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Oil price rising at over 100% pa
We noted in April’s BT notes that energy prices are likely to be the daunting news of May, and now look at the report from Goldman Sachs. They think oil prices will hit $200 a barrel within 6 months. Here are the links showing that oil is approaching an all time high in real terms …
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End of credit crunch …?
US Treasury Secretary thinks that it is the “end of the credit crunch“. It is likely that he said “peak” rather than “end”, or meant that anyway. And take that message with caution: yes this may be the peak of the unwinding of the US sub-prime mortgage mess, but unwinding will continue till year end. …
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Humanity Ascending
Humanity Ascending is a foundation bringing together enlightened thinking from leaders in the field and primarily sponsored by Barbara Marx Hubbard. The principal product is a movie: The Untold History of Humanity As Seen Through Evolutionary Eyes. Six more films will be released over the next couple of years.
CDP supply chain carbon emmissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project released the findings of its Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration. See the report here and read Social Funds’ review here.
Another Fed rate cut … how low can you go, Ben?
The US Fed cut again from 2.25% to 2%. Now is the time to be reducing rates. But they’ve already come down so much in the past 2-3 quarters, while behaviour of policy makers and fiduciaries remains behind the game. I’m sure Ben would like to have additional room to reduce rates in case stimulation …
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BT Notes April – Food and consumption …
April started off in a glorious mood – the first bluebells blossomed in the woods and by mid-April the first rhododendron was out. But the warmth didn’t last; and maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing. A couple of cold, dry weeks in the middle of the month meant that the grass and weeds didn’t …
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Beware of greenwash … The Toxic 100
The irony of the Toxic 100 released by Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts, is that DuPont is at the top of the list but has been one of the stalwarts of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The WBCSD is very useful – it offers alot of useful research …
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A chance for peace between Syria and Israel
There are reports that Israel is considering returning the Golan Heights to Syria in return for peace. The occupation of teh Golan Heights by Israel is the principal reason that peace talks broke down. It would be a milestone in Middle East diplomacy if Israel were to follow through on this idea and would raise …
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Lifestyle at conception determines gender.
According to research reported by the BBC, a female’s diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby. The study, by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford, appears in the Royal Society journal Biological Sciences, suggests a high calorie diet at the time of conception, especially proper breakfasts, might increase the …
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