Copenhagen Is The Next Kyoto
Americans don’t really know about the Kyoto Protocol, as the U.S. isn’t a part of it. Well, technically we are; we just didn’t ratify it. So it’s not in the every day vocabulary of regular Americans. Anyways, the treaty, ratified by 183 countries, legally binds the signatories to higher emissions standards in an effort to solving the global warming issue.
It’s been a sore spot really, as nearly everyone is pissed that the U.S. refuses to participate. Would you like to know why we won’t ratify it? Bush was upset that China, the worlds second largest carbon emitter after the U.S., was given an exemption. And that wasn’t fair!
So… because we aren’t participating, most Americans don’t even know about Kyoto.
Enter: Copenhagen.
The Kyoto Protocol effectively expires in 2012 and needs a replacement. 15,000 officials, advisors and diplomats from 200 countries will meet for 2 weeks this December for the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their primary goal is to create a new protocol to replace Kyoto. Now, they don’t have a name for it, and they aren’t even guaranteeing one will even be signed. But lets face it, there is absolutely no way they are leaving there without a replacement for Kyoto.
The Copenhagen Protocol has not been made the official name, but you can almost count on it. The reason why it will blow Kyoto out of the water is that the U.S. will ratify it, and it’s a possibility China will too. Because of that, it will become a monstrous keyword in the environmental industry.
CopenhagenProtocol was already registered under .com, .net and .org. I picked up the .us and .info. I know, I’m not a big fan of these two either. But for $8 total at Name.com I figured it was worth a shot.
Keep a close eye on this conference. I have a feeling it will spawn some great green keywords.
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A Few Trends The November Elections Could Bring Into The Spotlight
Some have already speculated on how the Obama Administration will affect our domaining industry. Even a few domainers tackled this subject:
Mike over at The Domains
Steve over at SimplyGeo
There are others who have commented, but these are good reads if you want to do some trend domaining on our next four years.
I’ve also blogged about how the election of Obama will affect stem cell research and help coin the next big green term: carbon credit. The stem cell research I believe will receive the biggest boost of them all.
Today I want to go a little further on speculating how President Obama will affect our industry. But beyond that, there are some other trends that showed up unrelated to Obama.
Net Neutrality
Perhaps the biggest victory of them all is keeping the net neutral. Obama is strongly for net neutrality, making it a top priority in his first year and saying that
“a key reason the Internet has been such a success is because it is the most open network in history.”
I don’t think people really understand this topic, especially republicans. The most puzzling thing of the entire election, to me, was this monstrous internet support for Ron Paul, a candidate against net neutrality! The internet addicts supported a candidate who wanted to destroy their addiction! Don’t get me wrong, net neutrality isn’t the most important issue of all. But I think it’s a hell of a lot more important than it’s been treated. And it’s a far lesser worry now.
College Football Playoff System
As soon as he said it on 60 Minutes, it was the talk of all news media. Obama would like to see an eight-team playoff series replace the bowl championship series we have now, much to the delight of millions of fans. And perhaps that’s all that’s needed to push this idea into a real possibility.
Not that it lacks it, but this would breathe new life into college football overall. And a playoff system would bring big money to the cities that host it.
Marijuana
Though not exactly related to Obama, research for medical marijuana is accelerating. And last month, several states took another step forward to what ultimately could be the legalization of marijuana on recreational level.
Michigan legalized medical marijuana this past November while Massachusetts decriminalized it. Now, I’d like to tell you exactly which states have legalized medical marijuana and which have decriminalized it, but that’s a fuzzy line. You see, each state has it’s own law and definition of “legalized.” Let’s just say about a dozen states have legalized medical marijuana and about a dozen have decriminalized it.
However, the fact remains that it’s a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it’s against the federal law anyways. There is movement to change this, however.
And I think it will be legalized. There is just too much money involved. And if you want a say in it, this may be your chance.
Czars
One of the big new keywords is Czar. The word isn’t used literally, but more as a slang for people in high authoritative positions. For instance, the Chief Technology Officer referred to in Mike’s post on The Domains would otherwise be known as the Tech Czar. Obama is considering creating a position for someone to oversee the U.S. auto industry. He would be known as the Car Czar.
Keep an eye out for the Pirate Czar, Climate Czar, Energy Czar and Cyber Czar. And expect this word to be attached to many other keywords.
Change you can conceive in
Oh yes, it’s true. People celebrated on November 4th with sex. Think I’m joking? Mainstream media have reported this fact everywhere. They are called Obama Babies. This could possibly get real big. First, August of next year will be the boom. If you have a baby or baby name site, put in a special Obama section now. Second, if it gets big enough to include any baby conceived during his entire presidency, it becomes the Obama Generation.
