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Entries from January 2008

World Economic Forum: Sustainable Growth?

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

We featured the World Future Energy Summit which wraps up today. So now it’s time to head to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum from today through 27 January. Their blog features a conundrum that will certainly not be resolved during this weekend’s forum. The issue at hand is the conflict between both economic [...]

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Tags: Economic Growth · Environmental Policy · International · Sustainability

World Future Energy Summit this week

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

The World Future Energy Summit is taking place this week in Abu Dhabi thanks to some dinosaur oil giant sponsorship. However, one energy company speaking there has caught my attention. Airtricity, an Irish wind energy firm, is presenting a case study about the viability of wind power.
Their economic research on the value of wind shows [...]

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Tags: Energy · International · Wind Energy

Carnival of the Green # 111!

January 21st, 2008 · 10 Comments

I would like to welcome you all to the launch of TREEconomist, a new site analysing environmental policy issues related to climate change. We are proud to be hosting this week’s Carnival of the Green, a roundup of green blog posts by TreeHugger readers. Last week’s host, Inventor Spot, has passed the torch to us [...]

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Tags: Community

Welcome to TREEconomist

January 18th, 2008 · No Comments

TREEconomist is dedicated to the analysis and discussion of environmental economic policy. We are a forum to discuss key environmental issues such as climate change, carbon taxes and permits, international policy and alternative and renewable energy sources.
Feel free to register, or just sit back and see what everyone has to say and subscribe to our [...]

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Tags: Environmental Policy