Bloomberg is reporting that Larry Summers is on a very short list for nomination as Secretary of the Treasury. One doesn’t need to look at the global financial meltdown to recognize that this is a truly critical post but the impact and import of this post cannot be underestimated. With the need [...]
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Summers not sunny when it comes to developmental concepts
November 6th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Obama Administration · environmental · environmental justice · financial policy · pollution · world bank
News Flash World Bank: Global Warming matters
October 8th, 2008 · Comments Off
Examining the World Bank’s investment portfolio (pdf), one could be excused for thinking that the Bank is somehow part of the global warming denier branch of the flat-earth society and does not believe that climate change is the critical issue facing the globe.
Relying exclusively on the World Bank’s own figures, our analysis shows World Bank [...]
Tags: Energy · climate change · coal · environmental · financial policy · world bank