Green
I’ve blogged about many green technologies. The election of Obama strengthens these technologies. Everything from alternative energy such as wind and solar on a large scale, and on a small scale, to alternative materials such as bamboo and alternative transportation such as lightrails and perhaps even zeppelins.
Fashion
The slim suit, slim tie look is in now, especially in the black community. His suits are made by Hart Schaffner Marx, who have an affiliate program with CJ. But perhaps the biggest fashion piece will be…
Sunglasses
Ok, this may be a bit of a reach. But if he is the Celebrity in Chief, then things like this don’t sound too far fetched, do they?
Infrastructure Stimulus Package
This time the stimulus package is not (most likely) going to be a deposit into all of our bank accounts. This time it will be for national infrastructure; things like roads, bridges, public transit and energy projects, such as work on the electrical grid to transfer wind and solar power from place to place. It doesn’t sound like it will immediately help the economy. But it will do some good, such as creating jobs and introducing more efficient transportation to areas, such as lightrails and perhaps maglevs.
Another area that may benefit on a local level are schools. This money can go towards repairs, modernization and additional teachers.
If you would like to read more about what this package may affect, read this article.
Generic Drugs
Obama wants to make it easier for Americans to import safe generic drugs from developed countries like Canada. He also supports funding for biotech generic drugs. Both of these industries will see a good boost.
Renegade
Again, perhaps too far fetched. When given the choice by the Secret Service of choosing a name that begins with R, Obama chose Renegade (Though some reports say the name was given to him and not a choice). You will now see this word have a mighty resurgence.
Patriotism
After 9/11, everyone had an American flag somewhere: on their car, their house, a shirt, a hat. American patriotism was at a long-time high. But it didn’t take long for it to disappear. How often do you see cars with flags on them? Or drive by a house with a flag on it? It’s not so common now. Americans have been waiting 7 years for something to be proud of. Perhaps this is it. Seeing how many people have shown to his rallies and his winning speech, and the anticipated turnout for the inauguration speech, I think patriotism will make a comeback.
Peace Corps
Obama wants to double the size of the Peace Corps by 2011. This is a trend I predicted back in August when I blogged about baby boomers retiring. Not sure how you can capitalize on this, other than adding it to a site aimed at baby boomers.
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Observing The Presidential Candidates Reveals The Next Green Trend
As painful as it may be, following politics can aid you in discovering trends. Politicians help form our future, and knowing their tendencies and beliefs can help you predict that future.
Back in June, I wrote about how both presidential candidates support stem cell research, all but guaranteeing a boom in popularity of the controversial research. There is another trend that they both support: carbon/emission caps.
Carbon caps allow for what is called emissions trading: the trading of carbon credits. Much of the developed world already does this. The U.S. does not.
Yet.
Since our next president will be either McCain or Obama, the likelihood of this happening in the U.S. is quite high. We may even join the Kyoto Protocol.
This niche is loaded with keywords, mostly centered around the word ‘carbon.’ It’s only a matter of time before these words become everyday vocabulary in the U.S.:
- Emissions Trading
- Carbon Trading
- Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Credit
- Carbon Project
- Carbon Finance
- Carbon Offsetting
- Carbon Tax
- Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
- Certified Emissions Reductions (CER)
Carbon Credit is the term that I think will hit the biggest.
To put it quite short and simple: companies are allotted a certain amount of carbon emissions; let’s say 100 carbon credits to make this example easy. If Comcast “uses up” only 78 of those 100 carbon credits, they can “sell off” the remaining 22. Now if Exxon uses 114 carbon credits, they will be penalized/taxed for going over the 100 limit. However, they can avoid the penalty by purchasing carbon credits from Comcast to bring their total back down to 100.
The idea is to encourage companies to improve their carbon footprint and make money by selling off those surplus carbon credits.
Like I said, other countries already do this. But like anything else, once it hits the States, it will be huge.
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Both Presidential Candidates Agree On Controversial Research
This is not a political post. I want to stay away from politics, unless it’s directly related to domaining… which this is.
Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on too many things. But there is a controversial topic- one that the two parties have fought over previously- that these two upcoming candidates mostly agree on and could spell a big boom for the medical industry in many different ways.
That would be stem cells.
Both Barack Obama and John McCain support federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, each voting in favor of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, which ultimately was vetoed.
Barring a catastrophe, we’re going to see one of these two as the next U.S. President, and you can bet that a new bill will be written for the winner to sign.
Stem cell related keywords will be big, as will the resulting medical discoveries of such research. As a domainer, keep an eye out on related breakthrough news and be hasty registering those names.
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