<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">
  <channel>
    <title>Business and Economics</title>
    <description>Discussion related to Business and Economics of the day.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
    <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:31:25 +0000</lastBuildDate>
    <generator>CleanMPG</generator>
    <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?forums/105/</link>
    <atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?forums/105/index.rss"/>
    <item>
      <title>US Finds Lithium &amp; Already Trouncing Native Tribes</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57142/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57142/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sputtering efforts by the US to increase Electric Vehicle production is fine tuning the engines of industry as the age of electric transportation arouses itself. The US has found itself behind some of the technical nations in its potential discoveries of lithium deposits, which seem to be the first doorway to get EVs up &amp; running in the US.<br />
It now appears that greatly significant quantities of lithium have been found along the Oregon-Nevada border, near(in?) the &quot;Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation&quot;. Not only that but mining companies are staking claims quickly by the hundreds (many more?)....<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57142/" class="internalLink">US Finds Lithium &amp; Already Trouncing Native Tribes</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coronavirus Death(s)</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56609/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56609/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The coronavirus has caused its first death in the U.S., to a citizen of Snohomish County, Washington while hospitalized in Kirkland, WA., less than 25 miles from my area. At least, two others have tested positive for the virus, &amp; an entire Kirkland fire department is quarantined. From communist china (always small letters) to my area: pretty good target shooting for the first shot, I&#039;d say. We&#039;ll see if communist china(always small letters) continues its good target shooting.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>932</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiwan, Trump, &amp; China</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57180/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57180/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-china-taiwan-lai-ching-te-real-nightmare-scenario-analyst-2024-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/tru...ing-te-real-nightmare-scenario-analyst-2024-1</a><br />
<br />
With the Taiwan election of presidential-elect anti-chinese communist party(always small letters) William Lai Ching-te as delineated in the above article, the chinese communist party(always small letters) is aghast.<br />
<br />
The article foists the idea that communist china hates the idea of &quot;don&#039;T rump&quot;  becoming president again &amp; he would combine strongly with Taiwan&#039;s new president. The ccp is colored as a country that wants peace &amp; stability &amp; not the chaos of &quot;don&#039;T rump&quot;. <br />
<br />
In...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57180/" class="internalLink">Taiwan, Trump, &amp; China</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Turkey Slows Swedish &amp; Finland’s Admission to NATO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 16:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57063/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/57063/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-03/swedes-reject-legal-concessions-for-turkey-s-nato-assent-in-dagens-nyheter-poll" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...r-turkey-s-nato-assent-in-dagens-nyheter-poll</a><br />
<br />
In efforts to increase dictator of Turkey’s pressure to get his hands on “enemies of the state”, Turkey blocks Sweden &amp; Finland admission to NATO, until the human rights protection of such accused enemies held by the two countries is eliminated, specially by Sweden.]]></content:encoded>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Russia Invades Ukraine</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 23:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56858/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56858/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[russian mad-man putin invades Ukraine. putin’s mad-man russian propaganda sets new record, stating that vast numbers of Russians agree about mad-man putin’s invasion, 50% of Russians saying the US caused the Russians invasion of Ukraine. Of course, quick street surveys of russions have completely different information, with many Russians against the invasion.<br />
The US &amp; Europe wring their hands, while democratic Ukraine becomes part of totalitarian putin’s new glorious empire.<br />
Meanwhile, M-29 fighter-bombers bomb in Ukraine…..Ukrainian citizens have been wounded &amp; killed AND one ruple has...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56858/" class="internalLink">Russia Invades Ukraine</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiwan Support &amp; Increased Relationships</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56972/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56972/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After Democrat Head Nancy Pelosi, visited Taiwan (even AFTER communist china(always small letters) fired off major major threats of shoot downs), now all sorts of political types are visiting Taiwan. So many in fact, I hope they are paying for all the parties, food &amp; maintenance, so Taiwan doesn’t have to.]]></content:encoded>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Shell to Build Europe’s Largest Renewable H2 Plant</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 18:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56954/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56954/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (xcel)</author>
      <dc:creator>xcel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg" /> <a href="https://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56954/" class="internalLink">This is how you store and transport renewable energy on a large scale.</a><br />
<br />
Wayne Gerdes – <a href="http://cleanmpg.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">CleanMPG</a> – July 6, 2022<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center"><b>Hollandse Kust (noord) wind farm in action</b><br />
<br />
<img src="https://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?media/35892/full" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="https://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?media/35892/full" /><br />
