Comments on: Ride the Green Business Wave — How to Capitalize on Mother Earth, online http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm Internet publishing, a multidisciplinary approach. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Andrew http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-14079 Andrew Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:32:01 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-14079 Yeah, I just started subscribing to the Economist last month. Its nice to be able to read a magazine weekly that isn't filled with the usual over-hyped US-centric stories. Yeah, I just started subscribing to the Economist last month. Its nice to be able to read a magazine weekly that isn’t filled with the usual over-hyped US-centric stories.

]]> By: Marc http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-14043 Marc Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:48:15 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-14043 Good points Andrew. The stock market will come back from the rise in rates as investors rotate out of real estate in the next couple of years. Glad to hear you read the economist, uncommon in the web biz. I'm also glad you do care about the environment as well, it agrees well capitalism in general. Here's my mythbuster: there is no such thing as a free market. All markets are bounded. Just depends on what side of the fence you are on. Good points Andrew. The stock market will come back from the rise in rates as investors rotate out of real estate in the next couple of years. Glad to hear you read the economist, uncommon in the web biz. I’m also glad you do care about the environment as well, it agrees well capitalism in general. Here’s my mythbuster: there is no such thing as a free market. All markets are bounded. Just depends on what side of the fence you are on.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-14025 Andrew Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:43:36 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-14025 Well I'm hardly qualified to debate the environment. I'm certainly convinced that human pollution needs to be reined in, global warming or not. There has definately been a bit of a bubble in commodities, across the board in the past 5 years -- gold, silver, oil, and so on. Its not simply strong demand from the developing world but several other factors have played an big role. Cheap credit has created a big building boom, driving up these prices, along with speculators and investors running away from a mediocre US stock market. On a side note, it appears that the Saudi's really want to keep oil low for the short-term to put the pressure on Iran. The high price of oil has resulted in an increase of investment into the industry. This means within several years we may actually see supply increase. The thing that is going to push alternative fuels is the government rather than the free market. There is a huge push for this, the left was on board a decades ago, farmers are coming aboard because of ethanol (damn, are the fundamentals starting to look good on that one), and the business and entrepreneurial communities are being sold hard right now. I wrote this post because of a Business 2.0 article, the next day I got a new issue of The Economist, the cover story is "The Greening of America." For the lower class this sucks. The cost of transportation will continue to rise (if the price of oil stagnates, its going to see some nice taxes.) The cost of food should rise too due to ethanol production (less production of other crops.) We'll see what happens. The next decade is going to be interesting. I just wanted to give my readers a heads up for ideas. Well I’m hardly qualified to debate the environment. I’m certainly convinced that human pollution needs to be reined in, global warming or not.

There has definately been a bit of a bubble in commodities, across the board in the past 5 years — gold, silver, oil, and so on. Its not simply strong demand from the developing world but several other factors have played an big role. Cheap credit has created a big building boom, driving up these prices, along with speculators and investors running away from a mediocre US stock market.

On a side note, it appears that the Saudi’s really want to keep oil low for the short-term to put the pressure on Iran.

The high price of oil has resulted in an increase of investment into the industry. This means within several years we may actually see supply increase. The thing that is going to push alternative fuels is the government rather than the free market.

There is a huge push for this, the left was on board a decades ago, farmers are coming aboard because of ethanol (damn, are the fundamentals starting to look good on that one), and the business and entrepreneurial communities are being sold hard right now. I wrote this post because of a Business 2.0 article, the next day I got a new issue of The Economist, the cover story is “The Greening of America.”

For the lower class this sucks. The cost of transportation will continue to rise (if the price of oil stagnates, its going to see some nice taxes.) The cost of food should rise too due to ethanol production (less production of other crops.)

We’ll see what happens. The next decade is going to be interesting. I just wanted to give my readers a heads up for ideas.

