Vulnerability to the environmental toll

There is a lot of vulnerability in the markets now especially after the recent bull run of the Dow Jones index. The head winds are metaphorically and literally of 'tsunami proportions'.

There are many unknowns and many analysts are still only beginning to factor in the serious impacts of not only the actual tsunami in Japan but the after effects that may be even more chronic and severe from the fall outs of the nuclear plant effects.

I see a big role for policy makers of the environment protection and preservation in the next 10-20 years. If they don't do a good job, we are all going to face increasing threats to our ways of life. Count the environment cost!

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