April 29, 2011

Mark Perry: Gasoline Taxes Vs. Exxon Profit, Per Gallon

Michael Giberson With Exxon Mobil reporting $10.65 billion profits for the quarter, expect (1) news reports on the billions of dollars in profits the company is raking in even as consumers are faced with $4/gallon gasoline, followed by (2) outraged political commentary about how Exxon is profiting from consumer misery. Mark Perry, blogging at Carpe …

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A Wal-mart Long-haul Truck Has More Intelligence in It Than a Typical Water System

Michael Giberson At the Freakonomics blog, guest Charles Fishman explains “Why water will never be the next oil.” A sample: If you leave aside the somewhat silly world of bottled water, there has been almost no innovation in the industry of water for decades. A water facility today uses the exact same technology it did in 1973. In what …

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