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Global Economy Expanded More Slowly than Expected in 2011

19 February, 2012

The global economy grew 3.8 percent in 2011, a drop from 5.2 percent in 2010. Economists had anticipated a slowdown, but this was even less growth than expected, thanks to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, unrest in oil-producing countries, … Continue reading

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Ron Paul says "drill, baby drill" – bad idea says economists

1 February, 2012

In a recent Feature, Al Jazeera English talked to five professional economists about their views on Ron Paul’s economic policies. One of the economic points discussed was Paul’s idea to lower the price of fuel. Ron Paul believes, just like … Continue reading

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Obama may still buckle on Keystone

30 January, 2012

So Keystone has become a high-stakes political chess game following the president’s decision to kill the project. This Talking Points Memo article says Republicans have no expectations of getting Obama to sign infrastructure legislation including a Keystone rider, but they’ll … Continue reading

Hundreds of protesters called for an end to fossil fuel subsidies

25 January, 2012

Yesterday hundreds of demonstrators dressed in referee uniforms called the US Congress to end the huge tax breaks and other subsidies to Big Oil and the fossil fuel industry. Bill McKibben, founder of the +350.org movement and one of the … Continue reading

David Attenborough filming in Antarctica for the documentary Frozen Planet.

David Attenborough asks corporations to protect wilderness from overpopulation

24 January, 2012

Regular readers of Climate & Capitalism know that David Attenborough, in addition to making nature films, is a patron of Optimum Population Trust, a British outfit that, using the name Population Matters, promotes birth control for poor people and immigration … Continue reading

Graph on world fossil fuel consumption subsidies in 2010.

Governments Spend $1.4 Billion Per Day to Destabilize Climate

20 January, 2012

We distort reality when we omit the health and environmental costs associated with burning fossil fuels from their prices. When governments actually subsidize their use, they take the distortion even further. Worldwide, direct fossil fuel subsidies added up to roughly … Continue reading

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Obama Keystone statement bodes ill for future of climate

19 January, 2012

If President Obama’s thoroughly embarrassing stumbling-block posture at Durban left any doubt about the softness of his conviction on climate change, the Keystone decision has just nailed the notion. Yes, it’s great that the pipeline is dead, and everyone from … Continue reading

Seen here is the Dalian harbour, an important international shipping centre and logistics hub in Northeast Asia. Photo by Graeme Nicol

China’s green growth could create millions of businesses and jobs

5 December, 2011

China is a controversial country. They have long been criticized for their dangerous levels of pollution, but they have also recently received praise for investing a great deal in renewable energy. However, the negative tides that blacken China’s reputation may … Continue reading

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Will the 2012 Olympics Be Green, as Promised?

29 November, 2011

The 2012 Olympics have been hyped for some time with officials promising some major green changes for the event. However, these promises may not be realized unless corporate sponsors are willing to step up to the plate and go green, … Continue reading

Photograph: BBC

US media censor out BBC TV “Frozen Planet” series climate change episode

25 November, 2011

It has been reported by the UK New Statesman that the US will not air the “On Thin Ice” seventh episode of David Attenborough’s “Frozen Planet” BBC TV series about wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctica. The censored out final … Continue reading

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