ttp://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/27/shell-sees-us-energy-independence-profits-drop/ Shell sees US energy independence; profits drop Published July 27, 2012 Associated Press シェルの社長：アメリカが中東からの輸入石油なしにやってゆける日が20年以内に来るだろう AP The chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday said that whichever political party wins the U.S. presidential election in November should formulate an energy policy with a view to achieving "near energy independence" within 20 years. Swiss CEO Peter Voser, who heads Europe's largest oil company, was speaking after his company's second quarter earnings showed a greater than expected decline in profits, due mostly to lower oil prices. At a meeting with ysts in London, Voser said that energy independence could be possible using a combination of newly-available technologies for extracting oil in difficult-to-reach areas, including the icy Alaska seas where Shell is undertaking exploratory drilling this summer, deep sea operations in the Gulf of Mexico, heavy oil sands, and especially developing the US's large natural gas reserves would all help. 欧州最大の石油会社、シェルの社長Peter Voserは、最近開発の進むシェール・ガスシェール石油やアラスカ海、メキシコ湾海底などの石油 開発、オイルサンドの開発の進展などでアメリカが（中東からの）輸入石油なしにやってゆける日が20年以内に来ると思うと述べた。 "Maintenance and outage issues have put pressure on the upstream business, whilst the deterioration in the oil price of late has weakened profitability," said yst Keith Bowman of Hargreaves Landsdown in London. "At a time when investors are looking towards blue chip reliability, the disappointment contained in the headline figures is palpable." He said Shell remains his favorite pick in the sector because of its potential for expanding production in the coming years. At Shell's "downstream" operations, which include refining and chemical sales, the company's performance improved 20 percent to $1.3 billion, excluding the impact of asset sales. ＊アメリカの石油輸入は貿易赤字の最大の理由の一つなので、これが変化するならドルの相対価値に基本的な変化が在り得て（ry
ttp://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/5066 Germany's risky green wager David Buchan July 27, 2012 ドイツのグリーン・エネルギーへの危険な賭け David Buchan（オクスフォード・エネルギー研究機関） With China’s renewables industry waiting in the wings, able to achieve astonishing economies of scale, a nuclear-free Germany could see its first mover advantage quickly turn sour, writes David Buchan. ドイツの脱原発やグリーン・エネルギーへの賭けは危険な冒険に終わる可能性があると筆者は言う Like several other European countries, Germany has recently been cutting solar subsidies. These cuts are intended to reflect the sharp reduction in solar PV production costs which, according to the environment ministry, fell by more than 30% between late 2010 and early 2012. However, the sharpest decrease in production costs has come in China, where massive output of PV panels, in large part stimulated by German (and other European) subsidies, has led to economies of scale and a rate of price reduction that German solar manufacturers have been unable to match. As a result, the year 2011 to 2012 saw a number of German solar companies file for bankruptcy ? among them Q-Cells, once the world’s largest maker of solar cells. Some observers have expressed surprise that the German government has been prepared to allow this reduction in the country’s solar capacity, given its claims about the first mover technology advantages stemming from its renewable revolution. On the other hand, it could hardly bail these solar companies out just as it was acknowledging the wastefulness of past solar subsidies and curtailing future support. This shows how finely balanced technology pioneering can be, and how easily a first mover advantage can turn into disadvantage. David Buchan is senior research fellow at The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. He is author of recent paper “The Energiewende: Germany’s Gamble”, on which this article draws. ＊世界に先駆けて太陽光パネルや風力発電の採用に踏み切ったドイツは、その賭けが、膨大な無駄使いに終わる可能性・・・
