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President Bush Goes Solar

Environmentalists throughout the world are still in shock. Who would’ve every thought President Bush would push solar energy?


Raw Material Flows Important to R and D Regional Economics

Economic development associations need to be extremely careful when recruiting new businesses to their region. For instance if they are recruiting a high-tech firm which will be doing some manufacturing that may need to be cognizant of the supply chain for that particular business and that particular industry.


High Tech Parks and Need for Manufacturing and Service Base

Economic development corporations across America are looking for ways to revitalize their local economies. They wish to provide higher paying jobs, cleaner industries and monetary inflows.


The Great Molasses Flood

It’s good that the Saudi Guards were able to stop the attack on Abqaiq. Let’s hope they can prevent future attacks. If the attack had succeeded, the implications would be dire indeed. I salute the guards that died in the attack.


Chinese Economy: China's Energy Worry

For a long time, the Chinese economy is growing at an outstanding pace and I think no other economy saw so much expansion in the last 10 years like the Chinese economy. This growth has taken China into a new level in the world politics. Now China is gradually being recognized as a huge economic power by rest of the world. However, this growth means that Chinese economy is consuming more and more fuels like oil, gas and coal. This matter is becoming a growing concern not just for the Chinese economy but for the rest of the world too.


Social Security Bullshit: A Socratic Discussion with a Texas Cowboy at McDonald's

Using non-technical language and a dialogue format, this short ebook explains the problems with privatization and misleading privatization arguments. Logical fallacies and economic concepts are presented in a Socratic discussion.


Illegal Immigrant Workers

Migrant labor is an issue receiving an increasing amount of attention. It has become a matter of growing importance as a number of factors, including rapid population expansion and higher rates of urbanization, lead many people to seek better economic opportunities in other countries.


Freight Shipping News: In Belfast Business is Booming

The port of Belfast is the main maritime gateway in Northern Ireland. Established as a key centre of commerce four hundred years ago, it is now experiencing one of its busiest periods ever in the freight shipping industry.


Rebates, Incentives and Awards-Luring us to a Greater Quality of Life

Most people are not aware of the financial benefits of good business and personal practices. A myriad of ways to capitalize on new technology and benefits to your operational budget, your local community and the environment are available and for the most part, are not tapped in sufficiently.


Anti US Tourist Attitudes at Canadian Border is BS

The Anti-US attitude at the Canadian Border is total BS. Why do they treat Americans so badly? Our nation supports their nation’s economy and without us buying their products they would not have such a robust economy there.


Pure Capitalism Only Works in a Purely Ethical World

Some people believe that pure capitalism can only work in a purely ethical world. They believe capitalism in its purest since to be okay, but not the best way to run a civilization. In fact many of these people believe that capitalism in of its self is evil


The United States is a Decaying Country? WTF

Well folks now I have heard it all, as a Muslim Canadian in BC writes that the United States is a decaying nation and he sites several examples of news events and blows them out of proportion like some Al Jazeera Jihadist


Entrepreneurial Capitalists and the Railroad

Indeed we are indebt to the builders of our rail systems and those who made it happen. Both the capitalists and the politicians; you see the flow of distribution and transportation are one of the most important parts of any civilization.


Russians Hold Short on UN Economic Sanction of Iran; Lance Rants

Well economic sanctions of Iran for their nuclear and Atomic Bomb making programs is meeting resistance and reluctance at the United Nations. China is saying nothing. Meanwhile Iran continues to fund International Terrorist Groups.


High Oil Prices Hurting US Auto Makers - Are You Surprised; Lance Rants

Well here we are in 2006 watching the Delphi as they close 21 plants and lose their GM contracts for parts. We see GM building 6 plants in Mexico. And Ford and GM announce over 60,000 in layoffs. The total job losses are over 140,000 in the Auto Industry in the US...


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