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More Vacation Time = Less Climate Change, Says Economist
2013-02-05 14:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politix: A think tank economist is proposing to dial down global warming by cutting working hours. David Rosnick of the Center for Economic Policy Research claims that if the US were to adopt a more European form of capitalism - which manages to maintain high levels of productivity while granting more vacation time to workers - it could help reduce global warming. "A significant reduction in climate change is possible by choosing a more European response to productivity gains," he writes, "rather than...
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VIDEO: The 'nuclear hotline' economist
2013-01-30 10:13:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Economist Tim Harford tells an assembled audience the story of Thomas Schelling, an economist who helped America and the Soviet Union to avoid nuclear war.
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United Kingdom: Economist Stern: 'I Got It Wrong on Climate ChangeIt's Far, Far Worse'
2013-01-27 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Truthdig: Lord Nicholas Stern, the widely respected author of a landmark 2006 government-commissioned report on global warmings effect on the world economy, says he should have been more blunt about the dangers posed by rising temperatures. In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Stern said: "Looking back, I underestimated the risks. The planet and the atmosphere seem to be absorbing less carbon than we expected, and emissions are rising pretty strongly. Some of the effects...
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Economist: Aussie dollar likely to remain high
2013-01-18 16:32:28| Waste Management - Topix.net
A local economist says the high dollar's impact on Casella Wines and other trade exposed businesses is not going to ease in the short term.
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Texas Economist: Record-Large Corn Crop Possible
2013-01-16 15:52:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Reuters U.S. corn production, slashed dramatically by drought in 2012, could rebound to a record-large crop this year if yields improve moderately, said an agricultural economist from Texas A&M University on Monday in a report filed by Reuters. Economist David Anderson also said pork production could top beef in 2014, pushing beef into third place in U.S. meat production. Poultry and pork production are on the rise while beef is held back by high feed costs and drought-damaged grassland. read more
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