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Damage to Business Forces British Columbia to Rethink Carbon Tax
Here is more evidence of the global retreat from climate change policies. British Columbia, which enacted a bold set of climate change policies designed to dramatically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions five years ago, has now called for an extensive review, National Geographic reports.
Posted in Economy, Global Warming Scare Tagged California, Canada, climate, Western Climate Initiative Leave a comment
Looming Electricity Shortages are Killing Jobs in Britain
Disadvantaged by carbon emissions regulations, the developed world is losing jobs to the developing world at an alarming rate. But nowhere is investment more threatened by energy policy than in Britain, the only country in the world which is committed to closing down virtually all of its economy, so that it can cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 80% of 1990 levels by 2050.
Posted in Economy, Global Warming Scare, Uncategorized Tagged chemicals, China, energy crisis, Germany, Japan, nuclear energy, pharmaceuticals, UK, wind energy Leave a comment
Eyes Wide Shut as Spain’s Banking System Collapses
As Spain collapses into depression, its banks are holed below the waterline and sinking rapidly, because they are the only remaining buyers of Spain’s sovereign debt. The government, unable to provide state aid to its banks, is desperately bending over backwards to hide the true state of its financial sector.
Posted in Bond markets, Economy, Politics, Uncategorized Tagged banks, bond market, Euro, LTRO, sovereign debt crisis, Spain Leave a comment
A Glut of Metal Stocks in China Spells Doom for Mining Companies and Australia