From USA TODAY: (General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said)…GM never could have predicted how quickly the change would come as oil prices doubled in the last year. “We missed that, … more →
Under the Jacaranda TreeNed Kelly wrote 1 month ago: From USA TODAY: (General Motors Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said)…GM never could have predict … more →
Joanne wrote 2 months ago: The term “ecotourism” was coined in 1987 and is used to describe a wide range of activit … more →
Charles Sipe wrote 3 months ago: Loreto, Mexico is projected to have its population boom to 120,000 by 2025 according to a study in 2 … more →
Ned Kelly wrote 4 months ago: Thanks to Nanheyangrouchuan for this. As we’ve written before, “It’s Not Just Abou … more →
The Gay Recluse wrote 5 months ago: In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Paul Krugman/Grains Gone Wild The S … more →
Lauren Keith wrote 5 months ago: photo by Sean McNamar, flickr.com Oh, baby. Too cute, right? The planet’s newest little bundle of … more →
Ned Kelly wrote 5 months ago: Listen carefully to the opening paragraphs of Karl Marx’s “Communist Manifesto”. … more →
jmtoriel wrote 6 months ago: The minority Conservative government just came out with their budget this week and Flaherty was cert … more →
C.A. Yeung wrote 7 months ago: Over the next few months, the Australian Financial Investment Review Board (FIRB) will have a tough … more →
C.A. Yeung wrote 8 months ago: The archaic Biblical tale of the Great Deluge teaches us something still relevant today, a lesson a … more →
C.A. Yeung wrote 8 months ago: Australia’s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), quoted in len … more →
C.A. Yeung wrote 9 months ago: As it turns out, I’m correct in being cautious about the Blackstone rumour. In this morning’s Th … more →
C.A. Yeung wrote 9 months ago: The name Blackstone comes to my attention as I follow news of the Rio Tinto takeover. Blackston … more →
C.A. Yeung wrote 9 months ago: I am very aware of how news can be unreliable in the middle of a merger deal, as stakeholders often … more →
jmtoriel wrote 9 months ago: We “environmentalists” need to get past the awareness stage and into action. I’ve … more →
jmtoriel wrote 11 months ago: Tax shifting: A Better tax mechanism Ah, energy costs!… A Godsend to the growing renewable ene … more →
sosnet wrote 1 year ago: By: Daisaku Ikeda From the April 12, 2007 Edition of the Japan Times: This year, the Doomsday Cloc … more →
sosnet wrote 1 year ago: I ran into an interesting article yesterday in the New York Times about a new book from Ann Druyan, … more →
jmtoriel wrote 1 year ago: We tax things we want more of (like paychecks and consumer goods and food and beverages). Why not ta … more →