ttp://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/cnn-president-jim-walton-step-network-hefty-ratings-drop-article-1.1123392?localLinksEnabled=false CNN president Jim Walton will step down following network’s hefty ratings drop News channel's audience fell 35% in second quarter, but outgoing exec says it will continue with its nonpartisan format BY DAVID HINCKLEY / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS CNN社長が、今年末で退任を発表。CNNは2Ｑの視聴者が35％減少している Admitting his struggling network “needs new thinking,” CNN President Jim Walton said Friday he will step down at the end of the year. While CNN is headed toward record profits this year from its mobile and international operations, the showcase TV franchise in the U.S. has plummeted from domination to a distant third in the cable news race. CNN’s U.S. ratings fell about 35% in the second quarter. It now trails not only runaway cable news leader Fox News, but MSNBC, whose prime-time shows of late have routinely been doubling the audience for CNN. CNN, which invented cable news, also suffered a high-profile embarrassment last month when it inaccurately reported that the U.S. Supreme Court had struck down the new health law. Walton’s departure signals an executive shakeup that mirrors the network’s on-air shakeup ? which so far has not yielded the results the company hoped. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ＊CNNはMSNBC（プロ・民主党）やFOX（プロ・共和党）と異なり、独立路線で事実優先報道に徹するといってきたのだけれど、視聴者から はそう言うふうに評価されていないと思ふ。アメリカの視聴者は、全てのメディア報道をバイアスしたものとして見ており、MSNBCやFOXの ばバイアスはそういうものとしてみているけれど、CNNを中立公正とは必ずしも見ていない。
欧米でも古典的マルクス経済学を教える大学は残っているようですけれど、指折り数えられるという Universities offering one or more courses in Marxian economics, or teach one or more economics courses on other topics from a perspective that they designate as Marxian or Marxist, include Colorado State University, New School for Social Research, School of Oriental and African Studies, Universiteit Maastricht, University of Bremen, University of California at Riverside, University of Leeds, University of Maine, University of Manchester, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Massachusetts-Boston, University of Missouri?Kansas City, University of Sheffield, University of Utah, and York University (Toronto).[8] ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxian_economics でも厄介な、ネオ・マルクス経済学というのも・・ The terms Neo-Marxian, Post-Marxian, and Radical Political Economics were first used to refer to a distinct tradition of economic thought in the 70s and 80s. In industrial economics, the Neo-Marxian approach stressess the monopolistic rather than the competitive nature of capitalism. This approach is associated with Kalecki, and Baran and Sweezy.[25][26] Theorists such as Samuel Bowles,[27][28] David Gordon, John Roemer, Jon Elster, and Adam Przeworski have adopted the techniques of neoclassical economics, including game theory and mathematical modeling, to demonstrate Marxian concepts such as exploitation and class conflict.[29]
薄煕来の失脚で長年のライバルであったWang Yang（汪洋、広東省書記）が政治的に昇龍の位置に・・・ ttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303933704577531623651645112.html?mod=WSJAsia_hpp_LEFTTopStories Updated July 28, 2012, 2:19 p.m. ET In Chinese Politics, a Fall?and a Rise Ouster of Party Leader Bo Xilai Appears to Boost Fortunes of Longtime Rival, a Province Chief That West Sees as Reformer
中国の国営石油開発会社CNOOCが、カナダの石油会社のNexenを買収しようとしている件、アメリカ議会のリアクション ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ttp://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/240665-schumer-to-geithner-block-chinese-oil-bid-absent-tangible-us-access Schumer: Play 'hardball' on China oil By Ben Geman - 07/27/12 06:49 AM ET 民主党のCharles Schumer上院議員、中国のカナダの石油会社買収に対して厳しい制約を求める ザ・ヒル 27日 His letter to Geithner says that the secretary should “withhold approval of this transaction until China's government has made tangible, enforceable commitments to ensure U.S. companies reciprocal treatment.” 民主党のCharles Schumer上院議員は財務省あての書簡の中で、中国の（米国の製品やサービスに対する）不公平な慣行を改めるまでは 買収を許可しないように求めた Nexen owns substantial acreage in the Gulf of Mexico and has some production there. If the CNOOC deal goes through, it would mark the first time that a Chinese company would be the operator of Gulf of Mexico leases, rather than a minority owner, according to Bloomberg. 買収対象であるカナダの石油会社はメキシコ湾海底石油の開発権を持ち一部の生産を行なっている。CNOOCが買収を行えば中国資本の 企業がメキシコ湾岸で操業する最初の例となる CNOOC’s proposed $15 billion acquisition of Nexen is attracting political attention in the United States due to the Gulf holdings and because Nexen is a significant player in Canada’s oil sands. 更にこのカナダの会社はメキシコ湾岸の開発権に加えてカナダのオイル・サンド開発の主要なプレーアーでもあり、それが150億ドルと いう巨額の買収提案に関連している CNOOCは最近、アメリカ議会へのPRとロビーイングの会社を使って議会工作を進めている、それというのも CNOOC is undoubtedly seeking a smoother process than it faced in 2005, when the company drew Capitol Hill fury over its $18.5 billion bid for Unocal, a California-based multinational energy producer, and dropped the effort. CNOOCは2005年に米国の石油会社Unocalを185億ドルで買収しようとして議会の反対で頓挫した経験がある
