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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Gnashing my teeth over globalization Can economic democracy make the global economy more sustainable?	Jon Rynn	07 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Worried about more coal plants, carbon emissions from transportation, and a crumbling infrastructure? Evidence provided by several recent reports point to one of the least explored causes of these problems: globalization, that is, the transfer of manufacturing capacity from developed to developing countries, particularly China. The mechanisms differ. The U.S. and Europe, which could manufacture using environmentally benign techniques, instead use old, polluting techn ...
Topics: air pollution, business, China, climate, coal, economy, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, United States (all these topics)

China, coal, and the U.S. economy More evidence that we're exporting massive carbon emissions	Tom Philpott	02 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Last month, President Bush signed into law an energy bill most remarkable for its timidity with regard to climate change. According to sometime Gristmill contributor Peter Montague of Rachel's Democracy & Health News, the 2007 Energy Act will reduce U.S. carbon emissions by just 4.7 percent by 2030 -- clearly not nearly enough to avoid risking dire climate change. (Montague leans on this study (PDF) for his calculation.) Given that we're quietly moving our most c ...
Topics: business, China, coal, economy, energy (all these topics)

How 'bout investing in Chinese coal? Maybe get filthy rich	Christina Larson	12 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Now that the U.S. housing market has cooled off, American investors are looking to the Chinese coal industry. Another risky proposition, but for different reasons. As China's appetite for coal is booming, American investors and businesses are cashing in. American pension and mutual fund money is being invested in the Chinese coal industry ... 'In general, they're doing a very smart thing,' said Mike Tian, an analyst with independent investment research ...
Topics: business, China, coal, energy (all these topics)

The other black gold U.S. investors make a killing off of Chinese coal	Tom Philpott	29 Oct 2007	Gristmill
China's vast coal industry: Where would we be without it? Cheap Chinese coal keeps consumer-goods prices low, allowing us to consume like mad even as crude-oil prices skyrocket. It's also returning handsome profits to U.S. investors. Take it away, Associated Press: As China's appetite for coal is booming, American investors and businesses are cashing in. American pension and mutual fund money is being invested in the Chinese coal industry, which is lucrative but i ...
Topics: business, China, coal, energy (all these topics)

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