Friday, October 28, 2011

How Are Rare Earth Metals Used?

  Rare earth commodities also known as rare earth metals have many uses in today’s economy and make things much more effective through their application.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Carbon Credits – What Are They And How Are They Used?

Carbon credits are a new way of preventing the pollution of the planet by making businesses and governments more aware of their actions. Carbon credits are used as a way to reward business for reducing their carbon footprint and thus help the planet become more environmentally stable.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Select-Global – Investing in Rare Earth Commodities

Many of the high-tech devices we depend on—cell phones, laptops, and hundreds of others—would not exist without an obscure group of elements known as rare earths.

Select-Global – The History of Commodity Markets

The modern commodity markets have their roots in the trading of agricultural products. While wheat and corn, cattle and pigs, were widely traded using standard instruments in the 19th century in the United States, other basic foodstuffs such as soybeans were only added quite recently in most markets.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

European Union’s regulation of airlines

The direction of a legal battle over the European Union’s regulation of airlines’ greenhouse-gas emissions (GHGs), which has great implications for the maritime industry, maybe revealed as soon as next month. The European Court of Justice is expected to deliver its initial findings in a case brought by US airlines against the UK Government and European Commission over the inclusion of international airlines in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) as soon as late September.