Read more petrodollar stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17836/petrodollar.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:48:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74270/carbon-tax-foes-must-think-the-end-is-nigh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOpponents of cap-and-trade legislation must believe that a massive plague will wipe out 2.5 billion people sometime between now and 2050. Otherwise, their stance makes no sense, writes Thomas Friedman of the New York Times . Even if you don’t believe climate change is real—and Friedman does—you can’t...http://www.newser.com/story/74270/carbon-tax-foes-must-think-the-end-is-nigh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 8:25:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50881/bye-bye-petro-czars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere is one silver lining to the global recession: The economic and political fortunes of America’s oil-rich antagonists have been tarnished, Rana Foroohar writes in Newsweek. Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez have all been humbled by the falling price of oil, which has plummeted to...http://www.newser.com/story/50881/bye-bye-petro-czars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 18:02:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38796/hefty-carbon-tax-raised-norways-emissions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 1991, Norway enacted a punishing carbon tax, but things haven’t turned out quite as expected, the Wall Street Journal reports. Greenhouse-gas emissions have actually risen 15%, and industries deemed vital to the nation’s economy or image were spared the tax or given sweet deals. Though the oil and gas...http://www.newser.com/story/38796/hefty-carbon-tax-raised-norways-emissions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 16:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32069/petrodollars-snap-up-americana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForeign investors flush with dollars from the global commodities boom are using those greenbacks to buy flashy American properties, the New York Times reports. The government of Abu Dhabi bought a 75% stake in the Chrysler building Tuesday. Other recent "trophy" buys have included Donald Trump's Palm Beach mansion and...http://www.newser.com/story/32069/petrodollars-snap-up-americana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Jul 2008 4:33:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16904/for-sale-these-united-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome Americans are outraged about illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border, but the New York Times' Maureen Dowd thinks that the breech of some financial boundaries are of greater concern. "Who’s going to own the American economy?" she asks, pointing to oil-rich countries taking advantage of the weak dollar to...http://www.newser.com/story/16904/for-sale-these-united-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Jan 2008 10:41:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12742/oil-price-surge-fuels-global-investing-binge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPetrodollars have fueled an investing binge in companies ranging from chipmaker AMD to private-equity giant Carlyle Group to Citigroup. And, with nearly $5 billion in oil revenue gushing weekly into Persian Gulf nations, the spree won’t likely slow, the New York Times reports. “The oil-producing countries simply cannot absorb the...http://www.newser.com/story/12742/oil-price-surge-fuels-global-investing-binge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Nov 2007 14:18:00 CST