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A blog giving insights into some of the most pressing issues of our time. Our special focus is on ENERGY TECHNOLOGY as the solution to both, climate change and the Western world's dependence on oil imports. Electric cars are highlighting the great potential of smart energy technologies in the future.
- Added on: Feb 27th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Maximilian A. Staedtler
- Listed in: Economics Energy
- Tags: global warming oil globalization Renewable Energy electric cars energy technology
Recent Posts
The Pace of Globalization II
In his bestselling book “The World is Flat”, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman - one of my favorite authors - analyzes globalization and divides it into three eras: “Globalization 1.0 (1492 to 1800) shrank the world from a...
The Pace of Globalization I
The pace of globalization is increasing. And that is good for all of us. Today, we are more inter-connected than at any other date in history. More people communicate, collaborate and compete with each other than ever before. Globalization is the dri...
Japan in Deflation - don’t underestimate the Japanese consumer!
The world’s second-largest economy is officially in deflation now. The price level is falling primarily because of overproduction (partly due to weak exports) and Japanese consumers expecting a further decrease in prices, therefore delaying Â...
China’s Environmental Challenge - The True Cost of Growth
 has become the world’s number one emitter of carbon dioxide after surpassing the United States. 16 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world can be found in that country is the fastest-growing economy in the world (growing at 9% per yea...
American Time Bomb
The most serious threat to the United States? Well, there are several serious ones, but I agree that the number one threat to the well-being of Americans is indeed America’s lack of fiscal responsibility. These three videos are part of an insig...
11/9: turning points
Fall of the Berlin Wall: On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, all 27 leaders of EU countries, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev gathered in Berlin in front of the Branden...
