Based in Hong Kong, Lu Yeung, an analyst at UBS Securities, covers the alternative energy sector.
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And according to Dr. Pelaez, the private-sector alternative is far from ideal.
There won't be any choice, if the Supreme Court of 2012 precludes as unconstitutional the private-sector alternative -- meaning that today's would-be champions of the free market will have unwittingly brought about the grandest expansion of government control since the 1930s.
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This does not mean active management is a better alternative in the international sector.
The alternative was to see the private sector's assault on defined-benefit pensions escalate into the public sector, the last safe bastion of such benefits.
"Instead of matching them on the cuts they should be articulating a clear alternative and speaking up for public sector workers and ordinary people in society, " he said.
Ministers plan to link public sector pension rises to an alternative, and historically lower, inflation measure.
But concerns over a supply glut in the office and shopping mall sectors in some Chinese cities as well as policy volatility in the residential sector have compelled some investors to look for alternative real-estate investments.
Alternative energy should benefit, but this has been a risky sector to invest in.
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Mr Flanagan said Scottish ministers were replicating UK government "attacks on public sector pensions" despite having the option to negotiate an alternative north of the border.
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He said this left no practical alternative other than to bring in the final pay offer for eligible public sector workers.
Many involved in alternative energy, including Doerr and Nasdeo, feel that the new administration, whether Republican or Democrat, will be more receptive to alternative energy in general -- and that's good news for the whole sector.
The yellow metal is holding up better than most commodities due to its role as a safe haven and alternative currency, while platinum has been hit by worries about industrial demand from the auto sector in a slowing economy.
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Their idea is compelling: Reduce dramatically the use of oil in America's transportation sector by utilizing existing technologies massively and rapidly to ramp up the availability of alternative fuels (ethanol, methanol and electricity) and the vehicles that can use them.
This can be done by divesting the stocks of publicly traded companies that do business in Iran and by moving rapidly to exploit available alternative fuel and automotive technologies to diminish the role oil plays in powering this country's transportation sector and those of other nations around the world.
He said the ruling striking down the budget's suspension of holiday bonuses for public sector workers and pensioners - about 7% of their annual income - meant it must find alternative savings or seek a second bailout.
Princess Royal to be taken over by the bigger King's College NHS Trust, although an alternative option that may be considered is running a procurement process that would allow other NHS trusts and independent sector providers to bid to run it.
Alternative and experimental educational and social services programs were discussed -- many of which involve large elements of private sector support -- and so-called "Profiles in Courage" presentations featuring people who described themselves as products of such endeavors.
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