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Fannie and Freddie, The Rich Grew Richer: A Case for a National Mortgage Bank

Posted by jpmax 1246 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Business
Fannie and Freddie were both conceived as Government Structured Enterprises – part private and part public. Without strict regulations against lobbin[...] read more »
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Growth Economics on a Finite Planet

Posted by jpmax 1250 days ago (http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com)
Category: Green
Over the weekend, I asked Herman Daly, the specialist in “ecological economics” at the University of Maryland, about the recent financial turmoil. He[...] read more »
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CO2 vs. Fluorocarbons: The Battle for the Automotive Air Conditioning Market Rages On

Posted by jpmax 1251 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green
Ever heard of HFO-1234yf? No? Well, give it time. You will. That random alphanumeric string is the trade name of a new chemical refrigerant (whose te[...] read more »
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Greening Print Marketing: Environmental Sustainability Conference Means Your Printer May Get Greener

Posted by jpmax 1252 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green
Now corporate marketers have even more reasons to feel good about keeping their documents in print.
Those following the “greening” of the printing[...] read more »
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Fiddling with words as the world melts

Posted by jpmax 1252 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Green
IMAGINE that some huge rocky projectile, big enough to destroy most forms of life, was hurtling towards the earth, and it seemed that deep internatio[...] read more »
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2008….Cause For Inspiration? The Economic Year In Review

Posted by jpmax 1252 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green
2008 - what a year! As we get ready to draw the curtains on one of the most unsettling economic years in history, we the writers of the Inspired Econ[...] read more »
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Madoff Greatest Ponzi Scheme? Real Estate Magnitudes Greater.

Posted by jpmax 1252 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bailout bernard madoff fannie freddie
Bernard Madoff was arrested December 12, 2008 for an alleged $50 billion investor fraud and released on $10 million bail. While the press heralds thi[...] read more »
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Ending Global Poverty? Seriously?

Posted by jpmax 1254 days ago, popular 1253 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green
Ensuring food safety and protecting health is one of the prime duties of every government, whether in a developed country or in a developing one. Acc[...] read more »
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How Alan Greenspan Tricked America

Posted by jpmax 1254 days ago, popular 1254 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Business
Long known as the Magician of Wall Street, the following is a fictionalized account of how Alan Greenspan, magically made America’s life savings disa[...] read more »
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Wood-Pellet Stoves: Efficient Heat

Posted by jpmax 1258 days ago (http://www.triplepundit.com)
Category: Green
The 1980’s witnessed the inception of wood-pellet stoves but the benefits and efficiency of this innovative product, has not showed its face until re[...] read more »
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Obama’s Green Job Plan x 10

Posted by jpmax 1259 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green | Tags: gas tax green economy green infrastru
President-elect Barack Obama has promised $15 billion per year towards green infrastructure projects. While seemingly a large figure, it is a drop i[...] read more »
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Bankruptcy Best Plan For A Better Greener Auto Industry

Posted by jpmax 1260 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green | Tags: auto industry bankruptcy big three ce
The White House and Congress are near a bailout for the “Big Three” auto manufacturers with a $15 billion loans. This is supposed to be a bridge loan[...] read more »
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Big Three Bailout Imminent, Car Czar to Oversee the Rescue

Posted by jpmax 1260 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Business | Tags: big three chapter 11 ele electric car
The White House and Congressional leaders announced that a bailout of the carmakers was imminent. The House signed on, but the Senate opposed the dea[...] read more »
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Don’t Take Charity At Face Value….It Sometimes Funds Terrorism

Posted by jpmax 1261 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green | Tags: al-qaeda charity feroza unvlala india
Charity is considered to be the act of benevolent giving. A gesture of goodwill towards the needy and suffering. Could there be any doubt that the ac[...] read more »
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Are Green Collar Jobs The Answer to Our Current Economic Dilemma?

Posted by jpmax 1261 days ago, popular 1260 days ago (http://inspiredeconomist.com)
Category: Green | Tags: global economy green collar green econ
As today’s blue collar workers lament the loss of jobs to illegal immigrants or offshoring, a whole new movement is afoot that very well may provide [...] read more »
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