http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/environment Blog Articles Tagged with 'environment' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1146275?rsstype=tag&tag=environment A call for a comprehensive, upstream cap-and-trade system to combat climate change:Inspiration for climate change, by Robert N. Stavins, Commentary, Boston Globe: ...Will the environment and energy team of President-elect Obama respond effectively ... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:35:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1146275?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-indian-economy-blog/1144325?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Progressive critiques of India s recent development prospects are often marked by schizophrenic worldviews between what is and what ought to be. Mira Kamdar s recent piece in the World Policy Journal illustrates this well. By Ms. Kamdar s ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:31:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-indian-economy-blog/1144325?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1144231?rsstype=tag&tag=environment According to the Times, IBM's CEO Samuel Palisano will give a much-anticipated speech at the Council on Foreign Relations today on how to restart the economy by applying high-tech intelligence to challenges in energy, transportation, food, water, eve... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:20:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1144231?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1138127?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Purchases of essentials are increasingly clustering around payday:Wal-mart: Scenes from the Economic Front Lines, by Paul Kedrosky: Wal-mart is like the Bureau of Economic Analyst of retail: It has all the data you wish you had about what's going on ... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1138127?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1136972?rsstype=tag&tag=environment The second day of the Social Innovation Fellows Boot Camp was all about the Ms--Metrics, Models, and Moolah, as well as the big S--Scalability. A great presentation with value for nonprofit and for-profit entrepreneurs came from John Balen from Canaa... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:53:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1136972?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1135548?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Back in 2006, the Tesla electric sportscar company was the epitome of clean-tech geek chic. The first seven founders series cars were earmarked for a roster of all-star Silicon Valley investors like chairman and Paypal founder Elon Musk, eBay's fir... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:30:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1135548?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1134638?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Last fall I attended the first Finovate conference in New York City, where a bunch of innovative startup financial services companies presented their products in live demos. I covered one of the stars of the day in Fast Company: Mint.com, which offer... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:54:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1134638?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1134280?rsstype=tag&tag=environment In an ongoing attempt to save money on food, I ve begun buying large amounts of bananas. I don t particularly like them, but they re cheap, nutritious, and taste good in cereal, making them one of the supermarket s best bargains. But somethin... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:00:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1134280?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1131618?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Is it good news or bad news that a carbon tax sufficient to reduce emissions by 10% won't have much impact on gas prices or miles driven?:Climate change and gas prices: Less impact than you might think, CBO: CBO released a brief today on climate-chan... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:14:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1131618?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1127066?rsstype=tag&tag=environment T. Boone Pickens started it. Now the phenomenon of oil barons going public with green agendas continues. John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Company, has put together an environmental advocacy group called Citizens for Affordable Energy. S... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:09:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1127066?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1120834?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Spiegel Online covers a green energy phenomenon currently occurring all over Africa, companies vying for farmland to produce biofuel from the Jatropha curcas plant, which has a high energy and oil content:The Tanzanian government has granted th... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:09:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1120834?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114886?rsstype=tag&tag=environment How much variation will there be in the effects of global warming across regions within the US? This summarizes research on expected geographic variation in agriculture and health effects, and then looks in more detail at how ski areas will be affect... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114886?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114893?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Jeff Sachs asks, Have we beaten Malthus? :Are Malthus's Predicted 1798 Food Shortages Coming True?, by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Scientific American: In 1798 Thomas Robert Malthus famously predicted that short-term gains in living standards would inevitably... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114893?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114367?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Robert Pindyck is interviewed on the candidate's energy proposals:A Q&A with MIT Professor Robert Pindyck, by Stephanie Schorow, News Office: This is the first in an occasional series in which MIT experts weigh in on the presidential candidates, thei... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1114367?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1113674?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Is it true that many of the effects of environmental policy are likely regressive? According to this, the answer is yes, but rebates to low-income households can offset the regressive effects. This makes it important to use emissions taxes or the au... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:59:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1113674?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1113680?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Why lump-sum transfers are better than fuel subsidies:How Fuel Subsidies Drag Down a Nation, by Robert H. Frank, Ecponomic View, NY Times: ...[M]any emerging economies employ subsidies that keep domestic fuel prices far below the world price. As a re... Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:11:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1113680?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1112271?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Blogger Andrew Fine has uncovered a piece of green advertecture: A 1,000-square foot wall on the side of Pure Yoga on 86th Street in New York. They call it a living wall , and it is indeed alive. The wall is watered by a computerized irrigation ... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1112271?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1111127?rsstype=tag&tag=environment John McCain's flip-flop on drilling shows he's not very serious about environmental issues:Can This Planet Be Saved?, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Recently the Web site The Politico asked Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, why she was ... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1111127?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1111130?rsstype=tag&tag=environment Instead of all the drivel about offshore drilling from Republicans, this is what we need - technological solutions as described below. We aren't going to solve our energy problems, or even make a noticeable dent in them, by allowing offshore drilling... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:35:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1111130?rsstype=tag&tag=environment http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1110386?rsstype=tag&tag=environment The average person might believe that the worldwide push to go green is coming solely from politicians and concerned citizens. In fact, this is not the case! In recent years, many big-name companies have realized their way towards more sustaina... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:49:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1110386?rsstype=tag&tag=environment