For a while there it really seemed like alternative energy was going to save us all.  Some experiments produced phenominal results, the politicians were slowly coming around and a couple of massive oil spills had Big Oil reeling in the court of public opinion.  But here we are on the

©2015 Bloomberg News NWBXGQ6JTSER (Bloomberg) — Older U.S. workers are defying expectations, and international trends, when it comes to their labor force involvement. Americans are living longer, are less likely to have pension plans, and are in better health further into old age — yet a long-running uptrend in 55-64