The sky is falling…and I’m not blogging

EcoAsset Markets has been hit with the perfect storm. At the same time that the national real estate and credit markets have collapsed….and so has our real estate practice….the opportunities and interest in green market economies has soared. It has left me, and my colleagues, scrambling to adjust to new demands. The shift has been [...]

The Global Economy

The Spectacular, Sudden Crash of the Global Economy
By Joshua Holland
The worldwide economic meltdown has sent the wheels spinning off the project of building a single, business-friendly global economy.
Worldwide, industrial production has ground to a halt. Goods are stacking up, but nobody’s buying; the Washington Post reports that “the world is suddenly awash in almost everything: [...]

Subsidize fruit and vegetable consumption?

This is an interesting post on an economic analysis done by two USDA economist on the consumption effect on fruits and vegetables given a 10% subsidy.
The author makes the following interesting statement:
Last but by no means least, I don’t think it makes a ton of sense to talk about subsidizing fruits and vegetables without talking [...]

Recession? No, It’s a D-process, and It Will Be Long

Ray Dalio, Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates
By SANDRA WARD  | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR
AN INTERVIEW WITH RAY DALIO: This pro sees a long and painful depression.
NOBODY WAS BETTER PREPARED FOR THE GLOBAL market crash than clients of Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and subscribers to its Daily Observations. Dalio, the chief investment officer and all-around guiding [...]

The Tax Rebate Was a Flop

An interesting perspective in the Wall Street Journal about the Bush tax rebate and the potential for the stimulus plan.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121798022246515105.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

Voluntary Carbon Market in the U.S.

An interesting perspective recently published in the ecosytemmarketplace.
http://ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/article.opinion.php?component_id=6511&component_version_id=9750&language_id=12

Democrats Set Principles to Guide Climate Change Bill

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee yesterday unveiled a set of principles that will guide their efforts to craft legislation aimed at slowing global warming, firing an opening salvo in what is likely to be one of the year’s central legislative debates.
The document released [...]

The Stimulus Bill

The Republicans released a list yesterday of what they deem wasteful in the stimulus legislation. I do not agree the spending is wasteful. It is, however, not equitable….for all practical purposes it might as well be a pork bill.
It is a wish list…and unfortunately only a very small percentage of folks were asked for their [...]

Corn, Geese, and Flight 1549

Written by Dennis Avery
January 21, 2009
Did global warming dump U.S. Airways flight 1549 into the Hudson River by attracting more geese to New York airports? Time Magazine says yes. Time notes a four-fold increase in airplane bird strikes since 1990, and blames global warming and destruction of wild bird habitat for the increased collisions.
Time reached [...]