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Is It An Addiction or Just Being Practical?

by Mike Mulvihill

The following article by Robert J. Samuelson appeared in the Washington Post on January 21, 2010. The tone of the article is a bit political for my taste, but the facts address many of the realities about our nation’s “addiction” to traditional energy sources and speaks to the reality that we’re not about to [...]

Media Responsibility in a Time of Crisis

The media’s sensational coverage of the current financial crisis has exacerbated the situation, creating widespread public fear. As mentioned on Friday’s post about the recession’s impact on our sector, no better story typifies this than CNN’s outlandish interpretation of a poll as depicted in this story, “Poll: 60% say depression ‘likely.’” Capitalizing even further, CNN [...]