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EV1, importance of aesthetics; Lutz on shareholders @ 17:00; 18:30 [industry suffers from a lack of people who have an emotional attachment to the market]; 20:00 he's a climate skeptic; 27:50 aligning consumer desires with fuel efficiency standards
more from www.charlierose.com
The "windfall profits" tax is back, with Barack Obama stumping again to apply it to a handful of big oil companies. Which raises a few questions: What is a "windfall" profit anyway? How does it differ from your everyday, run of the mill profit? Is it some absolute number, a matter of return on equity or sales -- or does it merely depend on who earns it? Enquiring entrepreneurs want to know. Unfortunately, Mr. Obama's "emergency" plan, announced on Friday, doesn't offer any clarity. To pay for "stimulus" checks of $1,000 for families and $500 for individuals, the Senator says government would take "a reasonable share" of oil company profits.
more from online.wsj.com
As this post will show the likelihood that the EU’s fossil fuel consumption has peaked, back in 1979, is now very real. It will also compare the degree of net fossil fuel self-sufficiency between the EU and the USA as of 2007.
more from www.theoildrum.com
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