Desalination growing threat to Arabian Gulf – The National Newspaper

Posted by Matt in August 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Water, Agriculture, Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Brine, Desalination Plants, Director General, Dubai, Fresh Water, Gulf Shores, Icba, Kuwait, peak oil, Peak Water, Qatar, Saudi-Arabia, Shawki Barghouti, Uae

Never mind peak oil, or even peak water: Some experts are pondering the possibility of the UAE’s development being limited by “peak salt” – the notional point at which the Arabian Gulf becomes so salty that relying on it for fresh water stops being economically feasible.
There is cause for concern, says Dr Shawki Barghouti, director-general [...]

International experts warn of ‘no-holds-barred’ Arctic resource race

Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Arctic, Countries Around The World, Development Safety, diplomacy, Energy Minerals, Environmental Standards, Fresh Water, International Experts, scenarios, Shape, Top Of The World

A high-powered group of international experts is warning a “no-holds-barred” race for Arctic resources could shape up unless countries around the world move faster to reach agreements on development, safety and environmental standards.
A new report by 40 experts from six different countries spells out four scenarios for the future of the top of the world [...]

Streams of blood, or streams of peace

Posted by Matt in May 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Conflict, War, Audience, Ban Ki Moon, Businessmen, Conflicts, Debates, Drought, Fresh Water, Future Of The World, Global Economy, Guns, Horizon, Peace, politicians, Populations, Preoccupation, Risk, Streams, Switzerland, Thirst, Un Secretary General, World Affairs

WHEN Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, was asked to ponder the future of the world before an audience of powerful businessmen and politicians, at a meeting in Switzerland earlier this year, he could have chosen any topic he liked. What he focused on was both a hoary old favourite, and a newly popular preoccupation, of [...]

Review: Costco’s Emergency Food Storage

Posted by Matt in July 11th, 2007 | no comment

Published in general, 15 Minutes, 55 Gallon Drums, Ala King, Costco, costco emergency food, costco food emergency, costco food storage, Drinking Water, Emergencies, Emergency, emergency food bucket, emergency food review, Emergency Food Storage, emergency food supply bucket, food_storage, Fresh Water, general, Long Time, Lot Of Water, Mres, Mylar, Oxygen Absorber, Plastic Storage, Powdered Milk, Rice And Beans, Term Emergency, thrive food storage, Water Storage, White Wheat, Yellow Corn

Costco sells a 23lb bucket of food for emergencies that’s called Emergency Food Storage. You can find information about this item at NutriStorage.Com. I bought one for about $100 from Costco the other day, and I wanted to review what I found.
Opening the bucket is very easy by clipping the strip that goes around [...]