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Business lobby split at UN climate talks

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:17:55 GMT

UN talks in Copenhagen are meant to agree the outline of a new treaty, including sharp cuts in carbon emissions, at a forum which does not involve business directly.
Source: EurActive.com

OPED / Education, energy and Kentucky's future

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:58:19 GMT

The decision earlier this month of both President Obama and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China to attend the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen was only the latest sign of the consensus that global warming poses a threat for all of us.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

Feed the hungry? 'Share the Goldman Sachs’ bonuses!'

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:56:27 GMT

G ive Jim Rogers, the outspoken boss of Duke Energy, one of the biggest U.S. electricity-generating companies, full marks for brilliant timing in his put-down of Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment firm that pays its partners like kings.
Source: Globe and Mail

Jim Rogers Says Gold Not a Bubble, Silver a BetterÂ Buy

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:24:58 GMT

Commodities are still a great place to invest, while some currencies also offer value and investors should stay away from US stocks and bonds, Jim Rogers, chairman of Jim Rogers Holding, told CNBC Thursday.
Source: The Market Oracle

Pool partition debate continues in Richmond, delays Plunge reopening

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:42:28 GMT

Amid ongoing public debate, Richmond city leaders may reconsider buying a $350,000 partition for the historic Plunge pool that would create separate areas for competitive and recreational swimming.
Source: Inside Bay Area

Jim Rogers: Dollar Rally Dead Ahead

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:29:23 GMT

Just about everyone these days is following the decline of the ill-fated U.S. dollar, including famed contrarian investor Jim Rogers, who believes that recent pessimism over the buck will lead, counter-intuitively, to a short-term dollar rally.
Source: NewsMax

The Nov Jobs Report

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:37:03 GMT

"A reporter interviewing A.J. Muste, who during the Vietnam War stood in front of the White House night after night with a candle, one rainy night asked, Mr. Muste, do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing...
Source: Safehaven

Middle Class Debt and Economic Outrage, Solutions, and The Financial Markets

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:29:16 GMT

"What's so frustrating is you have an administration that is arguing such a populist (ideology) and not appreciating all the unintended consequences that the consumer and small businesses have far less credit," Whitney said.
Source: The Market Oracle

One-onOne With Jim Rogers- CNBC-12.10.09

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:06:39 GMT

Quoted in 'At White House Meeting, Duke Energy CEO Says Passing Climate Change Legislation Key to Creating Jobs'

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:12 GMT

Jim Rogers said in PR Newswire:

I applaud President Obama and Congress for their efforts to act on climate legislation as soon as possible ... Many more jobs can be created, and we stand ready to move ahead on all fronts.

Quoted in 'Charges dismissed against Duke Energy Cliffside coal plant protester'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:10:13 GMT

said in Facing South:

I am disappointed the trespass charge against me was dismissed ... The real crime is the Cliffside Coal Plant. With the help of others, I had hoped to confront CEO Jim Rogers with the facts against this monumental environmental disaster, all in presence of Judge and Jury. Duke Energy asked for dismissal of the trespass charge, no doubt to avoid this public confrontation.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:36:39 GMT

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) announces a pledge to accelerate clean energy technology development by Jim Rogers (L), CEO of Duke Energy, and Wang Yusuo, chairman of Chinese energy producer ENN Group, at the Clinton Global Initiative in New Yor...

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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:05:59 GMT

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (C), announces a pledge to accelerate clean energy technology development by Jim Rogers (L), CEO of Duke Energy and Wang Yusuo (R), chairman of Chinese energy producer ENN Group, at the Clinton Global Initiative, in N...