tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606811469404832232024-10-09T01:32:04.818-07:00The Commodity PictureGlobal resource analysis. Perspective on the the worlds natural resourcesThe Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-27344807003726757662014-12-24T04:28:00.000-08:002014-12-24T04:33:13.192-08:00The New “Water Barons”: Wall Street Mega-Banks are Buying up the World’s Water
A disturbing trend in the water sector is accelerating worldwide. The new “water barons” — the Wall Street banks and elitist multibillionaires — are buying up water all over the world at unprecedented pace. By Jo Shing Yang, Global Research May 22, 2014
Water Image courtesy of Marlon Felippe via Wikimedia Commons.
Familiar mega-banks and investing powerhouses such as Goldman Sachs, JP The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-66597332079506325522013-06-18T11:22:00.000-07:002013-06-18T11:23:40.377-07:00Peak Meat? The World eats 7 times more meat than we did in the 1950By 2050, the human population will be 9 billion. Can the meat machine keep up?, by Gwynn Guilford and Ritchie King
Planet Earth is a giant food machine. It's done an impressive job cranking out sustenance for the masses, often aided by human ingenuity. Innovations like factory farming or pesticides have helped it keep up with the planet's booming population, even as it leapt from 2.5 The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-80325999875691315312013-05-14T08:28:00.001-07:002013-05-14T08:50:48.248-07:00U.S., Mexico: The Decline of the Colorado RiverU.S., Mexico: The Decline of the Colorado RiverThe Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-82225051154971023842013-04-29T16:12:00.000-07:002013-04-29T16:59:30.823-07:00Why Are Diamonds More Expensive Than Water ?
We found this great article called "A Tale of Two Theories" By Ron Baker and wanted to share it with our readers.
Adam Smith was confounded. One of the greatest economic and social thinkers in the history of ideas struggled with the so-called “diamond-water paradox.”
None of us would be able to live beyond a couple of weeks without water, yet its price is relatively cheap compared to the The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-31736195224690552322013-04-24T13:03:00.001-07:002013-04-24T13:03:16.389-07:00Water and the Infrastructure Challenge.The water infrastructure in aging cities can be more than 100 years old. Pipe leaks, drying lakes, etc.are common.
Source: Bloomberg
The Commodity Picture insightThe Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-81000399677367444192013-02-06T08:54:00.002-08:002013-02-06T08:58:17.750-08:00Melting Artic Sea open up sea lines and treasuresThe melting of the Arctic is both a blessing and a curse
Source: The Economist
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According to The Economist, the Arctic's glaciers, including those of Greenland's vast ice cap, are retreating (see map above). The land is thawing: the area covered by snow in June is roughly a fifth less than in the 1960s. The permafrost is The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-18127329918470376032012-11-25T09:46:00.003-08:002013-02-06T08:56:08.257-08:00Vast Aquifer Found In Namibia Could Last For Centuries By Matt McGrath, Science reporter, BBC World ServiceA newly discovered water source in Namibia could have a major impact on development in the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa. Estimates suggest the aquifer could supply the north of the country for 400 years at current rates of consumption.
Scientists say the water is up to 10,000 years old but is cleaner to drink than many modern sources.
However, there are concerns that unauthorized The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-88950183309889737342012-10-23T09:08:00.004-07:002012-10-23T09:11:51.610-07:00People living in areas of water stress rising
The number of people living in areas affected by severe water stress is expected to increase to almost four billion people..
Source: Ahead of the Herd
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030
The Stockholm International Water Institute has kindly provided some statistics we should all be aware of:
- The 10 largest water users (in volume) are India, China, the United States, The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-24568958573992008292012-08-29T11:37:00.001-07:002012-08-29T11:55:34.427-07:00Food shortages could force the world into vegetarianismWater scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed population expected to reach 9bn by 2050.
Leading scientists have issued one of the sternest warnings yet about global food crises, saying that the world may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages.
Humans derive about 20% of their protein The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-68737295240952374412011-07-20T07:47:00.000-07:002011-07-20T07:49:19.818-07:00India makes massive uranium discoveryIndia's dream of nuclear power got a boost with the discovery of huge reserves at a uranium mine in the Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh in India. which could contain up to 150,000 tonnes of uranium according to Shivom Seth, Mineweb.
In a major shot in the arm to India's nuclear programme, scientists have found massive uranium deposits in the mines of Tummalapalle, in India's southern state The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-46278957859757657692011-02-16T09:34:00.000-08:002011-02-16T09:40:51.760-08:00The Arab World's triple crisis - War is looming !The converging effects of population growth, climate change, and energy depletion are setting the stage for a looming triple crisis in the Arab World.
The region accounts for 6.3% of the world’s population but only 1.4% of its renewable fresh water. Twelve of the world’s 15 most water-scarce countries – Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-25365841529141391862011-02-10T08:19:00.000-08:002011-02-16T09:49:05.804-08:00Prophets of DoomWe are in a water economy, not an oil economy. This video evaluate the most import issues facing civilization. Most people think "Peak Oil" and "Climate Change" are the most pressing issues. The truth is it's water.
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http://www.thecommoditypicture.blogspot.com/The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-79329989487675503572010-12-23T06:14:00.000-08:002011-02-16T09:48:49.563-08:00Historical climate changeThis graph illustrate the climate change in a big perspective. The cold periods seems to last a very long time. In historical perspective we are approaching the end of a long warm period.
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http://www.thecommoditypicture.blogspot.com/The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-51767568163083564262010-11-02T07:10:00.000-07:002012-10-23T11:23:52.190-07:00The ten biggest American cities running out of waterMajor cities in the United States are running out of water in the near future like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
24/7 Wall St. looked at an October 2010 report on water risk by environmental research and sustainability group Ceres and a comprehensive July 2010 report from the Natural Resources Defense Council, which mapped areas at high risk of water shortage conflict. 24/7 Wall St. The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-28307482299155267892010-06-17T10:01:00.000-07:002011-02-16T09:47:49.368-08:00Water - Global water shortagesAustralia is running out of water. The fourth largest lake on the planet shrunk by 90%. Four continents are already running dry. Forget about our dependence on fossil fuels. The crisis that could doom us all is the world's shrinking water supply. And nowhere is the growing water crisis more acute than in China.
China, where 20% of the world's population has only 7% of its water. Wheat produced The Commodity Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567440771848755877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960681146940483223.post-61338730580908566442010-06-01T10:09:00.000-07:002013-02-06T11:57:18.154-08:00Privacy PolicyWe take your privacy seriously. This policy describes what personal information we collect and how we use it. (This privacy policy is applicable to websites falling under the primary holder The Commodity Picture at http://thecommoditypicture.blogspot.com/.)
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