AltWeeklies Wire
Gas Hits $4 a Gallon -- and the End of Oil Isn't Far Down the Roadnew
Suddenly, with $4-per-gallon gas, the public buses fill up, the bike racks are crammed and scooter and hybrid car dealers are looking at enormous back orders.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
06-13-2008 |
Economy
New Mexico Halts Darfur-Profiting Investmentsnew
Nine days after we reported that the State Investment Office has $42.3 million tied up in "highest offender" corporations conducting business in Sudan, New Mexico became the 22nd state to commit to a divestment plan.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
11-15-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Darfur, Economic Issues
Thornburg Investment Management: Profiting Off Sudan?new
As the fifth largest institutional holder of stock in a subsidiary of a Chinese oil company operating in Sudan, the company is on the radar of a group that lobbies state governments to divest from companies supporting the Sudanese government, due to the human rights violations in that country.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
10-11-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
