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Macro update
The following quote from Scott Minerd, CIO of Guggenheim is an encouraging one: “The resilience of the data following Hurricane Sandy shows how much momentum there is in the U.S. economy. As we head...
View ArticleWhy Invest in Vital Assets
Food, water, energy and metals are the drivers of industrial, economic and social growth. As the world’s population rises and the clamor for higher living standards gets louder, so too the struggle for...
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1st Part of Massive Offshore Wind Power Line Moves Ahead
An audacious plan to lay a multibillion-dollar wind power transmission spine under the seabed from southern Virginia to the New York City area will take a step forward on Tuesday with an announcement...
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Energy Outlook – A view to 2040
Walking through the lobby at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar, we stumble across a live presentation by ExxonMobil of its annual Energy Outlook. Normally every year we like to present the key...
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China’s Massive Water Problem
The construction site of Shahe Aqueduct Project, part of the South-North Water Transfer Project, in China's Henan province, May 10, 2012. It is the world's largest aqueduct project. AP Photo Author:...
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Ever wonder why we do this ?
This one graphic can answer it all in one go This graphic reproduced courtesy of the World Economic Forum – Global Risks 2013 report is a concise way of illustrating some of the most severe and acute...
View ArticleChina air pollution moved to the top of the political agenda for the new...
Reducing the extreme levels of air pollution in China has moved to the top of the political agenda for the new government this year. Without reform, China’s air pollution could worsen by another 70% in...
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Alternative energy will no longer be alternative
“Renewable” power will soon start to be seen as normal. Wind farms already provide 2% of the world’s electricity, and their capacity is doubling every three years. If that growth rate is maintained,...
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