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- Islands at the Top of the World – Airships Revisited
[Luxury cruises by Airship Ventures Zeppelin NT over San Francisco]
As energy costs rise and resources continue to deplete, seemingly defunct technologies tend to resurface. Airships are one such innovation, garnering more attention in recent years after decades of dormancy. Airships are ‘lighter than air’ structures that remain aloft with a lifting gas, such as [...]
- Agrinvestments
[Urban and suburban growth encroaching on Farmland, via creative commons/ Flickr]
The recent volatile nature of the stock market has incited a new type of investment – in Farmland. Deemed as ‘getting rich slow’, The Canadian Investment Company, Agcapita Farmland Investment Partnership, has taken to buying up vast amounts of the Canadian Prairies. Their [...]
- Sea Dust, pt 3, or Lithium Nirvana
[The massive salt playa in Bolivia covers about 9,000 km2.]
The optimism surrounding the potential of electric vehicles to mitigate resource extraction does overlook a few key factors that extend beyond the obvious economic and cultural hurdles. One interesting factor is resources needed; Yes, resources for electric and hybrid vehicles. Such as the need for massive [...]
