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| Going Green Makes Economic Sense - David GottfriedTue, 02 Dec 2008 09:58:47 -0800 by EcoSpeakersDavid Gottfried, founder and first staff president of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the leading green building organization in the world, gives a keynote address at Stanford University. In this segment Gottfried talks about how green principles are being linked to the bottom line. He discusses how sustainability is positively affecting the building industry and real estate investment, with the potential for greening on a major scale.Gottfried has more than two decades of multidisciplinary experience as a real estate developer, construction manager, and sustainable development management consultant. As the President of WorldBuild Technologies Inc., he has consulted for both government and business. Public sector clients have included the State of California, the cities of San Diego and Santa Monica, and the U.S. Navy. Business clients have included Starbucks, Williams-Sonoma, DreamWorks, Genentech, San Diego Gas & Electric, Yahoo, Johnson Controls, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects.Learn more about David Gottfried here:http://www.ecos peakers.com/speakers /gottfriedd.html Related: ecospeakers david gottfried green building architecture green building council usgbc leed certified construction big business real estate investment trusts leasing bank loans sustainable development management consultant worldbuild technologies industry economy triple bottom line economics sustainability environmental united states eco-friendly speaker speech keynote speakers bureau stanford clean air renewable power efficiency | |
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| Quality Stocks Daily Video 12/2/2008Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:12:16 -0800 by QualityStocksWelcome to The Daily Stock Report brought to you by QualityStocks, where performance is tracked daily.Im Jenn Hoffman, and for Tuesday December 2nd were bringing you the latest news from around the markets.(HEADLINE NEWS)Todays headline news are brought to you by Changing Times Vitamins, Inc. (SGTB.PK). Changing Times Vitamins, Inc. (SGTB.PK) is focused on developing a network of synergistic divisions that will offer proprietary Natural Health & Fitness Products, technology for Athletic Community Web Sites, Sports Event Promotions and Total Body Fitness oriented Health Clubs.And now for a look at the Market news Quality Stocks is trackingMarket headlines are brought to you by Stratos Renewables Corp. (SRNW.OB). Stratos Renewables Corp. (SRNW.OB) is a low cost sugarcane ethanol producer focused on becoming a leader in Latin Americas emerging sugarcane ethanol industry. The sugarcane ethanol market is a growing segment of the renewable fuel industry and the Company is uniquely positioned to grow at a rapid pace.The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to highlight Del Global Technologies Corp. (DGTC.OB) as our "One to Watch up 1.51% with over 112 thousand shares traded.Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that identifies, develops, and commercializes innovative treatments for underserved markets in neurology and psychiatry. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the Compan y's mission is to improve care for patients with serious psychiatric and neurological conditions.Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PVCT.OB) down 2.11% with over 43 million shares traded.And thats our newsmakers, Stay tuned right here to QualityStocks Daily Newsletter for the latest news from small cap to large cap, and everything in between by QualityStocks. Where performance is tracked daily.Please be sure to see our Disclaimer on the QualityStocks site.Thank you for tuning in, Im Jenn Hoffman, Have a great day and well see you tomorrow, right here on The QualityStocks Daily Report.QualityStocks Disclaimer http://Disclaimer.Qu alityStocks.net Related: stocks investments daily video qualitystocks.net changing times vitamins inc. (sgtb) stratos renewables corp. (srnw) del global technologies (dgtc) jazz pharmaceuticals (jazz) provectus (pvct) | |
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| Oil Story has Emotions and Twists like Opera, part 1 of 2.MPGTue, 02 Dec 2008 04:42:49 -0800 by defendconstitutionOil Story has Emotions and Twists like Opera, part 1 of 2Peak oil caused the 2008 price run and the collapse. For the first time extreme oil volatility didnt have identifiable external reasons, no new wars, invasions or embargo could account for it.There is a lack of regulations in the oil futures trade as in other fields of financial speculation and that this might aggravate economic disintegration. One area the oil companies and traders cant manipulate seems to be the geological reality of a non renewable resource.2008 is the start of an experimental situation where things happen faster than data can be updated and analyzed, nobody really knew how high the crude price would