Renewable production and H2 production for energy storage.&#8203;</div><br />
Shell and Shell Overseas Investments have made the decision to build Holland Hydrogen I, which will be...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56954/" class="internalLink">Shell to Build Europe’s Largest Renewable H2 Plant</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>India Will Restrict communist chinese Phones</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 23:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56953/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56953/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<ol>
<li>India has tried to set itself as a country BETWEEN western countries &amp; totalitarian dictatorships of communist china(always small letters), russia &amp; its allies. They have worked hard to do so, despite whether they have accomplished such.</li>
<li>However, a subject has arisen that defines, where the rubber meets the road, &amp; is everyday communication devices (phones). India will work to restrict communist chinese(always small letters) phones within its borders. Putting a soft point on the subject, India says it does NOT want a lot of cheap communist chinese(always small letters)...</li>
</ol><br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56953/" class="internalLink">India Will Restrict communist chinese Phones</a>]]></content:encoded>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nobel Prize Winner says Coronavirus is man made, came from Lab in Wuhan</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56628/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56628/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Carcus)</author>
      <dc:creator>Carcus</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Professor <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2008/montagnier/facts/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Luc Montagnier, 2008 Nobel Prize</a> winner for Medicine, claims that SARS-CoV-2 is a manipulated virus that was accidentally released from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Chinese researchers are said to have used coronaviruses in their work to develop an AIDS vaccine. HIV RNA fragments are believed to have been found in the SARS-CoV-2 genome.&quot;<br />
...........<br />
&quot;In any case, this thesis, defended by Professor Luc Montagnier, has a positive turn. According to him, the altered elements of this virus are eliminated...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56628/" class="internalLink">Nobel Prize Winner says Coronavirus is man made, came from Lab in Wuhan</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CNN: Rich People Aren’t Cause for Rich People’s Low Taxes</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56770/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56770/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[CNN Business flaps that rich people are not to be blamed for government loopholes that allow rich people to pay low tax rates. One must blame the government.<br />
Sounding more like FOX shuttling &amp; side-tracking fluff reporting, CNN thinks they must rescue rich people from increasing news items that the rich don’t pay taxes fairly.<br />
Of course, rich people don’t pay their taxes fairly…..because rich people used their riches, to pay members of Congress &amp; Presidents to loophole their taxes. Ain’t no way rich people aren’t the cause of their own low tax rates.<br />
Simple &amp; CNN was simply avoiding the...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56770/" class="internalLink">CNN: Rich People Aren’t Cause for Rich People’s Low Taxes</a>]]></content:encoded>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kaua’i Island Electric Cooperative: Solar + Li-Ion Battery Storage Peaker Plant</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2021 04:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56716/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56716/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (xcel)</author>
      <dc:creator>xcel</dc:creator>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Congo Ebola</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56664/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56664/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (litesong)</author>
      <dc:creator>litesong</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One hundred cases of Ebola have broken out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been infecting the region since June(before?). A major concern is that it is already in 11 of the 17 designated “health zones”.<br />
Anyone with additional news would be appreciated.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Anatomy of a Monumental Uber/Lyft Rideshare Event in California</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 02:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56663/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56663/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (xcel)</author>
      <dc:creator>xcel</dc:creator>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>China Tanking- no surprise</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/52835/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/52835/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (phoebeisis)</author>
      <dc:creator>phoebeisis</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Resident crank here<br />
I have mentioned that I didn&#039;t buy into the<br />
CHINA WILL SURPASS USA  in respect to world wide &quot;power&quot; soon<br />
<br />
For the last 10 years we have been hearing the same BS we heard 35 years ago about Japan<br />
That they are BUYING us because of superior economy-superior people-<br />
Yeah we sold Japanese OVERPRICED REAL ESTATE<br />
And we sold China OVERPRICED BONDS( yeah we can DEFAULT on them-who cares-or just inflate them away)<br />
China because of manufacturing capacity-CHEAP LABOR-and technology developed elsewhere<br />
was supposed to bury us<br />
BUT my contention was always that China would TANK...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/52835/" class="internalLink">China Tanking- no surprise</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IEA: Price Spike Coming In 2020</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55380/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55380/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Carcus)</author>
      <dc:creator>Carcus</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;The problem of a shortage of supply seems very far off today, given the swift turnaround in U.S. shale and persistently high levels of crude storage.<br />
<br />
<br />
