Monthly Archives: September 2011

Months of uprising have incurred significant damage to Libya’s 50-year old oil industry. It’s been only weeks since Gadaffi was driven from power, and the National Transitional Council in Libya optimistically believes that the country’s production of oil will return … Continue reading

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Did you know that China’s energy demand is set to grow so dramatically over the next 25 years that its consumption is expected to be 68 percent higher than that of the U.S.? That was only one of the findings … Continue reading

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From Mumbai to Madagascar, Maseru to Maan, high prices are spawning land grabs and ousting dictators. Welcome to the 21st-century food wars. In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last … Continue reading

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Geopolitical Journey: Iran at a Crossroads is republished with permission of STRATFOR. By Kamran Bokhari Geopolitically, a trip to Iran could not come at a better time. Iran is an emerging power seeking to exploit the vacuum created by the … Continue reading

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From Mumbai to Madagascar, Maseru to Maan, high prices are spawning land grabs and ousting dictators. Welcome to the 21st-century food wars. In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last … Continue reading

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The European Union has announced it will build a stockpile of rare earth elements to boost domestic supply and safe-guard against Chinese dominance.  Rare earths are necessary components in a wide array of clean energy and high-tech devices, and China … Continue reading

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WHEAT: Projected U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2011/12 are raised 90 million bushels this month with higher expected imports and lower expected food use and exports. Imports are raised 10 million bushels with larger supplies in Canada. Food use is … Continue reading

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Corn’s explosive takeover, mighty Chinese soybean demand and a weak dollar cause crisis for other crops From the Deep South to near the Canadian border, farmers have heard the piercing call of corn and responded by abandoning centuries-old acreage practices. … Continue reading

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The latest Energy Bulletin from the Post Carbon Institute discusses “Energy and water – the real blue-chips” and important implications for investors: “The two most important natural resources are water and energy.” “In most cases, each is required to procure … Continue reading

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