Global Scientists Draw Attention To Threat Of Ocean Acidification. More than 150 leading marine scientists from 26 countries are calling for immediate action by policy-makers to sharply reduce carbon dioxide emissions so as to avoid widespread and severe damage to marine ecosystems from ocean acidification. [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]
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Crisis wipes $115b from Govt revenue. The global financial crisis has slashed a massive $115 billion from Government revenues over the next four years, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has revealed. [ABC News: Breaking Stories]
'Buy American' Rider Sparks Trade Debate . The stimulus bill passed by the House last night contains a controversial provision that would mostly bar foreign steel and iron from the infrastructure projects laid out by the $819 billion economic package. [washingtonpost.com - Business]
Impact of creative partnerships on young people's attainment: Results from 2005 and 2006. Schools involved with Creative Partnerships, the UK government's national creative learning programme, have reduced truancy by up to a fifth and pupils have gained better exam results by up to two and a half grades at GCSE, according to this research. [Creative Economy : Reports]
The coming wave of Super and Tax debate... When will the country notice? Josh Gans comments..... Super-schmoopa. I have thought for some time that the real crisis in consumer confidence would come when Australians received the 6 monthly superannuation account statements. I got mine in December and much to my surprise it appeared to have lost only a little more…
Joshua Gans on Paul Krugman's "The return of Depression Economics". Well I finished the revised edition of Paul Krugman’s The Return of Depression Economics. He wrote the original almost 10 years ago with much the same theme: that we have not solved the boom and bust cycle and risk of prolonged recession and even depression remains. He deserves kudos for…
Oil drying up as world remains unaware.. On top of the other problems plaguing the world, such as global warming and the current financial meltdown, there’s a third pressing issue that threatens to bring the good life to an end: The world is fast running out of oil. [Environmental Health News]
Detroit Goes for Electric Cars, but Will Drivers?. Ford and other carmakers are betting billions on electric cars despite questions about consumer demand for them. [NYT > Business]
Dollar falls on job ads slump. THE dollar was weaker at noon as worries about a rising jobless rate figure this week sparked a sell-off in the currency. [Herald Sun | Breaking News]