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on China’s changing role in the world economy

Friday, April 9th, 2010

There are many who predict that the increasing economic and political power of Asia will make the 21st century the “Asian century”. Given that several forecasts about China’s economic development see China overtaking the U.S. as the world’s largest economy in terms of GDP well before mid-century, there is a chance that Asia’s leading economies could [...]

Hummer doesn’t fit into China’s green strategy

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Just recently it became public that Chinese officials refused to authorize Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines of China to purchase Hummer from GM.
It is quite revealing to see how actively China is trying to become a leader in the green energy technology business. Tengzhong might have faced some difficulties and financial risks had the takeover [...]

New Energy Age Survey: Questions 1 & 2

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

As part of the research for my research paper “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age“, I conducted a survey in order to find out how “prepared” people are for the transition to a new age of energy generation and use as well as to gather opinions on current trends in energy issues.
This is [...]

Survey Results

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

As part of the research for my research paper “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age“, I conducted a survey in order to find out how “prepared” people are for the transition to a new age of energy generation and use as well as to gather opinions on current trends in energy issues.
In the [...]

China: A developed, green economy by 2050?

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

I’m pretty sure that by mid-century, China will be a developed country with an efficient economy generating a huge share of its energy needs of renewable energy sources. That’s my prediction.
Next to China, there are two other prospective candidates: Indonesia and Brazil. These three countries are growing fast despite the aftermath of the Great Recession [...]

The True Cost of Oil

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Currently I’m working on a research paper with the title “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age - America’s shift towards renewable energy as a consequence of the energy crisis and climate change” and as part of my research, I conducted a poll to find out how prepared people are for the New Energy [...]

wind power for New York City?

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

New York’s mayor Michael Bloomberg is envisioning a gigantic wind park off the shore of Long Island. At this point, a group of utilities and developers is making plans for a 350-megawatt wind farm comprising of more than 100 wind turbines. The cost for construction is estimated to be at around $ 1 billion.
The power generating [...]

The Pace of Globalization III

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

This is the third post of my “The Pace of Globalization” series. For the previous two posts, follow these links:
The Pace of Globalization I
 
The Pace of Globalization II
In the first post of this series, I featured the video “Did You Know?” by Karl Fisch, a teacher at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado.
Mr. Fisch has [...]

China’s Environmental Challenge - The True Cost of Growth

Monday, November 16th, 2009

 has become the world’s number one emitter of carbon dioxide after surpassing the United States.
16 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world can be found in that country
is the fastest-growing economy in the world  (growing at 9% per year on average for the past 10 years) and accounts for the largest share of [...]

Opel stays with GM

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

General Motors decided to keep its German subsidiary Opel and not to sell it to the consortium of Canadian car parts supplier Magna and Russian bank Sberbank.
This decision won’t go down well with the German government which had been involved in negotiations for months to ensure the survival of the Opel brand despite the bankruptcy [...]