Good reading
I came across some good pieces today and thought it was about time I did a post to the blog just to pass some things along…so here you go.
–C
The Future of America’s Major Media Outlets – Fixing the Fourth Estate After Failures On Drilling and Iraq
My friend Jon Gelbard over at Conservation Value reviews a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research which shows that the media have been largely responsible for legitimizing the idea that drilling for more oil now will bring down prices, even though all the science says otherwise. I found it a most interesting little study.
Evil: It’s the new good!
Mark Morford lands another killer blow on the guys who brought you “clean coal”: “Shut up and drink your high fructose corn syrup, sucker.”
And for some geekier background material, in case you’re interested:
Four projections for what’s going to happen in the markets
By Bud Conrad, Casey Research 9/9/2008
Leverage Hedge Funds are Major Drag on Commodities
Good analysis of the commodity/dollar trade with some pretty charts.