| Speaker talks energy savings
ESCANABA — Energy audits and energy-efficiency upgrades are a great way for businesses to save money as well as positively impact the environment, said a guest speaker at Escanaba's Economic Summit at city hall Wednesday. “Energy audits are a great investment because you need to learn, in all these areas, where you can save," said Kevin Cook, president of G-ENERGY and a board member of Michigan Green. Cook said right now is the “perfect storm of energy" because economics are really important, people are interested in the green movement, and businesses are seeking energy independence. “Energy's going to always be a major issue," he said. “It's a great way to save." Cook said energy audits are a way that businesses — including stores, restaurants, warehouses or industries — can save energy which results in bottom-line savings.
Reflation Contemplation
Real Estate loans rose $10bn (up 7.3% y-o-y). Consumer loans added $1.5bn. Securities loans increased $1.6bn, and Other loans jumped $14.9bn. On the liability side, Deposits jumped $89.5bn. M2 (narrow) "money" supply jumped $50bn to $7.492 TN (week of 1/21). Narrow "money" expanded $403bn y-o-y, or 5.7%. For the week, Currency added $1.7bn and Demand & Checkable Deposits increased $24.7bn. Savings Deposits rose $7.0bn, while Small Denominated Deposits gained $3.9bn. Retail Money Fund assets increased $13bn. Total Money Market Fund assets (from Invest. Co Inst) surged another $62.9bn last week (4-wk gain $202bn) to a record $3.314 TN. Money Fund assets have posted a 27-week rise of $731bn (55% annualized) and a one-year increase of $958bn (41%). Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) issuance increased this week to $4.6bn.
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N.M. Environment Department proposes limit to truck idling
SANTA FE—The state Environment Department is considering limiting the amount of time long-haul truckers can leave their vehicles idling at truck stops. The department plans four hearings around the state this month about the proposed rule. The proposal is a result of Gov. Bill Richardson's executive order to reduce the state's greenhouse-gas emissions to 75 percent below 2000 levels by 2050. The new regulation would apply only to commercial trucks weighing at least 16,001 pounds. No time limit on idling has been proposed. Drivers power the heat and air conditioning in their truck sleeping berths by letting the engine run while they rest. Those idling engines—even in cleaner new models—produce thousands of tons of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and other pollutants, according to the Environment Department.
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