But <b><span style="text-decoration: underline">demand continues to rise</span></b>—the IEA just <a href="http://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/The-Most-Bullish-Oil-Report-This-Year.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">upgraded its demand growth estimate</a> for 2017 to 1.6 million barrels per day (mb/d). If that level of demand growth continues for a few years, it will more than devour the excess supply on the market. Even a more tempered growth rate would strain supplies toward the end of the decade, absent a...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55380/" class="internalLink">IEA: Price Spike Coming In 2020</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>12/2/2017: Senate Tax Bill Passes - Higher Taxes for my parents and many Middle Income Tax Earners!</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 15:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55894/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55894/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (xcel)</author>
      <dc:creator>xcel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?media/33250/full" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?media/33250/full" />&#8203;</div><br />
My Parents just completed their 2016 taxes using the new Senate Tax reform bill rates and deductions.<br />
<br />
They are on SS, have small pensions, and dividends to live on. No mortgage interest since they do not have a mortgage but do have a $7k real estate tax bill. They are IL residents.<br />
<br />
Their 2016 taxes would have gone UP BY $1,527 under this tax &quot;GIFT&quot; from the Republicans compared to before!!!<br />
<br />
Meanwhile Trump will save about $1 billion USD.<br />
<br />
Hey Republican&#039;s, you guys are so full of $**t!!!<br />
<br />
When can...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55894/" class="internalLink">12/2/2017: Senate Tax Bill Passes - Higher Taxes for my parents and many Middle Income Tax Earners!</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Solar PV - Save Money &amp; Shrink Carbon Footprint</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 01:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56054/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56054/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (NeilBlanchard)</author>
      <dc:creator>NeilBlanchard</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We have been driving EV&#039;s for 3 1/2 years, and we are now using a heat pump for most of heating our house, as well.  We got a solar PV system installed yesterday, and it should soon be generating a large amount electricity, to offset our use.  The system is Sunpower 327 watt panels (about 20% efficient), and it is warranted for 25 years.  The system will pay for itself in just over 5 years, with all the incentives, and in less than 10 years without them.<br />
<br />
It is a 10kW system on the AC output, and the estimated annual output is just under 13MWh.<br />
<br />
We have expensive electricity here in...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/56054/" class="internalLink">Solar PV - Save Money &amp; Shrink Carbon Footprint</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Japan to offer $10 bln to back Asia LNG infrastructure push</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55804/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55804/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Carcus)</author>
      <dc:creator>Carcus</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;TOKYO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Japanese government will offer $10 billion to support firms bidding to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure around Asia, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday. <br />
<br />
It will allow Japanese firms to bid aggressively for work to build facilities such as LNG receiving terminals and power plants....&quot;<br />
<br />
&quot;.....it was part of an effort to build markets in Asia for U.S. LNG&quot;<br />
<a href="https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4N1MR17U" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4N1MR17U</a><br />
<br />
<br />
/US LNG hmmm?   maybe, ... but conspiracy guy is gonna think Japan has decided methane hydrates are viable, and...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/55804/" class="internalLink">Japan to offer $10 bln to back Asia LNG infrastructure push</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Risk Assessment</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 03:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54201/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54201/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Emilee Read)</author>
      <dc:creator>Emilee Read</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our company is working on our ISO 29001 certification and we are currently preparing for our audit. The standard specified the use of risk analysis to review the risks associated with a particular event or action that can be analyzed on a quantitative and qualitative basis. Now, we are in need of a tool that will help us with &quot;quantitative&quot; risk management, something that will assist us in creating risk templates and configuring them into any process. To those who are working within the oil, gas and petrochemical industry supply chain that have adapted the standard, what is the tool that...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/54201/" class="internalLink">Risk Assessment</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Venezuelan State-Oil Firm Poised For Default</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53958/</link>
      <guid>http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53958/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Carcus)</author>
      <dc:creator>Carcus</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Venezuelan-State-Oil-Firm-Poised-For-Default.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Venezuelan-State-Oil-Firm-Poised-For-Default.html</a><br />
<br />
$50 billion in debt to the Chinese ,that&#039;s supposed to be paid for in oil.  Venezuela defaults on that?.... isn&#039;t that the stuff wars are based on ?<br />
<br />
Where&#039;s the Hollywood elite (Sean Penn, Oliver Stone, Danny Glover, etc... who used to buddy up and praise Chavez)  where are they now?  <br />
<br />
Kind of like those same elites who screamed, ranted and raged for the end of Apartheid in South Africa, ... and got it.   Now what?  South Africa used to have an enviable economy and everybody...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cleanmpg.com/community/index.php?threads/53958/" class="internalLink">Venezuelan State-Oil Firm Poised For Default</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
