty raising money. ["¦ ] Both [of the company's…
California & Bust: The Nightmare Scenario
Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair
Holding China to Account
Paul Krugman, New York Times
The dire state of the world economy reflects destructive actions on the part of many players. Still, the fact that so many have behaved badly shouldn’t stop us from holding individual bad actors to account. Paul Krugman And that’s what Senate leaders will be doing this week, as they take up legislation that would threaten sanctions against China and other currency manipulators. Respectable opinion is aghast. But respectable opinion has been consistently wrong lately, and the currency issue is no exception. Ask yourself:…