Beyond Petroleum with BP

Many of the largest Oil Companies on Earth are busy re-investing their money in alternative energies and alternative fuels. But if Oil is such a lucrative business, why would they be doing this? Why not re-invest in oil pipelines, refineries and exploration? Well there are a number of reasons why.

The Wall - Will It Solve The Problem?

Architecture is about design, building and about transforming space into something that is of functional use... And that is what is going on at the border with Mexico...

Anti Globalists Condemn the Federal Reserve

It is amazing indeed that that anti-globalists are so busy condemning the Federal Reserve and the powers that be. Claiming everything is one giant conspiracy theory and that nothing is as it seems. In fact they go so far as to name bloodlines, actual family names and then say everything that is wrong in the world is there fault.

Baucus Warns that IRS Budget Cut May Cost, Not Save

U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, says that the 1% cut in the 2006 budget of the IRS will actually cost the U.S. Treasury $1 billion in lost tax collection.

Reusing Carrier Bags Helps

Using canvas tote bags helps to reduce the number of supermarket plastic carrier bags wasted each year. Photo services print digital photographs onto canvas tote bags replacing the super market logo.

Monetary Outflows to China Significant

While the Bank of China prepares for an IPO and investors will be watching all those rather interesting shall we say bad loans, we see our trade deficit with China go ballistic. In May China’s finance minister noted a surge of 44% in their trade surplus with the United States.

The Truth about the Economy

This morning, and in fact every morning for the past few weeks, one of the first news stories has been the state of the economy. It seems that the stock market is falling and many people are worried about this. I, on the other hand, actually see this as a good thing. So, how can I be so optimistic when everyone else is spreading doom and gloom? The answer is so simple, it may surprise you.

Sleuthing Copper Prices

This article relates how a home repair trip to the hardware store, turned into looking for missing copper and Bush bashing. It unveils one of those hidden costs of war.

Explaining The Unemployment Rate: Facts and Myths

This article explains some of the facts and myths about the unemployment rate.

2005 Economic Update: Industry Specific 2005 Total Compensation Budget Predictions

What's in store for 2006? Research organizations have made their predictions, but unstable oil prices can cause even the most positive projections to take a drastic turn. According to Michael Macie...

Over Taxation Still Exists; Look at the Gasoline Taxes Sometime!

Sure, we have had tax cuts and this is one major great thing that the Bush administration has done, no matter how you feel about their other policies they have cut taxes. The government needs to go on a diet just like most Americans who are overweight.

Senators Neglecting Research Expenditures Want to See US Lose World Ranking

The United States Senate is neglecting research funding in many key areas and although some progress has been made on the presidency initiatives for alternative energy sources and other new technologies, the United States Senate is falling behind in proposing new legislation and funding allocations in research.

Heating Oil Prices

Refining petroleum or crude oil produces heating oil. Residential use for heating accounts for most heating oil consumption; close to 8 percent of American homes use heating oil.

Foreign Control of U.S. Interstates Encouraged by Feds

Eisenhower was prompted to persuade the nation’s people to build the interstate highway system, as a matter of national security. Yet, as funding from federal gas taxes and state user fees have fallen behind the inflated costs associated with road construction and maintenance, more and more state governors and lawmakers no longer see the operation of roads solely as a public responsibility.