]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/economy Blog Articles Tagged with 'economy' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151268?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Crude oil futures retreated Tuesday to just over $52 a barrel due to unremitting signs of weak global demand, and Russia may coordinate output cuts with OPEC, Bloomberg reports. Natural gas prices will remain soft, tooa new report says gas oversupply... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151268?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:54:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151265?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Crude oil has fallen, but plenty of people expect it to rebound sharply in coming years. Natural gas prices, on the other hand, are set to stay low for a long time. And that makes the economics of clean energy even dicier. Too much of a good thing (A... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151265?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:53:04 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151264?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Crude oil futures rebounded to $52 in the wake of Chinas interest rate cuts, but the gloomy outlook for Chinese and global growth is still feeding the bears. Merrill Lynch slashed its 2009 oil price forecast to $50 from $90 and says OPEC is powerless... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151264?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:52:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151263?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Leila Abboud reports:For the past two years, Lord Nicholas Stern has been the standard-bearer of the most aggressive approach to curbing emissions to limit the fallout from global warming, influencing government policy from the U.K. to Australia and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151263?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:52:08 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151262?rsstype=tag&tag=economy As far as oil markets are concerned, theres still hope for the Chinese economy; Americas been given up for dead.Thats one reading from todays oil-price rebound. Consider: The U.S. announced firm data showing a huge increase in crude oil stockpilessev... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151262?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:51:52 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151261?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Stephen Power reports:Environmentalists took heart with the EPAs decision to block a new coal-fired plant in Utah. So did Senate majority leader Harry Reid. Forget coal, Sen. Reid says (AP)In a letter Monday to Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, Sen. Reid says... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151261?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:51:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151260?rsstype=tag&tag=economy The busiest travel period of the year will be a little less busy this yearnot even cheap gasoline or the prospect of somebody else cooking the turkey and stuffing can trump an economy headed downill.Serve yourself (AP)The American Automobile Associat... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/151260?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:51:26 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/150978?rsstype=tag&tag=economy The consensus forecast for September quarter GDP growth to be released on Wednesday is 0.2%, with growth through the year seen at 1.9%. Market forecasts range from -0.3% q/q to 0.5% q/q. Dusting off the old top-down GDP model, I also get 0.2% q/q... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/150978?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:51:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/150927?rsstype=tag&tag=economy From Inkstain:Dan Yurman calculates the jobs he thinks would be created by expanding the federal loan guarantees for nuclear power:The Federal loan guarantee program for construction of nuclear power plants, set by Congress at $18.5 billion, could if... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/150927?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:09:08 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150874?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Joe Stiglitz:A $1 Trillion Answer, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Commentary, NY Times: What President-elect Barack Obama will need to do is horribly complicated but also very clear. First, he must stop the economy from going deeper into recession. Then he n... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150874?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/150979?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Roger Howard, author of The Oil Hunters, on how foreign oil creates interdependence rather than dependence:to identify America's foreign oil dependency as a source of vulnerability and weakness is just too neat and easy.This identification whol... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/institutional-economics/150979?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:32:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150880?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Financial reform and regulation of the shadow banking system cannot wait:Lest We Forget, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: A few months ago I found myself at a meeting of economists and finance officials, discussing what else? the crisis... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150880?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecoshock/151004?rsstype=tag&tag=economy It's the double whammy: the economy and the climate crash at the same time.Outgoing President Bush is exercising his scorched Earth policy on BOTH, as he slides out the door.This is Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith. The news is pouring in with changes ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecoshock/151004?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:14:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150885?rsstype=tag&tag=economy George Packer wants Wall Street executives to grow up and apologize for their behavior:The Moral Stage of Wall Street, by George Packer: Swiss bankers are not known as paragons of transparency and moral accountability, so it's a nice surprise toread ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150885?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150886?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Robert Reich on the question of tax cuts versus government spending as a stimulus measure:The Rebirth of Keynes, and the Debate to Come, by Robert Reich: The economy has just about come to a standstill... Consumer spending has fallen off a cliff. Inv... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150886?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:06:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/151358?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Our very survival will demand invention and innovation on a scale never before seen in the history of human civilization, Van Jones writes in his book The Green Collar Economy. Only the business community has the requisite skills, experience, and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/151358?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150887?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Moral hazard has its costs, but it also has its benefits : Fed Intervention: Managing Moral Hazard in Financial Crises, by Harvey Rosenblum, Danielle DiMartino, Jessica J. Renier and Richard Alm, Economic Letter, FRB Dallas: Editor's note: Federal a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150887?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150888?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Dean Baker will wonder why he was left off this list:The vision thing, by Chris Giles, Commentary, Financial Times: It has been a bad year for economic forecasters. So bad that royalty wants to know what went wrong. Why did no one see it coming? ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/150888?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:42:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/151121?rsstype=tag&tag=economy This piece is written by Jake Brewer and originally posted at Huffington Post. Jake is the son of a General Motors employee and in this piece, he lays out the most poignant and personal look at the proposed auto industry bailout I've seen anywhere. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/151121?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:44:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-blog/151159?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Greenhouse gases hit a record level last year [ark], well beyond what threatens the habitability of the Earth for humans and all creatures. And indications are that most global citizens are prepared to sacrifice [ark moreark] and pay some price to ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/earth-blog/151159?rsstype=tag&tag=economy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:14:57 -0500