What Does Buffett’s Railroad Play Mean For The Environment?

Yesterday, famed American investor Warren Buffett announced that his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, would purchase the remaining shares of Burlington North Sante Fe railroad that it did not already hold. The $44 billion acquisition is the largest in Berkshire’s history, and pundits have been opining on what it says about Buffett’s forecasts for the U.S. [...]

NAS report on “Hidden Costs”

The National Academy of Sciences released an extensive report today that estimates some of the externalities of energy production and consumption.  The report is limited to public health expenses incurred, leaving out costs related to ecosystem damages or climate change.  The unpaid costs for health related to energy were $120 billion.   The breakdown of sources [...]