Posted by Matt in June 14th, 2008 |
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Water,
Antelope,
Array,
Bas,
Bhanwar,
Commodities,
Cucumber,
Cultivator,
Drought,
Groundwater,
India,
Ka,
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Scourge,
Suffering,
Train,
Wheat
India is using groundwater so rapidly that some areas have already run out. In a village in Rajasthan, the state sends in water by train.
TEJA KA BAS, India — Bhanwar Lal Yadav, once a cultivator of cucumber and wheat, has all but given up growing food. No more suffering through drought and the scourge [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 27th, 2008 |
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Oil,
1980s,
2000s,
Anticipation,
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Commodities,
Commodity Prices,
Disruptions,
Food Exports,
Food Shortages,
geopolitics,
George Friedman,
Global Impact,
Grains,
inflation,
Oil Prices,
Political Instability,
Primary Source,
Realities,
Source Of Energy,
Swiftness
By George Friedman
Oil prices have risen dramatically over the past year. When they passed $100 a barrel, they hit new heights, expressed in dollars adjusted for inflation. As they passed $120 a barrel, they clearly began to have global impact. Recently, we have seen startling rises in the price of food, particularly grains. Apart from [...]
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