EconomyCommentary
Why It’s Better That Markets, Not the Government, Guide Energy Policy
Almost every activity that improves our quality of life requires energy. We don’t question how the lights stay on, or how groceries get to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Almost every activity that improves our quality of life requires energy. We don’t question how the lights stay on, or how groceries get to the… Read More
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It was not supposed to happen this fast. Earlier this week India’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) released figures showing economic growth of 7.5 percent year-on-year… Read More
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Federal dietary guidance may soon be based on the needs of the environment, not just nutrition. The federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee just released its… Read More
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This week, the Obama administration praised the opening of a solar farm in California, which was constructed with the backing of a $1.5 billion loan… Read More
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Natural resource industry leaders nationwide shuddered in February 2011 when the Environmental Protection Agency announced its intent to veto the proposed copper, gold and molybdenum-rich… Read More
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Wal-Mart is giving employees a raise. Wal-Mart announced today that it would spend $1 billion to raise the wages for 500,000 workers. Current employees will… Read More
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In his surprise best seller Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty argues that the wealth of rich owners of capital grows faster than the… Read More
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At the recent inauguration of the Desert Sunlight solar farm, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell stated, “This is the beginnings of a renewable energy future.”… Read More
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Republican members of Congress have introduced a joint resolution of Congress to try to stop a new National Labor Relations Board rule from going into effect… Read More
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GABORONE, Botswana—Western governments, well-intentioned NGOs and good-old-fashioned profit-seeking capitalists have been trying for decades to help bring development and prosperity to Africa, often unsuccessfully. Botswana embraced… Read More