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Getting rid of the Anglo Disease... tax finance, says Martin Wolf | 127 comments (127 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Anglo Cuckoo (4.00 / 3)

Given Alcoa's record, that's a pretty big "if," though...

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 08:10:27 AM EST
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Re: Anglo Cuckoo (none / 0)

Is there anything in particular they're doing, or what? I thought both the smelter and the dam were on schedule and will work just as planned.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 08:18:54 AM EST
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Re: Anglo Cuckoo (4.00 / 2)

I'm worried about the sticky strings attached, more than whether the industrial machinery will operate or not. Alcoa does not have a particularly convincing record when it comes to honest business practise, human rights, paying taxes and other such niceties.

The fact that they were one of the central players in Pinochet's coup doesn't precisely do wonders for my confidence in their willingness to do well by Iceland either. AFAIK, they were never seriously punished for that story.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 08:56:22 AM EST
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Re: Anglo Cuckoo (none / 0)

Fair enough.

We'll just have to wait and see.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 09:04:42 AM EST
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