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...High oil prices are supposed to be bad for the economy. But, near term, energy stocks may be the one part of the overall market that can push it much higher. Investors will get to pay more for gas so that the value of their portfolios can rise...
...most obvious example is driving. Americans drive too much, and they have good reason to do so. In the United States, gas tends to be two to three times cheaper than in Western Europe, since federal and state gas taxes in the U.S. are inefficiently low. Now that oil prices around the world have fallen, it would be the best time to gradually start raising gasoline taxes, which would limit gas consumption, pollution, and congestion as well as motivate people to move closer to work or to demand more public transportation. Unlike regulations or rations, higher taxes would not take...
...year, according to Kane. By the time students are filling out their spring study cards, the printed catalog is nine months old. Eliminating printed versions of the materials will also answer University President Drew G. Faust’s call for re-evaluating activities that may increase green house gas levels, Kane said. “It’s too bad, but given the sacrifices and contractions that are going on, I think it’s the right thing to do,” said computer science professor Harry R. Lewis ’68, who believes that...
...From 2000 to 2008, he served on the board of the state-controlled firm Gazprom, Russia's largest company and the world's largest extractor of natural gas. The company has frequently become embroiled in payment disputes with Ukraine, which relies on Gazprom for its gas supply...
...Belgian philosophy graduate from the organization Vredesactie (Peace Action), answered, "Yes, definitely. The Belgian government has said as much, that it was a lot easier to refuse requests from Bush." The demonstrators hurled their bottles at riot police in central Strasbourg on Thursday afternoon before being dispersed by tear gas. Some things have not changed. While activists may take comfort in the arrival of the usual suspects to protest at the NATO summit, it won't help delegates find a sense of common purpose for the next decade...