economist.com - 11/7/2008
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TWO pressing problems face the world: economic meltdown and global warming. Conveniently, a solution presents itself that apparently solves both: governments should invest heavily in green technology, thus boosting demand while transforming the energy business.
This notion is gaining credence ...
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The Economist is against a "Green New Deal"
European Tribune —
Green, easy and wrong Why a verdant New Deal would be a bad deal Mr Obamas commitment to solving climate change is devoutly to be welcomed. There is also a case for giving the economy a boost through government spending. But combining the two by subsidising renewable energy is, like many easy answers, the wrong solution. (...) Subsidies are more popular but both theory and practice argue against them. Subsidising clean energy requires politicians to decide on the best way of delivering it, and their judgment is likely to be worse than the markets. Beyond the laugh coming ...
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Economist's View —
... The Edge of the American West - Dormitavi ergo sum
How to Deal with Housing: Spearking for Galbraith IV - EconoSpeak
Relax the Mark to Marketing: Speaking for Galbraith III - EconoSpeak
Battling Bubbles: Speaking for Galbraith II - EconoSpeak
No New Bureaucracies: Speaking for Galbraith I - EconoSpeak
Bear Stearns Risk Manager to Guard New Henhouse - Caroline Baum
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