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STOCKMAN SAYS IT’S SUNDOWN IN AMERICA   BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS   David Stockman, former budget director to President Reagan, writes that the U.S. economy is not recovering. The recent rise in the stock market is   fueled by cheap financing provided by the U.S. Federal Reserve that cannot last. In a New York Times Op-Ed ,  Stockman writes: “The Dow Jones and Standard & Poor’s 500...

Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Cal) will be the guest speaker at the Green Jobs Conference taking place on Friday, March 1, 2013, at the Santa Rosa Junior College (Bertolini Student Center) from 9am-4:30pm. The conference will focus on green job generation in Sonoma County and California. Sonoma County Supervisors Susan Gorin and Mike McGuire and  SRJC President, Dr. Frank Chong will also appear....

             HOW GREEN JOBS CAN REBUILD CALIFORNIA Santa Rosa Junior College, Bertolini Hall, Santa Rosa, CA Friday, March 1, 2013 Guest Speaker- Congressman Mike Thompson(D-CA) To Register: http://greenjobsevent.com/register.shtml CONFERENCE AGENDA 8am-9am- Registration 9am- Welcome: Scott  Conrad, Director, Information Technology/SRJC, Jessica Jones/SRJC Student Body President 9:15am-10:30am-...

PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TREATMENT NEEDS A MODERN, GENERIC APPROACH, REFORMER SAYS By Stas  Margaronis,  RBTUS During the 2009 swine influenza pandemic, more than 90% of the world’s people had no access to timely and affordable supplies of pandemic vaccines and antiviral agents. Instead, they had to confront the pandemic using 19th century “public health technologies;” for example, no hand shaking and...

OAKLAND’S INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CENTER MINISTERS TO THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERS OF THE SEA BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS Mariners around the world face a tougher life as a result of: piracy, stricter immigration laws, faster turn-around times by vessels keeping them on ships longer, and working conditions that may be good or bad. Organizations such as the Seamen’s Church Institute provide a home away from...

ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports today that two contractors named to remove rock pinnacles at Thebes, Illinois are en route and are expected to arrive on location on December 13 and 17, respectively. The Corps says it is “cautiously optimistic we can start blasting next week” after it meets with the contractors and  reviews their blasting submittals. “While this is...

  CalBattery Breakthrough a Product of the National Innovation Ecosystem Posted November 2, 2012 California Lithium Battery Inc. (CalBattery) – a start-up established in 2011 – has announced the development of a potential battery breakthrough that could significantly increase energy density and reduce costs. As the battery industry continues to struggle with performance and cost issues,...

OFFSHORE WIND: TAX CREDIT EXTENSION IS VITAL By Stas Margaronis, RBTUS Jim Lanard, president of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition says the extension of the Investment Tax Credit by Congress is vital to continued investment and development for the wind industry. He discusses this in the following interview: What Are Prospects for An Investment Tax Credit Extension by Congress? Lanard:...

JAPAN MOBILIZES FOR NEXT GENERATION FLOATING/OFFSHORE WIND FARMS BY STAS MARGARONIS,   Although still a small player in the global wind market, Japan is ramping up for a major mobilization into next generation floating wind turbines to replace its nuclear power industry. Japan government works with Maple Leaf Online Casino and other companies. Annette Bossler, a U.S.-based consultant for...

  Inland waterway repair shortfalls may boost Pacific ports and hurt Gulf ports   By Stas Margaronis, written for the American Journal of Transportation The failure to invest in the inland system that feeds agricultural exports down the Mississippi River to Gulf Coast ports such as New Orleans may drive more exports to be shipped by rail to West Coast ports such as Vancouver,...