Tag: resources
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Russia and China Seal Historic $400bn Gas Deal
from RT.com: After 10 years of negotiations, Russia’s Gazprom and China’s CNPC have finally signed a historic gas deal which will provide the world’s fastest growing economy with the natural gas it needs to keep pace for the next 30 years. The total value of the contract is $400 billion, Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller said.…
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Resource rich countries lead global conflict and political violence index
from Strat Risks: Over the last six months, levels of conflict and political violence have jumped significantly in 48 countries as a consequence of popular revolutions and regime change, a study released reveals. In its latest conflict and political violence index, global risk analytics company Maplecroft analyzed 197 nations, placing the most risky at the…
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Snake Oil: How Fracking’s False Promise Imperils Our Future
from postcarbon.org: Richard Heinberg speaks on his newest book, covering the short-term nature of the recent North American oil boom and the financial bubble that supports it. Heinberg covers the implications of the 2016-2017 peak in unconventional output by providing essential information for any community facing the false promises of companies planning to extract realit.
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China Takes the Plunge in Getting Power From the Sea
from stratrisks.com: A race is under way to unlock one of the world’s biggest untapped sources of clean energy – the ocean – with China emerging as an important testing ground. That could heighten competition with Western companies down the line, especially if Chinese businesses begin using technologies developed with joint-venture partners to expand rapidly.…