follow the money

From today’s FEE briefing:

Nuclear Industry to Gain from Carbon Limits

5/19/2008

“As Congress debates whether to limit carbon-dioxide emissions, one of the most vocal supporters of such legislation — the nuclear-power industry — is poised to reap a multibillion-dollar windfall if restrictions take effect.” (Wall Street Journal, Monday)

Follow the money.

FEE Timely Classic

“Climate Change: What if They’re Right?” by Max Borders

economic intuition

What was that maniacal cackle that spooked my neighbors this afternoon?

It was my LOL reaction to this post on blog.Mises:

A test of your economic intuition

May 19, 2008 3:16 PM by Jeffrey Tucker | Other posts by Jeffrey Tucker | Comments (0)

You see a headline that reads “$1 billion Later, Elevators Still Fail.

The project in question is:

  1. a private company that is managing a private facility of some sort;

  2. a government project.


(From the New York Times story, “$1 billion Later, Elevators Still Fail.”)
((And yes, apparently the billion-dollar project resulted in broken escalators as well as broken elevators.))

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