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The interaction between the Renewable Fuel Standard, drought and hunger

Posted on September 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Opinion section of the Wall Street Journal (August 11, 2012) describes the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS, which requires use of 13 billion gallons of ethanol based fuel this year and 36 billion gallons by 2022) and … Continue reading →

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Trading zero emission credits to comply with state regulations

Posted on June 9, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (June 7, 2012) describes California’s regulation requiring 2 % of cars sold by automakers selling 60,000 cars annually to be zero emission by 2014 and 15 % by 2025. But automakers can also buy credits from … Continue reading →

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Barnes & Noble claims elimination of agency pricing will increase prices

Posted on June 9, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (June 8, 2012) describes the Justice department’s settlement with publishers to eliminate “agency pricing” which was claimed to enable collusion among publishers for ebook prices. Under agency pricing, five publishers were allowed by … Continue reading →

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India’s large grain stockpiles, yet 21% undernourished

Posted on June 9, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (June 8, 2012), describes the 71 million tons of grain stockpiles in India, the world’s second largest invenory. But distribution to its poor citizens through ration shops is inefficient and corrupt, leaving 21% … Continue reading →

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Amazon requesting some of its sales tax back from California cities

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes a request by Amazon, which recently agreed to collect sales taxes for purchases soon, to get back some of the sales tax as an incentive. The company claims that … Continue reading →

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Export US gas or keep it to reduce energy costs at home

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes a US decision to hold exports of natural gas, whose generation capacity has grown rapidly. Countries like Japan want to use liquified US gas in the future to replace … Continue reading →

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Pipeline flow direction in Canada to accomodate tar sands output growth

Posted on May 27, 2012 by aviyer2010

A article in the Economist (May 26, 2012) describes the increased oil production from the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, estimated to gow to 72 % of Canada’s output by 2020 (from 58 % now). But getting that oil, which … Continue reading →

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The deceptive global supply chain for Mercury

Posted on May 26, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (May 28, 2012) describes the demand for mercury in Colombia, to extract small gold deposits, the lethal impact of vapors and errant disposal, and the global supply chain for its supply. Mercury exports were banned by … Continue reading →

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Should GMO food be labeled ?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by aviyer2010

An artcile in the New York Times (May 25, 2012) describes an unlawful effort to put stickers identifying food conatining GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) – now prevalent in most corn or soyabeans grown in the US. Proponents of GMO foods … Continue reading →

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Should oil field truckers have special rules even if they cause accidents ?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in New York Times (May 14, 2012) described exemptions for oil field truckers that lets them take 24 hours off for 60 hours of work over seven consecutive days vs 34 hours for commercial truckers. This exemption was … Continue reading →

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