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Entries Tagged as 'Economic Growth'

$4 gas and a blown opportunity

June 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

As gasoline prices have hit an ugly milestone average of $4 per gallon in the US, consumers are really starting to feel the pinch, especially in rural areas such as Mississippi where some are spending as much as 13% of their income on fuel. Some employers there have switched to 4 day work weeks to [...]

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Tags: Consumer · Economic Growth · Energy · Gasoline · demand

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