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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Why Are Some Americans Fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline?
In the recent US presidential campaign, the Keystone XL Pipeline got some attention from both candidates. The proposed pipeline would carry oil from tar sands in Canada to refineries in the United States. So why are some Americans fighting the … Read more
Posted in Energy, Government, Health
Tagged Alberta, carbon, carbon tax, climate change, energy, environmental protection agency, GHGs, global warming, greenhouse gases, hydrocarbons, petroleum, renewable energy, solar, strip mining, tar sands, Utah
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September 2012 Home Prices Remain Mostly Unchanged from Previous Month
The S&P|Case-Shiller Home Price Indices with data through September 2012 were released this morning. They track home prices in 20 US metropolitan markets, from Miami to Seattle. We monitor these numbers because they’re an indicator of the available housing stock … Read more
Posted in Blog: Drawing Attention
Tagged Atlanta, home prices, housing stock, investor, real estate, realtor, S&P|Case-Shiller Home Price Indices
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Savannah International Clean Energy Conference: The 7 Take-Aways
Why not just publish the take-aways for the conference rather than a three-part summary of the event? We thought the notes were too important to omit AND the take-aways greatly benefit from the context provided by the two earlier summaries. … Read more
Posted in Energy, Finance, Government, Water
Tagged carbon tax, cleantech, coal, electricity, energy, natural gas, nuclear, planning, renewable, Savannah International Clean Energy Conference, solar, sustainable, water
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Savannah International Clean Energy Conference: Renewables, Efficiency & Planning
This is the second post in a three-part summary of the 2012 Savannah International Clean Energy Conference. If you’ve not read the first post, you can find it here.… Read more
Posted in Energy, Finance, Government, Health, Water
Tagged carbon tax, cleantech, coal, electricity, energy, natural gas, nuclear, planning, renewable, Savannah International Clean Energy Conference, solar, sustainable, water
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What Did You Miss at the Savannah International Clean Energy Conference?
The agenda for the Savannah International Clean Energy Conference was diverse and aggressive – Sunday reception with Governor Deal and Senator Isakson, Monday: 7am – 9pm + Tuesday: 7am – 6pm. To summarize the event and 11 pages of notes, … Read more
Posted in Energy, Finance, Government, Health, Water
Tagged carbon tax, cleantech, coal, electricity, energy, natural gas, nuclear, Savannah International Clean Energy Conference, solar, water
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A Celebration of Veteran’s Day: Design Brings Better Health, Mobility & Independence
More than ever, design is bringing better health, mobility and independence to America’s wounded veterans. In this image, Sgt. Delvin Maston launches a discus in the 2012 Warrior Games competition in Colorado Springs.… Read more
What Topic Was Left Out of the Presidential Race for the First Time Since 1984?
During the 2012 campaigns for President of the United States, one topic was conspicuously absent from the discussion. Climate change was never mentioned during the debates despite organized campaigns to bring up the topic. That got us wondering why…… Read more
Posted in Energy, Government, Health
Tagged Al Gore, carbon, carbon cap and trade, carbon emission, carbon tax, clean coal, climate change, Climategate, energy independence, energy security, federal government, fossil fuels, FRONTLINE, global warming, Goddard Institute, government, James Hansen, Mark Steyn, Michael Mann, NASA, renewable energy
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Re-Visioning Statewide Prosperity: GeorgiaForward’s 2012 Forum Report
GeorgiaForward is an independent, nonpartisan organization working to improve the state of Georgia by engaging business, political, academic and civil leaders to collaboratively shape a statewide policy agenda. If you’re not participating in a similar group in your state, you … Read more
Posted in Government, Health, Planning
Tagged Georgia, GeorgiaForward, government, health, leadership, nonpartisan, planning
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