Economics & Turmoil – January 23
Iceland’s Parliament under Siege
Riots in Iceland, Latvia and Bulgaria are a sign of things to come
Roubini: The Worst Is Yet To Come
Why You’ll Work Through Your Retirement
Recession or depression? Too early to tell
Politics
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Congratulations, everyone, we have a new president: a fresh new face, a capable, optimistic, inspiring figure, ushering in a new era of responsibility, ready to confront the many serious challenges that face the nation; in short, we have us a Gorbachev.
ODAC Newsletter – 23 Jan
A weekly round-up from a UK perspective
Deep thought – Jan 23
Doom Boom
Club of Rome: Crisis gives us an opportunity to rethink strategies
Bill McKibben Interview
Climate equity is in
United States – Jan 22
Bush advisors told him downturn ‘could be greater than the Great Depression’
Pascal’s Wager and Climate Change
The Pornography of Political Fear
Europe – Jan 22
Iceland’s coalition struggles to survive protests
Renewing Renewables
Lessons from the Russian Gas Dispute
Energy industry – Jan 21
Two directors take on oil industry
Court Halts Oil and Gas Leasing in Utah Wilderness
Oil Addiction: Don’t Count on Mexico to Supplant Mid-East Crude
United States – Jan 21
Obama Starts ‘Remaking America” By Tackling Banks, Afghanistan
Pile up! KU report makes commute even more depressing
Crop to Cuisine: The Politics of Food
Deep thought – Jan 20
Why Bananas are a Parable For Our Times
‘Peak wood’ gives a history lesson in Abu Dhabi
Peak Web?
United States – Jan 20
Green-collar economy taking root in Chicago
Advice To Pres. Obama (#3): Change you must
Not Advice, But a Warning
Economics – Jan 20
Monbiot: If the state can’t save us, we need a licence to print our own money
Russians hoard cash as fear of crisis takes hold
Financial crisis shows how economics can threaten democracy
What strategy for a green recovery?
Few have been more enthusiastic about Obama’s recovery plan than the Apollo Alliance, which sees it as the culmination of their hopes to re-energize the US economy through “green” technology. Will they be rewarded? The Alliance channels a vision of restoring growth and world leadership to the US by investing in technology which is less polluting and less dependent on fossil fuels. The Apollo does not acknowledge a crisis in energy based on resource depletion, although they do acknowledge a crisis based on global warming.