]]> By: Marc http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-13977 Marc Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:56:37 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-13977 Just went through SEO Blackhat's article. I could refute it point by point, but I don't respect the guy enough to bother gracing his blog with my comment. In sum, it's a parade of specious interpretation of facts from a layman in disagreement with the vast majority of experts. I would also refer him to RealClimate if he's looking to tangle with the pros in a venue that is accessible to the general public. Just went through SEO Blackhat’s article. I could refute it point by point, but I don’t respect the guy enough to bother gracing his blog with my comment. In sum, it’s a parade of specious interpretation of facts from a layman in disagreement with the vast majority of experts. I would also refer him to RealClimate if he’s looking to tangle with the pros in a venue that is accessible to the general public.

]]> By: Marc http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-13976 Marc Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:34:06 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-13976 Chris, when I was living in the UK a few years ago, I saw more than a few home wind turbines in suburbs of London which would probably be considered the same as an urban environment here in the US. Andrew, There is no bubble in oil! We just reached $50 a barrel lows because of the mild winter. China's economy grew at the fastest pace in 10 years in 2006. They also decided to double their strategic reserves because the price was so low. India's GDP growth continues to accelerate towards a Chinese level. Winter has come. You won't see prices this low again until there is a big slow down or crash in Asian economies. Oil is only going up. Coal is going up. Alt fuels are getting to be more competative than fossils. The next few years will see cost inversions in energy markets across the board where alternative fuels become more economically viable than some traditional sources. I'm a believer in green based on pure economics without even taking into account the future costs of fouling our own nest with traditional fuels. Now turn off CNBC and FOX News, go read some climate journals and you will find overwhelming opininion that climate change is human induced. BTW, SEO Blackhat is the last place I would go for climate information. Try RealClimate if you want to find the experts. Chris, when I was living in the UK a few years ago, I saw more than a few home wind turbines in suburbs of London which would probably be considered the same as an urban environment here in the US.

Andrew,
There is no bubble in oil! We just reached $50 a barrel lows because of the mild winter. China’s economy grew at the fastest pace in 10 years in 2006. They also decided to double their strategic reserves because the price was so low. India’s GDP growth continues to accelerate towards a Chinese level. Winter has come. You won’t see prices this low again until there is a big slow down or crash in Asian economies. Oil is only going up. Coal is going up. Alt fuels are getting to be more competative than fossils. The next few years will see cost inversions in energy markets across the board where alternative fuels become more economically viable than some traditional sources. I’m a believer in green based on pure economics without even taking into account the future costs of fouling our own nest with traditional fuels. Now turn off CNBC and FOX News, go read some climate journals and you will find overwhelming opininion that climate change is human induced. BTW, SEO Blackhat is the last place I would go for climate information. Try RealClimate if you want to find the experts.

]]> By: Chris Beasley http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-13854 Chris Beasley Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:19:29 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/ride-the-green-business-wave-how-to-capitalize-on-mother-earth-online.htm#comment-13854 Oh definitely. Whether global warming is real or not (personally I believe that manbearpig isn't responsible for everything people say he is), you cannot deny that people are growing more and more interested in living green. I've been moving a lot of my stocks into some green companies lately, and this past summer I bought a lot of green technology related domains. To give a good example of a green site check out <a href="http://www.onebillionbulbs.com/" rel="nofollow">One Billion Bulbs</a> run by a member of my forum. An original idea, easily marketed, and if he can get some big brand name advertisers he'll get a nice cash windfall. On a side note, I didn't know there were personal home turbines for wind power. Would be perfect for my castle. Oh definitely. Whether global warming is real or not (personally I believe that manbearpig isn’t responsible for everything people say he is), you cannot deny that people are growing more and more interested in living green. I’ve been moving a lot of my stocks into some green companies lately, and this past summer I bought a lot of green technology related domains. To give a good example of a green site check out One Billion Bulbs run by a member of my forum. An original idea, easily marketed, and if he can get some big brand name advertisers he’ll get a nice cash windfall.

On a side note, I didn’t know there were personal home turbines for wind power. Would be perfect for my castle.

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