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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
by Daniel Brouse The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade agreement being negotiated by twelve countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, United States, Vietnam, Chile, Brunei, Singapore, and New Zealand. The TPP will eliminate over 18,000 taxes, tariffs and other trade barriers. One of the largest benefits of the TPP will be […]
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Tagged copyrights, fair trade, free trade, Intellectual Property (IP) RightsIntellectual Property (IP) Rights, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
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Success
If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. — Albert Einstein
U.S. Ends Bailout Program with $15.3 Billion Profit
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) ended when the Treasury sold its remaining shares of Ally Financial (the last remaining major bank.) The bailout program was originally $426 billion. The Treasury Department reports, “Treasury invested approximately $245 billion across five distinct bank programs. Each of these programs was established to accomplish different goals as part […]
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Tagged bailout, banks, profit, TARP, taxpayers, too big to fail, Troubled Asset Relief Program, US
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Bitcoins
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that is open source P2P money. According to the Bitcom website: “Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; managing transactions and the issuing of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is open-source; its design is public, nobody owns or controls Bitcoin and […]
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Tagged Bitcoin, China, money, Open source P2P money, payment, Satoshi Nakamoto, virtual currency
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Climate Change Pearls of Wisdom
Learn more about global warming. World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters by the National Science Foundation Ocean acidification inhibits shell formation, but interventions at hatcheries may offset some effects, scientists find In World Oceans Month, there’s mixed news for the Pacific Northwest oyster industry. For the past several years, it has struggled with […]
Also posted in Agriculture, Environment, Global Warming, Science
Tagged carbon dioxide, climate change, Corporate Sustainability, Environment, fishing, global warming, ocean acidification, oceans, oysters, Pacific Ocean, seafood, sustainable
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Ozone Pollution Police
Ozone pollution is a significant problem and may be resulting in the deforestation of Earth. The Environmental Defense Fund Wrote This Is Your Final Warning: Enforcement Needed To Curtail Continued Pollution Problems What makes you slow down more, a speeding ticket with a hefty fine or a warning? For most people, getting a ticket for […]
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Tagged climate change, danger, enforcement, Environment, fines, global warming, ozone pollution, penelty, pollution, warming
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Space Debris and Data Security
Cyber Security at the Membrane Domain Hire Cyber Security Experts Committed to promoting safety and transparency in the space domain, U.S. Strategic Command maintains a registry of tens of thousands of man-made objects in space and shares the information freely with anyone who seeks it through a command-run website. Air Force Space Command, recognizing […]
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Tagged cyber secirity, data security, Internet, man-made objects, satellites, Science, space, space debris, technology
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Are Bio-fuels Worse for the Environment?
by Daniel Brouse The Membrane Domain Q: Are bio-fuels, ethanol, and re-cycled restaurant oils worse for the environment? A: Yes. The more volatile nature and ozone emissions used as a fossil fuel substitute appear to be much more harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. Though fossil fuels need to be eliminated as soon as […]
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Tagged bio-diesel, biofuel, climate change, dangers, enivronment, ethanol, food, fossil fuels, fraud, global warming, Government, important issues. bio-fuel, myth, ocean temperatures, pollutions, President, re-cycled restaurant oils, trees, United States, warming
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California’s First Cap-and-Trade Auction
CALIFORNIA, USA — It has been a long time coming, but finally the United States has started creating a market to tax pollution. The Environmental Defense Fund says: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the results from California’s first cap-and-trade auction held last Wednesday, November 14. The CARB summary report demonstrates that the auction […]
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Tagged auction, California, cap-and-trade, carbon market, carbon tax, climate change, emissions trading, Environment, pollution, United States
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