Little history on Recessions… Lessons in Recessions.

BySustainMe

The question recently came up as to “I still have never gotten a great description how we got into the Great Depression?” The truth is, it wasn’t easy. But one of the best 4 minute explanations ever is on this YouTube video: Causes of the Great Depression. John Maynard Keynes, the king of Keynesian economics, would call these expansions and contractions, not recessions. You get them free with a capitalist economic system. With the exception of…

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EPA proposes strict emission limits on new power plants

BySustainMe

EPA proposes strict emission limits on new power plants: Coal power plants, especially new ones, are under fire. As well they should be. Deaths in mining, deaths and health associated with smog and pollution, and the dirty secret of coal ash are enough to make a sane person push back from more coal power plants. BUT, here’s the kicker. What if we ship all of our coal over to China and have them burn it…

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Study: Natural gas industry can cut fracking emissions

BySustainMe

Study: Natural gas industry can cut fracking emissions: This would be great to minimize the methane from the fracking of wells. Since NatGas is soooo much cleaner than coal (and gasoline). It is a slam-dunk decision as a way to start moving away from coal. Of course, it is not a sustainable solution for the looong term. NatGas could be a bridge fuel to a clean and renewable future. ‘via Blog this’

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A frosty G20 puts global warming on ice – Comment – Voices – The Independent

BySustainMe

A frosty G20 puts global warming on ice – Comment – Voices – The Independent: Great article. Like many such meetings, the major part of the the G20 meeting gets diverted to North Korea or Egypt or Syria. Too bad, there’s a lot the the G20 can do, besides putter with the politics that’s taken over the news today. Surprisingly, there was movement on making progress on the very best places to push hard related…

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America's patent problem – POLITICO.com Print View

ByBizMan

America’s patent problem – POLITICO.com Print View: Interesting Politico article by Leahy & Lee related to legislation to tame some of the really bad actors in the patent pool. The didn’t mention patent trolls by name, but the idea of building a bridge over the pond certainly implies that it will make it harder for trolls to reach up and pick off stray pieces of the economy. The article talks about the problem of patent…

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Patent law changes alter entrepreneurs' planning

ByBizMan

Patent law changes alter entrepreneurs’ planning: This is a nice article by Laura Baverman about patents and how they needed to be integrated into the business plan and entrepreneurs’ strategy. Since the US is now first-to-file, inventors must get their foot in the proverbial patent door early, often with a provisional patent while the details are being worked out. This article also slips in the key provisions related to the laws and fees that were…