Tag Archives: environment
Hydraulic Fracturing: a Practice Hidden Beneath Murky Waters
What Germany Thinks About Globalization
Germany has benefitted from globalization, it’s economic and labor polices allowed the country to thrive despite the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. The country though faces stark demographic challenges, with an aging population and a shrinking workforce. Many fear that the …
Global Climate Change and the Expiration of the Kyoto Protocols
Oil and Natural Gas: The Next Economic Boom?
Oil and natural gas are two of the world’s most prominent energy sources, accounting for 60 percent of the world’s energy needs (National Energy Board, 2012). The U.S. share in the production of these resources is growing. Oil production in …
Four More Years: Globalization and Obama’s Second Term
After a resounding win in the 2012 presidential elections, President Obama faces many hard choices in his second term. In the short term, finding a solution to prevent the fiscal cliff will be the first priority of the administration. If …
Cause for Concern: Market Structure and Drought Creates Fear over Corn Prices
Globalization Challenges at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Every two years when the new Olympic season begins, new globalization controversies are brought to light. Many activists view the Olympics as the perfect platform to raise public awareness and pressure governments and corporations to behave more ethically. Battles waged …
Rio 20+, a Failed Effort to Build a New Worldwide Sustainability Agreement
In June 2012, the biggest United Nations conference in its history, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Developmentdevelopment that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (also known as …
Arctic Drilling
Many associate the Arctic with dramatic icy landscapes spotted by glaciers and floating ice caps and filled with polar bears, walruses, sea otters, whales and migrating birds. The World Wildlife Fund describes it as a “keystone ecosystemthe whole web of …