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Seed Corn, Discount Rate and Our Endangered Future

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spills, Discount Rate, Bp, Tropical Forests, Fossil Fuels, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainable Future, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Fisheries, Coral Reefs, Energy Debates, Green News
Jeff Schweitzer

We are telling future generations that we value our air, water and climate more today than we do the obligation to bequeath to them a sustainable world in the future.

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OMB puts its thumb on the scale against the environment

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Discount Rate, President Barack Obama, Office of Management and Budget, Renewable Energy, Cars, Clean Energy, Peter Orszag, Trucks, CAFE Standards, Ray Lahood, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Lisa Jackson EPA, Environment, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Auto Industry, Global Warming, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Economy, Green News
Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang

The Office of Management and Budget's effort runs counter to the administration's strong and positive agenda on energy efficiency, renewable energy and the environment in general.

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Bernanke Stimulus Testimony: Interest Rates Will Remain At Record Lows For An "Extended Period"

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Discount Rate, Fed Discount Rate, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke, Economic Recovery, Bernanke Testimony, Stimulus, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON — Prepare for the end of record-low interest rates, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says. Just not yet. Higher rates on credit...

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