Alternatives Economiques : Blogs mensuel sur l’actualité économique, l’autre regard sur l’économie et la société. When all around you are losing their heads, panic! ComingAnarchy.com. MatriceNOM - Nouvel Ordre Mondial. Génétique et Liberté. Objectif Liberté. EconomPic. Energies vertes : la Chine en passe de prendre le leadership, pa. Energies vertes : la Chine en passe de prendre le leadership, par Thomas Friedman En visite en Chine, l’éditorialiste du New York Times Thomas Friedman laisse percer sa stupéfaction devant l’ampleur et la rapidité de mise en œuvre des programmes d’énergie nouvelles.
La Chine, indique-t-il, a fait un choix stratégique : pour répondre à ses immenses besoins énergétiques, elle veut passer directement aux technologies propres, prenant de vitesse le vieux monde et les USA, pour lesquels le problème se pose en termes de reconversion. En un an, le prix du kilowatt/heure solaire est passé de 59 à 16 centimes de dollars, note Friedman, qui rapporte également comment les autorités chinoises ont finalisé un contrat de construction de centrales solaires avec une startup californienne en moins de temps qu’il n’en fallait pour seulement déposer aux USA un dossier sur un projet 20 fois plus petit.
Par Thomas Friedman, New York Times, 9 janvier 2010 C. H. J’aurais dit la même chose. Economists Do It With Models — Warning: “graphic” content… EconomistMom.com. Eco(dé)mystificateur. Economics and... Consider the Evidence. Economist Blog. Captain Capitalism. Economics and Politics - Paul Krugman Blog. Contrarian Investors’ Journal. Ecocomics. Ecology and Economics. Until a few days ago I had no idea that people were playing with the idea of using compressed air to power vehicles. Now it looks like we may see some within the next few years. Add in a hybrid gas engine to compress more air and compressed air vehicles might go further than just city driving. But even if just for the city, and particularly if power sources come increasingly from solar and wind, the idea just might be a life saver not only for those living in very polluted cityscapes, but also for the rest of us as air pollution is a global problem.
And the idea isn't limited to cars. The video below highlights both a rather conventional but all-aluminum piston engine from France, and a much smaller rotary engine design from Australia. The latter shows much promise for small vehicles, but also for recreation vehicles, lawnmowers, golf carts and much more. Take a look: Compressed Air Vehicles Hat tip: Barry Ritholtz at The Big Picture See also: Compressed-Air Car at Wikipedia OK.. Blog. EconoSpeak. Conceptual Guerilla | Central Command in the War of Ideas. The Economy and the Economics of Everyday Life - Economix Blog - World Economy Blog. Pierre gonzva / finance. The Business Ethics Blog, by Chris MacDonald, Ph.D. Economy Watch - Coverage of the financial crisis from The Washin. Let me start this off with a thank you.
This marks the last entry of the Economy Watch blog, and I'd like to thank all of its readers. That includes those who only recently began reading to those who have been with me since I launched the blog in September 2008, when it seemed like the world was melting down. You may have noticed the big overhaul of The Post's online business coverage, which we launched a couple of weeks ago, and which you can see here. The fresh look reflects The Post's new business news partnership with Bloomberg, which we hope will give Post readers a comprehensive report on business news.
The budget struggles of newspapers are no longer news. With this partnership, The Post business staff will continue to cover what it covers better than any other organization: the intersection of economics and policy, or Wall Street and Washington. Part of this package is the brand-new Political Economy blog, which you can see here. But that all changed quickly. Economonkey. Alltop - Top Economics News. Businomics Blog.
Démystifier la finance - Blog LeMonde.fr. Paul Krugman | Nobel Prize Winner and Op-Ed Columnist for The Ne. David Smith's EconomicsUK.com. Austerity myths revisited Posted by David Smith at 01:00 PM Category: Thoughts and responses My piece on Friday, The Myth of Abandoned Austerity, has attracted quite a lot of interest. It had a simple aim - to demonstrate that fiscal consolidation, deficit reduction, continued throughout the parliament, alongside recovery. Simon Wren-Lewis, a professor of economics at Oxford, devoted a blog post to it, here. Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, was typically condescending, tweeting that I was "confused (& confusing)".
I find it best to ignore him. Let me respond to Simon. But Simon answers the question himself: “I know this cannot be the case because I have never said that austerity was abandoned in 2012. That means, he suggests, that I am guilty of creating a straw man. This is not quite the same, of course, as economists that Simon might know saying austerity has been abandoned. (More...) Economics of Contempt. Economics and Politics - Paul Krugman Blog.