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Democracy, oil, economic recovery…

…in the Middle East as they relate to oil producers. (Dan here…An oil shock in prices of crude oil would be problematic for the economic recovery we all hope for.)…

Coal Combustion Residuals

…emphasized by the December 2008 spill of CCRs from a surface impoundment near Kingston, TN. The tragic spill flooded more than 300 acres of land with CCRs and flowed into…

Mundell Fleming Muddle ?

…if stimuli spill out, then they won’t stimulate enough so everyone will be better off if every country keeps its stimulus to itself. He concludes however, that protection would be…

Where is Gwadar? In Balochistan, where else?

The BBC News reports: Gwadar port is on the Arabian Sea at the mouth of the Gulf through which 30% of the world’s daily oil supply passes. Officials say the…