Energy Efficiency

In a recent article, the Courier Mail posed the question ‘are we to become the new Tibet?’ as China bankrolls Kevin Rudd’s stimulus plan by buying government bonds; Captain kRudd then – demonstrating gymnastics skills that only a two faced politician could master or a unsure punter or consummate brown-noser (take your pick or all [...]

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The Chinese government and the United Nations suggest that China’s ecosystems will not be able to support their projected economic growth, but is that a problem for us? The answer is in the question of how a rapidly growing primary producer of food exported all over the world can be relied on when these same [...]

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Some time ago, I made an observation that America could try to avoid paying its real debt to all the countries around the world who invested there, by printing more and more money (which would devalue its currency); to hedge their bets, they could also manipulate exchange rates and sell US$ high and buy other [...]

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Over the last few years, I have talked about the need for energy efficiency; this need was driven from 2 perspectives, reducing demand on energy consumption and the benefit of reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The other side of energy is the cost and how financial institutions have focused their attentions on manipulation of the many [...]

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In Nigeria chronic electricity shortages are largely to blame for the loss of three million jobs and the closure of hundreds of factories in northern Nigeria’s commercial hub, local business leaders say. “In the last 15 years, more than three million jobs have been directly and indirectly lost in Kano with the closure of more [...]

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