spike following a down turn in oil production before demand destruction would then bring the crude price down. Historically oil production has fluctuated at times but now there was a production plateau at about 84 million barrels per day that lasted from 2003 or 2004 to 2006 or 2007. In that period economic projections were built on a projection of a growing oil production. In reality the oil producers were not able to deliver and the oil demand shortfall grew to 15 percent. That provided an indication that peak oil was up. The moment the production entered the downslope this gap between supply and demand expanded further and crude prices skyrocketed and triggered a wider economic crisis. Around 1980 the smaller oil supply shortfall and crude price run after the Iranian revolution did lasting damage and caused a considerable part of the debt crisis of the developing economies. Now the crude price is back at a 2005 level. There had been a widely accepted expectation that a long term ceiling for crude prices would be around $ 70. Above that economic productivity and oil demand would be strongly effected. 2008 saw six months of crude prices of over $ 100 per barrel which ended in demand destruction. In the meantime oil reserves are further diminishing and will drive up crude prices again, should economic activity and oil demand attempt to recover. The world economy that wants to stay away from economic growth and further oil shocks can be visualized as a dog that might avoid a place where it was beaten up by a stronger dog before. Except that so far the market players as well as most governments have less awareness of the cause of pain than the dog and therefor their economic activities might adapt to the oil supply limitation with episodes of volatile jitters. Without a visionary conversion initiative to different energy sources, especially in the transportation sector, crude price spikes on hair trigger alert will eat any sustained possibility for economic strength. Related: peak oil climate crisis financial free trade globalization whitehorse star yukon news canadian media newspaper | |
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| Oil Story has Emotions and Twists like Opera, part 2 of 2.MPGTue, 02 Dec 2008 04:28:18 -0800 by defendconstitutionOil Story has Twists like Opera, part 2 of 2Early in George W. Bushs first term the US government commissioned the Hirsch Report, which in the meantime became public and which emphasized these aspects. Independent analysts like Colin Campbell who has an oil industry and geology background, like Richard Heinberg who has an ecological and journalism background, like Matthew Simmons who has an oil industry and banking background, and who include into their analysis the geological reality of oil as the most vital, non renewable resource, concur. To me it looks like there is not much disagreement in the public, more so a lack of reflection partly because a momentous game changer of this kind might also invoke underlying fear.Oil is the greatest resource in history (quote from the Syriana movie), its unique energy density, mobility and versatility are not trivial. One liter of gas equals more combustive power than what can be found in one kilogram of military high explosives. It is equivalent to more than one week of physical human labour, one can check that with a chainsaw in comparison to using a Swede saw or by hand pushing a truck on the road for example.Two historical references are telling. Oil acquired strategic significance when before WW1 the Royal Navy converted all fleets from coal to oil burners. The time it took to fuel up the very same battleships came down from 2 - 3 weeks to 1 or 2 days while the effective range before refueling improved 3 - 4 times. At the same time ship to ship refueling was much improved. Of course the political and military geography changed as well, Basra became as important as Cardiff.The average Western individual of today commands 300 times more physical power than a Western individual had at their disposal around the time of the War of 1812. Giving up power or even considering to receive it from different and less well established sources has to be scary after having so much of it for such a long time and taking it for granted as much as air to breathe all along.Lack of democracy, lack of humanism, neo-feudal ideologies guide the economy like the revival of the 18th century South Sea Bubble, a deep crisis has many dimensions. Its not helpful for the broader conversation to neglect an overdue reform of industrial technologies and a comprehensive set of motivations for it. Related: peak oil climate crisis financial free trade globalization whitehorse star yukon news canadian media newspaper | |
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| Movie.wmvMon, 01 Dec 2008 17:21:29 -0800 by SumermagorAbout the petrol crisis, and the renewable energy sources that the human being does not use because of business. Related: hydrogen hho | |
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