Green Diary Rescue & Open Thread: DK GreenRoots - NewsTrust Yahoo Pipes Feed

One thing I hear rather frequently in my meanderings around Daily Kos is that some days there just aren’t any good diaries to read. Since I skim them all, and thoroughly read at least 100 every day, I have to take issue with that.
NewsRack Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Bank urges end of stimulus spending - Boston Globe: Business

BASEL, Switzerland - The Bank for International Settlements urged governments yesterday to move away from stimulus packages as the global economy stabilizes and focus on reforming the financial system.
NewsRack Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Turkish economy shrank 13.8 percent in Q1 - Boston Globe: Latest

Turkey's economy shrank by a painful 13.8 percent in the first quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago as foreign trade contracted sharply amid the global recession, the Turkish Statistics Institute announced on Tuesday.
NewsRack Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

German job market weathers global recession - Summary - Earth Times

Berlin- German unemployment rose less than forecast in June, official data released Tuesday showed, with the labour market in Europe's biggest economy managing to weather the recession better than expected. While the Federal Labour Agency said season...
NewsRack Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Report: Worst may be over for US tech market - SFGate: Business & Technology

As bad as the technology market fared in the first quarter of this year, the worst may be over, at least in the United States, Forrester Research said in a report Tuesday. The research firm nonetheless revised its forecast for 2009. It now expects the U.S....
NewsRack Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT


House OKs major clean energy bill - Arizona Daily Sun

WASHINGTON -- In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet ...
NewsRack Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Claire McCaskill Tweets That Clean Energy Bill Will 'Unfairly Punish' Missouri - Think Progres

Last night, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which will establish the first national standards for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and global warming pollution. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) responded on ...
NewsRack Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Climate bill shaped by compromise - Chicago Tribune: Nation

Facing a mood unfriendly to sweeping changes in energy policy, House Democratic leaders and Obama had one thing that made interest groups more receptive: They were willing to negotiate. In mid-spring, when the prospect of a global warming bill passing Co...
NewsRack Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Climate bill may revolutionize the country - Twincities.com: Nation

WASHINGTON — Congress has taken its first step toward an energy revolution, with the prospect of profound change for every household, business, industry and farm in the decades ahead.
NewsRack Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT


OECD warns on pensions crisis - Financial Times US

Strains in pensions systems, in both private and public provision, threaten to turn the financial crisis over the past two years into a social crisis lasting decades, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned
NewsRack Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Financial crisis could cost EU 1.8 trillion euros, commission says - Earth Times

Brussels - Unless European Union governments act swiftly, the global financial crisis could cost them as much as 1.8 trillion euros (2.5 trillion dollars), or three times what they are already spending on the so-called real economy , according to ...
NewsRack Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Far Eastern City Sees Kremlin as Cause of Its Troubles - Washington Post: Front Page

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- Last summer, the harbor in this city on Russia's Pacific coast was a symphony of commerce, with armies of dockworkers unloading ships as other vessels waited their turn in the glistening waters of Golden Horn Bay.
NewsRack Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Taiwan's May export orders fall 20.14 per cent - Earth Times

Taipei - Taiwan's May export orders fell by 20 per cent as global financial crisis continued to crimp demand, the Economics Ministry said Tuesday. But the pace of decline in export orders eased during the month, partly fueling hopes of recovery ...
NewsRack Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

DrumBeat: June 23, 2009 - NewsTrust Yahoo Pipes Feed

It's no surprise that vehicle miles began trending down abruptly in the first part of 2008 as gasoline prices pierced through $4.00/gallon. Nor is it surprising that 2009 driving levels are now low, with US unemployment pushing 9% and with less money in ...
NewsRack Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

The world's new power brokers - Boston Globe: Opinion

The emerging nations of Brazil, Russia, India, and China have backed off pushing to remove the US dollar as the world default currency. But the four nations showed that they need to be reckoned with in a global economy.
NewsRack Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Australian Emissions Trading Plan in Trouble - NY Times: Asia-Pacific

Two years after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd drew applause for reversing Australia's refusal to ratify the Kyoto protocol, an ambitious energy plan is facing major obstacles.
NewsRack Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Financial crisis seen increasing Asia's global role, business leaders say

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asia's power is likely to grow in the wake of the global financial crisis and it has the chance to take a position of leadership in the world economy, business and economic leaders said Thursday. The comments came at the...
Chicago Tribune 2009-06-17 22:09:00



Weapons makers look overseas as Pentagon cuts back

WASHINGTON — Foreign governments looking to kick the tires of fighter jets and cargo planes at this week's air show in Paris will likely hear a clear message from U.S. defense contractors: We need your business now more than ever...
AJC Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:02:06 GMT

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Building a portfolio is trickier as global economy realigns - Boston Globe: Business

The markets have been rebounding in recent weeks, but investors are still reeling from more than a year of disastrous stock performance. Globe reporter Beth Healy recently spoke with Merrill Lynch & Co. senior vice president Raj Sharma about the state ...
NewsRack Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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Letters to Insight - SFGate: Op-Ed

Dave O'Reilly's essay " 'Energy realism' is the key to the future" (Insight, June 7) makes passing reference to environmental concerns in its final paragraph. Problem is, you don't have a global economy without a planet. ...
NewsRack Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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G-8 nations get ready for economic recovery - San Jose Mercury News: World

LECCE, Italy — The Group of Eight industrialized nations began looking ahead to economic recovery on Saturday, as they considered how to unwind their massive stimulus policies while also warning it was too early to celebrate the end of the global cri...
NewsRack Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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The Star Tribune 100 is rallying - Star Tribune: Business

Many small-cap shares, such as Navarre Corp., are doing well as the economy regains life.
NewsRack Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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Putting the brakes on India's young consumers - San Jose Mercury News: World

NEW DELHI — Three weeks ago, Geetanjali Bahl opened her monthly credit card statement to find a letter tersely announcing that her credit limit had been slashed by more than half — to just a little over $500.
NewsRack Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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At Toyota's Prius plants, a scramble to meet demand - San Jose Mercury News: World

TOYOTA CITY, Japan — Throughout Toyota's global operations, managers are scrambling to cut costs in the wake of record losses.
NewsRack Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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Pope's new encyclical will focus on economy

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday his new encyclical on the economy and labor issues will focus on ways to make globalization more careful to the needs of the poor amid the worldwide financial crisis...
AJC Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:47:59 GMT

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