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Time to DrawDown and Look at All the Sky, not just Half

BySustainMe

In the US, we often characterize women hitting the Glass Ceiling where men are in the highest positions of companies – executives and board rooms. Interestingly, men don’t see much of a glass ceiling, maybe because they are usually upstairs and not looking down. Old white men may be complicit and complacent in women knocking at the other side of the glass, but world-wide the imperative to give women respect and opportunity is critical, with…

PetroCoins, Oil Sands Extraction and Blockchain.

ByBizMan

Oil sands are seriously back in play with patented technology. Combine that with blockchain tech, and you have an investment that you simply gotta get into, or not!…Petrotech Energy Inc. is touting both patents and blockchain in a penny, over-the-counter, stock (PQEFF).Well, maybe not investing, but here is a hyped-up “sponsored” Ad that looks slightly like an article over at OilPrice.com: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/This-New-Technology-Could-Transform-The-Oil-Industry1.htmlTwo things that are interesting in the penny stock that’s now up to $1.50 level. It…

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Scenarios of Stranded Assets in the Oil Patch

ByDel Phi

The researchers over at Strategic Business Planning Company have been contemplating scenarios that lead to the demise of oil. The first part of the scenario is beyond obvious. Oil (and coal) are non-renewable resources; they are not sustainable; burning fossil fuels will stop — eventually. It might cease ungracefully, and here are a few driving forces that suggest the cessation of oil could come sooner, not later. Stated differently, if you owned land that is…

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Venezuela's 'Petro' Token Launches in Pre-Sale – CoinDesk

ByBizMan

Venezuela’s ‘Petro’ Token Launches in Pre-Sale – CoinDesk: Is it an ICO or an IKO. There has been a new trend that is catching fire, to do an initial public offering (IPO) in cyber/cryptocurrency coins, or ICO. Venezuela, with a failed currency in a failed state, is doing a very novel approach their new ICO offering is to be backed by a small portion of their vast oil reserves. And the coin will be called…

Unexpected Consequence of US Tax Reform: International Patent Pinball

ByBizMan

IP intensive US corporations have gained a tangible, potentially very profitable benefit from the tax reform signed into law in December 2017.  A new provision reduces taxes on “foreign derived intangible income,” i.e., Intellectual Property (IP) — primarily patents.  However, in yet another “all that glitters…,” this new benefit doesn’t arrive without its requirements for anew level of analysis and decision-making. In  a comprehensive January 24, 2018 Wall Street Journal article by Sam Scheckner, Tax Change Aims to Lure Intellectual Property Back…

Mind that matters, misleading AARP… take it or leave it list

BySustainMe

The quick lists of 5 things to do and 5 things not to do often provide inaccurate or even misleading information. AARP usually provides a nice sound bite of information about various things. Mental health comes up every year with a interesting brain health infographic in October 2016 (discover, connect, move, nourish, and relax). The December 2017 edition of AARP had a big section on brain health and avoiding Alzheimer’s disease. (Also see risk factors related…