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Carbon Sequestration
With financially compelled environmental reform underway, companies are looking for ways to reduce their green house gas (GHG) emissions. Underground carbon sequestration is one of those ways. This post will outline the basic concept, sans lots of technical science, of how carbon is sequestered. »
“200 One Dollar Bills” sells for $43.8 Million
To some, last night's auction results ($134.4 million v. the high estimate of $97.7 million) has signaled that the art market slump might finally be over. Skeptics will say that better than estimated sales are mostly due to low expectations. Regardless, the willingness for the ultra wealthy to spend $134.4 million on art at... »
Tax on Breathing
Assuming global CO2 emissions of 28,432 million metric tons, humans emit an additional 8% of that total through breathing alone. »
The US Economy Aboard Titanic
The mess of our economy, which began under the Greenspan regime, just reminded me of the movie Titanic. Though, the sinking of our economy is arguably a bit more drawn out. Below is an adaptation of actual dialogue from the movie, which parallels well to our current situation. Personally, I think this would make for... »
Kahre v. The World
So the more I read about this guy, the more I like him. Rather, what he stands for: The US Constitution. The man I’m speaking of is Robert Kahre. Kahre is a particularly interesting Nevada resident that I stumbled across while doing research for my post on Alternative Investments. He is a contractor, though... »
Finance: Correlation Coefficient
The correlation coefficient quickly becomes your best friend when it comes to comparative quantitative analysis. This number gives you a numerical relationship between two variables. While the application of correlation coefficients is essentially infinite, I like to apply this tool to the financial markets. To get started, you will want to compile a data... »
Finance: Alternative Investments
Apart from the plethora of traditional investment vehicles such as stocks, bonds, options, futures, foreign currency, various derivates of the before-mentioned, real estate interests of all kinds, gemstones and precious metals – other investment opportunities still exist. The broadest way to categorize these alternatives is to call them “collectables”, however this term has garnered... »
Labor Statistics
Perhaps one of the most eagerly awaited economic indicators, labor statistics are very influential on the behavior of the financial markets. Basically, the more people that have jobs to earn money, the more money there is available to spend in the economy, and the better we can assume the overall well-being of the general... »