Cellulosic Biofuel Developer Ceres Inc. Says Government Initiatives Needed to Boost Renewable Fuel Market.
ENERGY RESOURCE-24 January 2007-Cellulosic Biofuel Developer Ceres Inc. Says Government Initiatives Needed to Boost Renewable Fuel Market(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Energy crop company Ceres Inc. today said that new dedicated energy crops and government initiatives will be needed for the U.S. to move forward on the use...

Markets for western Canada's forest products in East Asia.
Introduction While the United States has long been the most important destination for western Canada's forest products, markets in Asia have also played an important role in the development of western Canada's forest industry. Japan has been an especially significant market, although demand for western Canada's exports...

Australia's Eden Energy Ltd Acquires HyRadix.
ENERGY RESOURCE-1 May 2007-Australia's Eden Energy Ltd Acquires HyRadix(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com HyRadix Inc., a provider of on-site hydrogen generation systems and supply solutions, has been acquired by Eden Energy Ltd., a diversified clean energy company located in Perth, Australia. Based in Chicago, HyRadix provides...

People versus corporations: a history; For almost as long as corporations have existed, people have lobbied, agitated and legislated to constrain their power and prevent the social and environmental harm caused by the single-minded quest for profit-maximization.
1 The first corporations The first corporations emerged in the late 16th century with the aim of encouraging investment in projects of public interest such as roads and hospitals. European states issued 'charters' setting out the tasks each corporation would undertake, and limiting the liability of investors...

CHILE: UNION PROTESTS CALLING FOR GREATER SOCIAL SPENDING RESULT IN VIOLENCE.
Chilean federal police clashed with demonstrators in the capital city of Santiago during protests in the final week of August. The Aug. 30 demonstrations, organized by the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT), resulted in with more than 750 arrests and 37 police officers wounded. The unrest revealed that at...

CleanFUEL USA, ProTec Form Alternative Fuel Distribution Company.
ENERGY RESOURCE-31 January 2007-CleanFUEL USA, ProTec Form Alternative Fuel Distribution Company(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com CleanFUEL USA, Inc., a Texas-based corporation, and ProTec Fuel Management LLC, a Florida-based corporation specializing in traditional and alternative fuel logistics, supply procurement and price risk management, have formed CleanFuel USA Distribution &...

They're hunting monks in Burma--so what?
Wasn't Burma a British colony invaded by the Japanese during the Burmese campaign? So how do you compare "human rights" with "human rights"? Threats of military intervention are screeched at President Mugabe's Zimbabwe. But for the missing monks of Burma, for the murdered citizens of Burma, there is a...

The perfect squelch.
Mr. Smeeter, the proprietor of a busy coffeeshop, paid a lot of attention to his profits, but very little to his customers' comforts. After repeatedly raising prices while cutting service, he decided he could get along with less waitress service by making all customers who just wanted coffee take...

Dairy exports: a lasting bonanza: Murray Gough foresees a continuing high level of international demand for New Zealand dairy produce.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dairy export prices are at record highs, and that is fundamentally good for the New Zealand economy--but are they soundly based or just a short-term spike? To understand what is going on it is necessary to remember that for many decades New Zealand's dairy exports...

Trapped in a golden age.
Fin-de-siecle Vienna may have flowered and faded more than a century ago, but the era remains a ubiquitous presence in the city today. Even if you do not visit the Belvedere Palace to see Gustav Klimt's The Kiss, simulacrums of that embrace will accost you from posters, notebook covers,...