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This article is an overview of the supply and demand of natural gas. It describes instances where natural gas has increased demand such as in the winter when it is cold. It also refers to the future projections of the natural gas demand.

Excel Energy Inc. in Denver Colorado decides to transfer switch one of its coal-fired power plant units to run on natural gas as part of its plan to cut emissions. By this, they attempt to decrease the negative externalities, or, on other words, the colossal amounts of pollution and green house gases emitted by coal-fired power plants. The question is; will this switch be effective in reducing the pollution negative externality?

Global warming, the "mother of all negative externalities", may be a substantial opportunity for development for Africa. Pavan Sukhdev and other prominent economists claim that monetization of natural assets by "rediscovering" economics may bring great wealth to Africa.

This article is about how water scarcity is affecting not only our economy but also how governments manage it.

I choose this article because I saw it is closely related with the "commons". In this case the common is one of the mains; water. So the case is about how the overexploitation of water can be, and it is, damaging. At this particular case it talks about how the arsenic pollution due to the overexploitation of groundwater is generating serious health risks for Vietnamese population.

this article discusses that the unique nature of an investment in education results in a market failure for student loans.

The tragic landslides in Brazil highlight the importance of public goods. Although, it certainly was a natural disaster the government has been criticised for not alerting people to the dangers. It was well known that this mountain in this area has a lot of rocky ground, which is impervious to water. Furthermore, rapid population growth causing the building of new housing did not improve the situation. The government failed to provide basic public goods, such as monitored flood control, efficient public drainage. "The Science and Technology Minister, Aloizio Mercadante, said five million people lived in some 800 areas considered at risk of mudslides and floods. He said it would take at least four years for a nationwide alert system to be in place."

More than 13,000 people have lost or abandoned their homes because of the disaster, government has already responded to this disaster by sending extra troops, ambulances , helicopters, first aid, food, water etc. this expenditure will be covered by tax payers money, if disaster was bigger i think government wouldn't have been able to help their people, the vivid example was the earthquake in Haiti,

This Article talks about the demand for the installation of elevators in Kabul businnes buildings. Unfortunetly the instability of the city matched with earthquake prone nature of teh region make any installation a difficult investment.

"WHEN disaster strikes, the reaction of many investors is to scoot first and ask questions later." The recent natural disaster in Japan not only caused tsunamis that destroyed the cities, but it also caused ripples of detrimental effects on the world economy. Investors reluctant to put their money on the table due to the negative trends due to geopolitical and economic reasons around the world further contribute to the cycle of recession.

This is an article by the New York Times addressing the issue of gender equality in the job market. Married women who have children must take time off work and the employment business is harsh in terms of promotion and pay when it comes to taking time off work - naturally women are disadvantaged in our society today. The articles dives in to explore the situation.

The article highlights the uncertainty central bank officials must face when directing the implementation of monetary policy. In this particular case, US Fed bank officials are unsure as to the future state of the economy: rising growth and thus inflation or staggered growth. The Fed eventually decided to keep interest rates at near 0 rates as they believe exogenous shocks such as the events in the middle east and natural disasters would maintain economic uncertainty and thus would curb any underlying inflationary pressures.