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Seven years of drilling for 47 days worth of oil???????
On the Sierra Club’s “Stop Giveaways to Big Oil” page they request that readers send a message to congress. What follows is selected portions of their model letter.
 
               “It is estimated that drilling off of Florida’s coast would only bring 47
               days of oil and 4 [...]

From a Wall Street Journal, Small Business section article by Kelly Spors, we learn that at least one business in San Francisco is adding an energy surcharge to client invoices. This fee is used to purchase renewable energy credits.

A 431,000-square-foot Asian-themed shopping center called Asian Galleria will be located on the site of the Gwinnett Prado and Gwinnett Station shopping centers, both of which are largely vacant.

According to a recent report in the AJC, the owners of Studioplex, a live-work loft community carved out of a century-old cotton warehouse in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, is adding more than 9,000 square feet of retail space. The development, which features 112 residences and 18 offices, is about 80 percent sold.

According to a recent report in the AJC, the housing crisis has created a big problem for local governments — too many vacant lots.

A Georgia Trade Delegation visited Brazil last week and Maria Saporta wrote about the trip in the May 7 AJC. Saporta’s single point was: Brazil can make ethanol cheaply using sugar cane, why can’t the US do the same?

According to a recent article in the AJC, Former federal Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros says metro Atlanta’s housing market is being spared the worst of the national slump partly because of the region’s comparatively vibrant economy.

According to a report on www.foxnews.com, The Federal Reserve, which began the year aggressively fighting a severe credit crunch and economic weakness, may pause after delivering perhaps one more quarter-point cut in interest rates.

According to a recent article in the AJC, Decatur residents worry that an upsace apartment complex planned by developer JLB partners, will be far too large, eroding the quality of life in their neighborhood.

According to a recent article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Georgia Senate has floated a proposal to give every Georgia resident a 10 percent cut to their total income tax rate over a five-year period.