Land Rush in Africa – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in November 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Africa, Acreage, Agribusinesses, Agriculture, Arab Oil, Businessweek, Crops, Developing Countries, Farmland, Fascination, Fear, Goldman Sachs, Homelands, Investor, Land Rush, Latin-America, Morgan Stanley, Oil Countries, Sachs Gs, Tracts, Water Land

Farmland in developing countries has become an unlikely object of investor fascination. Goldman Sachs (GS), and Morgan Stanley (MS) are each raising hundreds of millions of dollars for agriculture funds aimed at Africa and Latin America. Agribusinesses in the U.S. are leasing vast tracts of African land from which they expect to export crops and [...]

After the Recession, an Energy Crisis Could Loom – TIME

Posted by Matt in November 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Energy, Bad News, China, Crisis Time, Developing Countries, Energy Crisis, Fossil Fuels, Global Recession, Global Temperatures, Irreparable Damage, Massive Energy, Oil And Gas, Oil Prices, Oil Supplies, Pace

Here’s the bad news about the global recession’s potentially coming to an end: the recovery could spark a massive energy crisis with increased demand for fossil fuels from China and other developing countries, tighter oil supplies and skyrocketing oil prices. And this is just in the near future. The longer-term picture looks even more daunting. [...]

When will the water run out?

Posted by Matt in March 1st, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Water, China, climate change, Developing Countries, Efficiency, peak oil, Peak Water, Risk, Scientists, Terminal Decline, Urban Populations

Climate change, increased industrial demand and wanton wastefulness: is ‘peak water’ upon us?
Peak oil may be the least of our problems, scientists warned today. Growing industrial demand for water in developing countries such as China, rapidly expanding urban populations and the efficiency with which we use water have increased the risk of “peak water” – [...]

Corruption by Country for 2008

Posted by Matt in November 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in general, Corruption, Corruption Index, Corruption Perceptions Index, Countries Of The World, Developing Countries, Index Cpi, Organization, Perceptions, politicians, Private Gain, Public Officials, Score

The annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) orders the countries of the world according to “the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians”. The organization defines corruption as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”.
The 2008 survey covers 180 countries. A higher score means less (perceived) corruption. The results [...]

Nuclear ring reportedly had advanced weapon design

Posted by Matt in June 15th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Proliferation, Ballistic Missile, blueprint, Blueprints, Bomb, David Albright, Developing Countries, Draft Report, Electronic Blueprints, Hindu, Hindu India, International Investigators, Iran, Led, Libya, New York Times, News Report, North-Korea, Nuclear Designs, Nuclear Device, Nuclear Ring, Nuclear Weapon, Nuclear Weapon Design, Qadeer Khan, Related News, Rogue Nations, Rogue Report, Sanger, Scientist, Smugglers, Warhead Design, Washington Post, Weapon Design, Weapons Inspector

An international smuggling ring may have secretly shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with Iran, North Korea and other rogue countries, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The now-defunct ring led by Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan is previously known to have sold bomb-related parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea. A draft report by former [...]

The coming crisis

Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Oil, Afflictions, Appetite, China, Consumption, Countries Around The World, Crisis, Crude Oil, Developing Countries, Developing World, food, Food Bank, Food Shortages, Foreseeable Future, Foretaste, Global Population, Global Shortage, India, Jeff Rubin, Oil Prices, petroleum, Related Products, Social Unrest

But at the same time, the economies of China and India have continued growing, which accelerates the consumption of petroleum-related products and increases the amount and quality of food each person eats. These three facts have conspired to produce a global shortage of crude oil which has exacerbated the world’s inability to feed itself. If [...]