An interesting opportunity (now that investment portfolios have recovered some…and investors might find tax credits attractive) from a colleague in Washington. The Blog Entry
Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category
New Market Tax Credits and Healthy Food Finance
Posted in Finance, Food on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Decline of Safe Assets
Posted in Finance on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Article
Green Energy Savings and Home Appraisal
Posted in Finance, U.S. Economy on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Green energy savings are now included in home appraisal standards. The Article
Social Impact Bonds
Posted in Finance on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was invited to a discussion this morning on Social Impact Bonds…and the likelihood that Rhode Island might participate in a Social Impact Bond offering. It’s an interesting idea, hatched by the English, to deal with the cost of social interventions (which are difficult to fund). Most of our social service dollars go to the [...]
Environmental and Social Issues at Shareholder Meetings
Posted in Business, Finance on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Environmental and social issues were at the top of shareholders’ attention during the 2011 proxy season, according to Ernst & Young (E&Y). About 40% of all resolutions that proceeded to a vote revolved around environmental and social issues, up from 31% last year, marking the second year in a row that these resolutions comprised the [...]
Cargill
Posted in Farm Report, Finance, Food on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Through the planet’s food anxiety, Cargill has kept its name out of the public eye. There are no Cargill-branded products in supermarkets, and executives seldom speak with the press. Yet, Cargill has a huge hand in feeding the world. With 131,000 employees, it runs one of the country’s largest operations for converting corn into biofuels, [...]
2011 Corn
Posted in Energy, Farm Report, Finance, Food on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A number of factors combine each year to determine the U.S. average corn yield. Among those factors, temperature and precipitation during July are the most important. Crop yield models have long confirmed the large yield impact of July weather. The most favorable weather conditions in July in the heart of the corn belt consist of [...]
We’re Spent
Posted in Business, Finance, U.S. Economy on July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My wife and I are basically as thrifty as possible…in a very ‘consumptive’ economy….so it is hard. We do this because it allows us capital for our vocational missions. Even while historically affording college educations, assisted living, and other ongoing costs we’ve been able to invest in our vocations. I try to maintain things as [...]
Two Troubling Issues
Posted in Carbon Markets, Climate Change, Energy, Finance, Politics, U.S. Economy on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In trying to develop our business plan for a Rhode Island Farmland Fund, I’ve been interrupted today by two friends….with news from other friends…that reinforce two of my biggest cultural anxieties. The first is an excerpt from John Phipps whom I consider a voice of reason in the industrial agriculture community. He is speaking about [...]
