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[China Environment Forum Events] Climate Change, Water, and the Himalayas (in San Francisco): China’s foremost glacier scientist, Yao Tandong, predicts that China’s glaciers will disappear by 2050, while the UN Intergovernmental Panel estimates they may be gone as early as 2035. At this co-sponsored China Environment Forum and Asia Society Northern California meeting, Isabel Hilton (chinadialogue) and Julia Klein (Colorado State University) addressed the impact of climate change on the vulnerable ecosystems and communities in the Chinese Himalayas and discussed current efforts to mitigate threats to the melting glaciers.

[Finance Blog] How Real Are Fresh Claims That Oil Reserves Are Being Overstated ...: By Economic Forecasts & Opinions The United States, the European Union and others have long been critical of China's renminbi / yuan regime. Many U.S. lawmakers complain China's currency is undervalued by as much as 40% and .

[africabusinessintelligence.com] An outside bet for next emerging economy: sub-Saharan Africa: The past ten years have belonged to China, an emerging superpower in both economic dollars and political capital. It would be foolish to suggest that China will not continue to make bigger waves, but a more interesting question is which region might, over the next few years, catch the baton of surprise performer, a laggard that suddenly astonishes everyone and begins to pick up its heels and sprint.

[Probe International - Rethinking foreign aid, restoring accountability, reinvigorating economies] Hidden waters, dragons in the deep: the freshwater crisis in ...: In one joint Chinese/U.S. research effort, for example, researchers from Western Kentucky University and China’s Southwest University documented nitrate levels in karst spring water from several provinces of southwest China that exceed levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe for drinking water, in some cases by more than 10 times. They also found concentrations of pesticides, including the triazine-class herbicides that include atrazine, a popular weed killer used by farmers, although those were within levels considered safe by the E.P.A.

[Dr. Hsu's forum] The Year of the Tiger: The Chinese Century: Already the higher-cost regions of China, most notably Shanghai, are moving out of mass-manufacturing and into more complex manufacturing and high-added-value services. But for another couple of decades there will be a plentiful supply of labour as people move away from less-developed regions towards big cities, so it will be able to contain costs for some years yet.

[The Rates Blog] Blogging On Interest Rates, Economics & Business in New Zealand: My point is that the following generation won’t be at loggerheads as much as some predict because of the inheritance factor, some should do quite nicely if many BB’s have all the financial wealth that is being stated .However I do think in the meanwhile that many BB’s once 65 yrs, except the really poor, should forgo the national super, that could result in great savings for the younger generation.

[rj's space] March 15 3:52 AM: Robert Shiller: A Crisis of Understanding - Few economists predicted the current economic crisis, and there is little agreement among them about its ultimate causes. So, not surprisingly, economists are not in a good position to .

[Economix] The Return of China - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com: As you can see, China held a far bigger share of the world’s economy in 1820 than it does today. From the early 19th century until the mid-20th century, China’s share of global output fell steadily, troughing at about 4 percent of world G.D.P.

[Mises Economics Blog] The Hoax of Invention History ”” Mises Economics Blog: Subscriber accounts may be available soon. You may apply to become a Contributor to the Mises Economics Blog by contacting the Editor. Log In | Register Close Panel. Mises Economics Blog. Proceeding Ever More Boldly Against Evil ..... There are far more products not covered by IP than there are covered by IP, so choices are plentiful. However, you will likely not figure that out by price, since products covered by IP are just as often cheaper than non-IP products as they ...

[News Feeds Blog] The Year of the Tiger: The Chinese century: Already the higher-cost regions of China, most notably Shanghai, are moving out of mass-manufacturing and into more complex manufacturing and high-added-value services. But for another couple of decades there will be a plentiful supply of labour as people move away from less-developed regions towards big cities, so it will be able to contain costs for some years yet.

[The Rates Blog] House sales slump in January to lowest level - Blogging On ...: Fortunately for the RBNZ, the Government looks likely to step in and help even the playing field. Changes to the tax policy around housing will reduce the amount of work monetary policy needs to do to bring inflation pressures back under control.

[Lexani Wheel] 10 Inch Pneumatic Wheels: As the fifth busiest airport in the world today with nearly ninety airlines, LAX generates $60 billion of the city's annual economy. Thus, it's not uncommon to witness departing passengers waiting in security lines that string past the designated terminal building.

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