This column highlights the top economic stories of the week. Last weekend, the biggest players in the health care industry announced that they would put together a cost-cutting plan to present to the Obama Administration. The expectation is that the measures will save a family of four $500 a year in the first year, and [...]
Towards a ‘Green’ Economy
May 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Market Facilitation in Ecosystem Services; Contemporary Developing Cases in the UK Is there reason to believe that there maybe profit to be made by investing in eco investments while conserving the environment? There does exist some scepticism about the market’s involvement in green initiatives. Even though research conducted by Frost & Sullivan about the telecom [...]
The Canary of the Sea
May 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Scientists have been warning us that global warming may severely threaten the survival of marine populations for several years now. But in a new study, published in Science this past Friday, they may have just found the ocean’s equivalent of the canary in the coal mine when it comes to fluctuating ocean temperatures. There’s just [...]
GE To Open $100 Million Sodium Battery Plant In NY
May 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
GE’s hybrid locomotive battery GE partners with New York state to create a $ 100 million manufacturing facility for a new sodium based battery technology in the Capital region. Who imagined that ordinary table salt could be the secret to storing energy? GE is once again bringing the notion of a technology based economy home, [...]
Inspired Economist Pick of the Week
May 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This column highlights the top economic stories of the week. Just as Swine flu looked like it was on the mend, the USA announced the death of two Texas residents and one in Washington state. The disease has been linked to poorly managed factory farms in Mexico. The results of the bank stress tests were [...]
