Economics

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, nuclear energy and government

Jerome a Paris, European Tribune

As we see news of the possible (and increasingly likely) bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the US Treasury, I am reminded of something that I have been writing about nuclear energy, ie that it should be financed by the State, and I'd like to extend on why I think there are fascinating similarities between the two topics, however distinct they may seem.

archived August 20, 2008
	

Peak textiles - August 19

Staff, Energy Bulletin

The end of cheap clothes is near
Dressing Locally
Waste management

archived August 19, 2008
	

Fossil fuels - August 19

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Oman turns to coal for power
Carbon sequestration frustration
Oil shale stuck between rock and wild place

archived August 19, 2008
	

Peak Oil - August 19

Staff, Energy Bulletin

American Conservative on peak oil: Mayberry, not Mad Max
A failure to prepare for the what should have been expected
How to burn the speculators
Unraveling the unraveling

archived August 19, 2008
	

The Economist debates our world energy crisis

Lauryn Nicasio, The Economist

Starting tomorrow The Economist Online Debate Series is starting a two-week long online, Oxford-style debate on solving the world’s energy crisis. Readers are invited to participate.

archived August 19, 2008
	

Solutions & sustainability - Aug 18

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Buying into 'organic,' 'natural,' 'local'
Slow Food Nation celebrates the good, clean and fair
Homer-Dixon: Everything is not peachy (food self-sufficiency)
What if we all got money-smart?

archived August 18, 2008
	

Our American way of life is unsustainable - evidence

Chris Clugston, Energy Bulletin

Survey of the ecological and economic resources critical to the perpetuation of our American way of life.

archived August 18, 2008
	

Oil Producers - August 18

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Bolivia gets the change it asked for
Life is a misery for ‘married bachelors’ in the UAE
Fresh start for Nigerian oil activists?

archived August 18, 2008
	

Economics - Aug 17

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Indians trapped by debt as easy money dries Up
Dr. Doom: Nouriel Roubini predicting crisis in the US economy
Bracing for inflation

archived August 17, 2008
	

Peak oil and prices - Aug 17

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Jeff Vail: Theory of disruptions to oil & resource supply
Al Franken touts energy proposals
Calif Atty General Jerry Brown: Ignore peak oil and be caught with your pants down
Bull on energy, a bear on nearly everything else: Eric Sprott
Murti's detractors eat crow
WaPo: Prices driving increased extraction
Why does abiotic oil theory ignite peak oil theorists' fulminations?

archived August 17, 2008