The Port Townsend Think Tank
The Inside Story ----- Issues & Answers -----Fritz Bitz -----Essays & Articles

ECONOMICS RESOURCES

Financial Bubbles, Real Estate Bubbles, Derivative Bubbles and the Financial and Economic Crisis

Financial Bubbles, Real Estate Bubbles, Derivative Bubbles and the Financial and Economic Crisis
VIDEO from Videolectures.net

YouTube -- Financial Derivatives -- What are they? -- Housing Bubble Collapse -- Unregulated Insurance
VIDEO | Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland Law School Professor

NOVA | Mind Over Money | PBS --
Can markets be rational when humans aren't?

Bubble Economics: The Illusion of Wealth -- Doug French

Bubble Economics 101 | The Big Money -- by Mark Gimein

Economics and Politics | Paul Krugman Blog -- NY Times

The Economics Blogs Resource Page

Tim Harford's Top Ten Undercover Economics Blogs

10 Popular Economics Blogs

The Ten *Really* Best Economics Blogs

Top Ten Economics Blogs You're Not Visiting (But Should Be)

WORLD NEWS: THE INSIDE STORY

"A common sense comment on the news of the day"

VIDEOS

August 2, 2007 --- From NAFTA to coal pollution in China, to the breakdown of wealth in America, to corporate tax-shielding shenanigans, to biofuels' effect on food prices, to political profiles, to...

Betraying Our Troops by Dina Rasor and Robert Bauman.

Want the skinnys on Blackwater? Halliburton? --- Amazon Online Reader


October 2, 2007 --- The growing problem with nuclear power plants --- Israel's attack on Syria --- Trade: Who has surplus and why? Middle East, Iraq, OIL: Bush's agenda


November 6, 2007 --- Begins with local commentary on wildfire protection: Jefferson County, Washington State. Then briefly on to Iraq, And then China -- Its burgeoning economic growth and coal factory construction, --- one new plant goes online every five days --- producing world-wide pollution problems; Its build-up militarily; and the trade imbalance between China and the United States --- Who's footing the bill?

*************

LINKS

Pollution From Chinese Coal Casts A Global Shadow
Invisible Export: Mercury Migration
Prevention and Control of Air Pollution in China
Pollution From China's Coal-Fired Plants Takes Only 5 To 10 Days To Reach Us
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Living in China's Coal Heartland


December 10, 2007 --- The Global Gap widens between the HAVES and the HAVE-NOTS; A brief history of the American Economy for the past fifty years, and its restructuring since the Reagan era; Who gets hit the hardest? What is a mortgage, anyway?

*************
Do you know where your mortgage is right now?


December 19, 2007 --- A genuine World Report: A World Summary and Update; juxtaposing facts and connecting dots for a broader, detailed picture.


March 10, 2008 --- "All the News that's fit to print." --- Information you may not know you had right in front of you.


March 26,2008 --- Like the man said, A World Report


May 5, 2008 --- A World Report: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia; International Family Planning -- Pakistan; China -- Zimbabwe; Health Concerns; Origins of HIV virus; the Economy; Biofuels effect on food prices


June 2, 2008 --- What's happening in the world that the general media never mentions, although the information is readily available. From conditions in the prisons of Saudi Arabia and the plight of women in all of the Arab world; to the effects of diversity loss among the grains and rices that feed 100's of millions -- diversity matters. And many other revelations.


October 21, 2008 --- Recent global economic meltdown -- commentary.


February 10, '09 --- The Economy -- Bank Bailouts -- Stimulus Package.


April 14, '09 -- A brief blurb on Tyson Foods and then: China -- NAFTA -- the Economy, comment on the Financial Services sector and general news you may not be familiar with.


April 21, '09 -- The economy, trade with China, other news not mentioned in the regular media.


October 27, '09 --- A true World Report -- the blackbox of sensible journalism. Yes you heard it here!


