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Probing Question: How do Ponzi Schemes work?
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Imagine the shock, the horror, and the sheer panic that would come with learning that the financial plan you’d sunk your life savings into was a sham, the financial experts you trusted were crooks, and all your money was ...
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Germany paves way to offshore wind farms
Sep 16, 2009 |
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The German government on Wednesday agreed a plan to set aside special zones off its northern coast for a host of wind farms that could provide energy for more than eight million homes.
Study predicts Australian seabed response to climate change
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have produced the first preliminary predictions of the potential impact of climate change on the Australian seabed.
BetOnSports.com founder gets 4-plus years
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling ...
Uncertain climate regulations -- why corporations still invest
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Firms and corporations frequently need to take investment decisions without knowing if future regulation will support or threaten their investment. This is especially true in energy intensive industries that face high uncertainty ...
EU grants 1.5 billion euros for wind farms, carbon capture
Dec 09, 2009 |
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The EU commission on Wednesday granted 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) to offshore wind farms and carbon capture and storage schemes to help relaunch Europe's economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.
Saving sand: South Carolina beaches become a model for preservation
Oct 23, 2009 |
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While most people head to Myrtle Beach for vacation, a group of scientists have been hitting the famous South Carolina beach for years to figure out how to keep the sand from washing away.
Lessons for Obama in study of Bush efforts to 'frame' Iraq war
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Wartime leaders have long sought to sway public opinion by "framing" bad news from the frontlines. They present inconvenient facts in an altered format in order to generate support for their policies. A new study from North ...
Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data from ...
New renewables to power 40 per cent of global electricity demand by 2050
Mar 11, 2009 |
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With adequate financial and political support, renewable energy technologies like wind and photovoltaics could supply 40 percent of the world's electricity by 2050, according to findings from the International Scientific ...
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