November 17, '09 --- Health Care, state of nuclear power plants, AIG bailout, Afghanistan: Local Hire


March 2, 2010 --- Earhtquakes, China, Economy, Trade...


April 13, 2010 --- China, China and more China....


September 28, 2010 --- Islam, Sharia Law, Economy, GOLD...


October 26, 2010 --- World News:


February 22, 2011 -- World News: Revolution in North Africa: Tunisia, Egypt, Lybia. The Economy: The end of the middle class; does it in fact even exist? Republican war on middle class poses threat to political and economic stability. Globalization has only helped the wealthy. State of the American economy. What has happened to traditional political identities?


May 24, 2011 -- World News: Wall Street Ponzi scheme; Sweat shops in China; Corporate amorality; Socialism for Corporations and the Rich; economic structural problem at base

******* 30 *******

ISSUES & ANSWERS

P.U.D. in the Power Business?
[30 minutes - 10/20/07]

****************

With P.U.D. Commissioners:
Dana Roberts & Wayne King


OFF THE GRID
[30 minutes]

Solar and Wind Power
With Brad and Jackie Ploof

On the Olympic Peninsula, Washigton State

*********

OFF THE GRID

Ten minute film at the home of the Ploof's.
Jackie explains how the whole system works.

*********

A Jim Fritz Production
[2/27/08]


Helpful Energy Links
www.dsireusa.org
A comprehensive overview of financial incentives available in Washington state and elsewhere in the country.

www.findsolar.com
National listing of solar installers in any area, including customer reviews.

www.homepower.com
Home Power Magazine.

Solar Energy International
Solar Energy International is a USA non-profit organization offering online courses and hands-on workshops in solar, wind and water power and environmental building technologies in 22 locations worldwide.

Olympic Energy Systems, INC.
Olympic Energy Systems, Inc. is a solar energy system development firm based on the North Olympic Peninsula in the USA.


Habitat and Water Quality Improvements

Interview with Al Latham, Manager,
JEFFCO Conservation District,
Jefferson County, Washington.

Highlights of Water Quality Monitoring

Interview with Glen Gately,
Water Quality Technician,
JEFFCO Conservation District,
Jefferson County, Washington.


Interview with Paul Richmond

Democratic Candidate

U. S. House of Representatives

District 6, Washington State

[June, 2008]

Interview

Richard Hild [District 2]
Dennis Schultz [District 1]

Candidates for County Commissioners

Jefferson County, Washington State

[July 15, 2008]

Interview

New Faces in County Politics

Jim Boyer, Commissioner, Candidate,
District 3-2010 (R)
Larry Carter, Non-Partisan
Craig Dugan, Non-Partisan

04/22/09

Growing Your Own Food

Featuring: Judith Alexander and Marla Streator

Local 2020 Volunteers

Active Members: Food Resiliency Action Group

6/09/09

Organic Farming

Jesse Hopkins and John Gunning

of Colinwood Farm

10/27/09

Motivation

Interview with Delle Craig (M.A./A.B.S.)
Practicing Psychotherpist
Port Townsend, Washington

11/17/09

Interview

Jim Boyer

Candidate for Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
District-3


August 24, 2010


Interview

Janaia Donaldson

Ms. Donaldson has a website and blog at:
Peak Moment Television

Locally Reliant Living for Challenging Times


August 8, 2010


Interview

"Noxious Weed Control"


Eve Dixon


Noxious Weed Control Board -- Jefferson County, WA.


February 22, 2011


Interview

"Working Image"


Zoe Ann Dudley and Sarah DuBose


December 13, 2011



Fritz Bitz

Chinese Trade Deficit


BOOKS

The New York Times bestseller:
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

by John Perkins


FACING FASCISM
The Threat to American Democracy in the 21st Century

by Jerry Sorlucco


The LATE GREAT USA
The Coming Merger with Mexico and Canada

by Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D.


The China Threat
How The People's Republic Targets America

by Bill Gertz

A Nation Of Sheep

by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

MAIL TO:
Port Townsend Think Tank
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS???